Franklin Public Schools, MA: No School Monday, Sep 25; half-day Tuesday, Sep 26

"All Franklin Public Schools will be CLOSED Monday, September 25th, 2023 in observance of Yom Kippur. 

Classes will resume on Tuesday, September 26th, 2023." 

 

"Reminder: All Franklin Public Schools will operate on a HALF DAY schedule Tuesday, September 26th, 2023 to accommodate for staff professional development, with the exception of the Early Childhood Development Center which will have no school on half days. "

https://twitter.com/FranklinPSNews/status/1705295959616262164

https://twitter.com/FranklinPSNews/status/1706035863694537036

Franklin Public Schools, MA: No School Monday, Sep 25; half-day Tuesday, Sep 26

Franklin Municipal Building CLOSURE - September 4, 2023

The Franklin Municipal Building will be CLOSED on Monday, September 4th, 2023 in observance of Labor Day. 

We will reopen on Tuesday, September 5th, 2023.

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Franklin Municipal Building CLOSURE - September 4, 2023

Franklin Public Library will be closed Monday for Labor Day

Franklin Public Library will be closed Monday, September 4 for Labor Day

The library will be open on Sundays beginning September 10th

Franklin Public Library will be closed Monday for Labor Day

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MBTA Commuter Rail notice - Trains on Monday will operate on a weekend schedule

All Commuter Rail lines will operate on a weekend schedule on Labor Day, Monday September 4.

Affected lines:

• Newburyport/Rockport Line
• Haverhill Line
• Lowell Line
• Fitchburg Line
• Framingham/Worcester Line
• Needham Line
• Franklin/Foxboro Line
• Fairmount Line
• Providence/Stoughton Line
• Middleborough/Lakeville Line
• Kingston Line
• Greenbush Line

Last Updated: Aug 30 2023 07:35 AM

The Franklin line schedule -> https://www.mbta.com/schedules/CR-Franklin/timetable

The Franklin line schedule -> https://www.mbta.com/schedules/CR-Franklin/timetable

Franklin Public Schools, MA: No School on Friday, Sep 1 - Schools Reopen on Tuesday, Sep 5

"All Franklin Public Schools will be CLOSED Friday, September 1st, 2023  as well as Monday, September 4th, 2023 (Labor Day). 

We will reopen on Tuesday, September 5th, 2023."

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Franklin Public Schools, MA: No School on Friday, Schools Reopen on Tuesday, Sep 5

Pick up schedule changes for the 4th of July week

Via the Franklin DPW Facebook page ->  

Next week's holiday schedule for curbside trash/recycling pick up and the recycling center!

• Monday - picked up as normal
• Tuesday to Friday - delayed ONE day

Pick up schedule changes for the 4th of July week

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DPW Reminder - Curbside Trash Pick-up: one day delay for the entire week due to Memorial Day

Reminder for next week's curbside trash pick-up (May 29th - June 2nd)! If your regular collection day is Monday, it will now be on Tuesday. 

One day delay for the entire week. Friday's collection will be on Saturday June 3rd.

Thank you.

Franklin DPW

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DPW Reminder - Curbside Trash Pick-up: one day delay for the entire week due to Memorial Day

Franklin Municipal Building & Library CLOSURE - May 29, 2023 for Memorial Day

The Franklin Municipal Building and Library will be CLOSED on Monday, May 29, 2023 in observance of Memorial Day. They will reopen on Tuesday, May 30, 2023.

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Franklin Municipal Building  CLOSURE - May 29, 2023 for Memorial Day

Library closed for Memorial Day

No trash pickup delay is scheduled for this week

There will be NO DELAY for curbside trash or recycling the week of April 17th, 2023 despite the Patriots Day holiday. 

Trash will be picked up on your regular day.

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If you need a copy of the trash recycling flyer, it is available to download from the Town of Franklin page ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/franklin_program_guide_2022-2023_0.pdf

Additional info is available on the Solid Waste page ->    https://www.franklinma.gov/recycling-solid-waste

No trash pickup delay is scheduled for this week

Franklin Public Library Closed for Patriots Day

Franklin Public Library Closed for Patriots Day

Franklin Public Library Closed for Patriots Day

The Franklin Public Library will be closed Monday, April 17th for Patriots Day.

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DPW Notice: No trash/ recycling delay the week of February 20, 2023

DPW Notice: No trash/ recycling delay the week of February 20, 2023

Notice from the Department of Public Works:

There will be NO curbside trash or recycling delay the week of February 20th, 2023 despite the Presidents' Day holiday.

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DPW Notice: No trash/ recycling delay the week of February 20, 2023

The Franklin Municipal Building will be CLOSED on Monday, February 20, 2023

The Franklin Municipal Building will be CLOSED on Monday, February 20th, 2023

The Franklin Municipal Building will be CLOSED on Monday, February 20th, 2023 in observance of Presidents' Day. We will reopen on Tuesday, February 21st, 2023.

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The Franklin Municipal Building will be CLOSED on Monday, February 20, 2023

Good Deeds: Happy George Washington’s Birthday

By William P. O’Donnell, Norfolk County Register of Deeds

For me and many of the residents of Norfolk County, President’s Day has always held a special significance. Yes, it is a day off for some, but it is also a day to reflect on what a special form of government the United States of America has. People may not know that four of the forty-six Presidents of the United States were born right here in Norfolk County, more than any other county in the United States.

Despite this day holding significance for so many, very few actually know the origins of the holiday and why President’s Day is celebrated on the third Monday in February.

President’s Day was originally established in 1885 to recognize the accomplishments of and memorialize the first President of the United States, George Washington. The concept of a day celebrating a President dates back to 1800, the year following the death of Washington, whose February 22nd birthday became an annual day of remembrance.

The unofficial holiday gained widespread popularity, particularly because, even at that time, George Washington was considered a legend. So, in 1879, President Rutherford B. Hayes signed legislation to make February 22nd a federal holiday, but it took another six years to be celebrated nationally.

Delving deeper into the history of this day reveals that even though most people know the federal holiday as President’s Day, neither Congress nor any President has ever specified that the name of the holiday observed as Washington’s Birthday be changed to “President’s Day.”

If the official name of the holiday is “Washington’s Birthday,” why is it not still held on February 22nd, George Washington’s birthday? It is because in 1968, Congress passed the Monday Holiday Law to provide uniform annual observances of certain legal public holidays on Mondays. By creating more 3-day weekends, Congress hoped to stimulate the economy and give workers more time off.

This law changed two aspects of the holiday; first, it was adapted to also honor the birth of United States President Abraham Lincoln (February 12), and second, it was moved to be observed between both birthdays on the third Monday in February.

This position on the February calendar actually makes it so the celebration of Washington’s birthday will never actually be held on the 22nd; the latest it can be is the 21st. In fact, of the four Presidents with February birthdays, George Washington (the 22nd), Abraham Lincoln (the 12th), William Henry Harrison (the 9th), and Ronald Reagan (the 6th), none have birthdays that can coincide with the holiday.

Why is the federal holiday celebrating Washington’s birthday known as Presidents’ Days? The answer is that, regardless of its noble origins, the holiday has been redefined, as it was in 1885, from a day of remembrance to a day of celebration. For many, the day has become a time to honor all Presidents, past and present. 

Happy George Washington’s Birthday

Here at the Registry of Deeds, we take a moment to honor the lives of four Presidents born right here in Norfolk County.

The second President John Adams was born on October 30, 1735, in a section of Quincy that was formerly part of Braintree. Adams graduated from Harvard College in 1755. He taught grammar school in Worcester, and in 1758 he moved back to Braintree and began practicing law in nearby Boston. The 1780 Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, drafted by Adams, is the world’s oldest functioning written constitution. It served as a model for the United States Constitution, which was written in 1787.

The sixth President, John Quincy Adams, was also born in a part of Quincy that was split off from Braintree. He attended Harvard College and was the son of John and Abigail Adams. He served as a diplomat, foreign minister, ambassador to foreign nations, and treaty negotiator. John Quincy Adams drafted the Monroe Doctrine. He was one of the greatest diplomats and Secretaries of State in American history. He became President in the 1824 election, defeating Andrew Jackson. Following his four-year term, Adams became a member of the House of Representatives, where he conducted a consistent and dramatic fight against the expansion of slavery.

The thirty-fifth President, John F. Kennedy, was born on May 29, 1917, at 83 Beals Street, Brookline, a three-story house built in 1909, located in a middle-class neighborhood. He graduated from Harvard University in 1940. During World War II, Kennedy was a PT boat commander in the Pacific theater. After the war, Kennedy represented the 11th Congressional District of the U.S. House of Representatives. He then won election to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts. While serving in the Senate, he published “Profiles in Courage,” which won the Pulitzer Prize.

What is not common knowledge is that the forty-first President, George Herbert Walker Bush, was born in Norfolk County on June 12, 1924, at 173 Adams Street, Milton. Bush spent only the first year of his life in Milton. In 1925, his parents, Prescott Bush (a Connecticut senator from 1952 to 1963) and Dorothy Walker Bush, moved the family to Connecticut. The home at 173 Adams Street has changed hands several times since the Bush family lived there and remains a private residence to this day. In 1997, at a ceremony attended by the former President, a sign and plaque were unveiled outside the home to mark its historic significance.

Let us take a moment to honor and celebrate President George Washington and all Presidents of The United States who have represented this great nation. We should also take a moment to remember the exceptional men and women who have helped shape the nation that these Presidents have been elected to represent, however you choose to commemorate this day.

DPW Notice: No Curbside Trash/ Recycling Delay scheduled for the week of January 16, 2023

Notice from the Department of Public Works: There will be NO curbside trash or recycling delay the week of January 16, despite the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.

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DPW Notice: No Curbside Trash/ Recycling Delay scheduled for the week of January 16, 2023

Notice: Franklin Municipal Building & Franklin Public Library CLOSURE - January 16, 2023

Franklin Municipal Building CLOSURE 

Franklin Public Library CLOSURE

- January 16, 2023

The Franklin Municipal Building and Franklin Public Library will be CLOSED on Monday, January 16, 2023 in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. Both buildings will reopen on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.

Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/franklin-municipal-building-closure-january-16th-2023

and ->  https://www.franklinma.gov/franklin-public-library/news/franklin-public-library-closed-martin-luther-king-jr-day

Franklin Public Library Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Franklin Municipal Building CLOSURE - January 2, 2023

The Franklin Municipal Building will be CLOSED on Monday, January 2nd, 2023 in observance of the New Year's Day Holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023.

Reminder: Curbside trash/recycling pickup will operate on a regular schedule during the week of the New Year's Day holiday (January 2nd - 3rd, 2023).

The Recycling Center Holiday hours are as follows:

• Saturday, December 31st: 8 AM - 1PM
• Sunday, January 1st: CLOSED

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Franklin Municipal Building CLOSURE - January 2, 2023

Franklin DPW Notice: Regular Curbside/ Recycling Schedule & Holiday Recycling Center Hours

 

Regular Curbside/ Recycling Schedule & 
Holiday Recycling Center Hours

Notice from the Department of Public Works:

Curbside trash/recycling pickup will operate on a regular schedule during both holiday weeks (December 26 - 30, 2022 and Ja
nuary 2 - 6, 2023).

The Recycling Center Holiday hours are as follows:

• Sunday, December 25: CLOSED
• Saturday, December 31: 8 AM - 1 PM
• Sunday, January 1: CLOSED

Shared from Town of Franklin page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/dpw-notice-regular-curbside-recycling-schedule-holiday-recycling-center-hours

With Christmas and New Year's on Sundays, there is no planned delay in the pickup schedule.

Regular Curbside/ Recycling Schedule & Holiday Recycling Center Hours

Franklin Municipal Building & Franklin Public Library - CLOSED - December 26, 2022

The Franklin Municipal Building and the Public Library will be CLOSED on Monday, December 26, 2022 in observance of the Christmas Holiday. 

We will reopen on Tuesday, December 27, 2022.

 

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CLOSED on Monday, December 26, 2022 in observance of the Christmas Holiday

Franklin DPW Notice: Regular Curbside/ Recycling Schedule & Holiday Recycling Center Hours

Regular Curbside/ Recycling Schedule & 
Holiday Recycling Center Hours

Notice from the Department of Public Works:

Curbside trash/recycling pickup will operate on a regular schedule during both holiday weeks (December 26 - 30, 2022 and January 2 - 6, 2023).

The Recycling Center Holiday hours are as follows:

• Saturday, December 24: 8 AM - 1 PM
• Sunday, December 25: CLOSED
• Saturday, December 31: 8 AM - 1 PM
• Sunday, January 1: CLOSED

Shared from Town of Franklin page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/dpw-notice-regular-curbside-recycling-schedule-holiday-recycling-center-hours

With Christmas and New Year's on Sundays, there is no planned delay in the pickup schedule.

Franklin DPW Notice: Regular Curbside/ Recycling Schedule & Holiday Recycling Center Hours

Have you seen the Franklin Downtown Partnership Holiday Events and Gift Guide?

Check out the Holiday Events and Gift Guide newsletter featuring Franklin businesses!

https://conta.cc/3UTgSIu

Franklin Downtown Partnership Holiday Events and Gift Guide

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https://www.franklindowntownpartnership.org/2022/11/holiday-events-and-gift-guide.html