What's happening in Franklin, MA: Monday, September 1, 2025 ??

Monday, September 1 = Labor Day

Library, Senior Center, Schools and Town Offices all closed

No trash/Recycle collection today, the schedule for the week will be offset one day

Monday pickups will be Tuesday, etc...

** NO Town Meetings today   **

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What's happening in Franklin, MA

Find the full Community event calendar  https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://bit.ly/Submit2Calendar

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/Calendar.aspx
The School district calendar is found  https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendar

No trash/recycling pickup today: your normal pick up day is delayed by one day all week

Due to the Labor Day Holiday, curbside trash/recycling will be delayed by one day.

The Labor Day holiday brings a one day Curbside Trash Delay

Shared from ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/labor-day-curbside-trash-delay

If you misplaced the Curbside Pickup schedule, you can download and print a new one ->     https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/uploads/franklin_program_guide_2023-2024.pdf

Curbside Trash/Recycling Schedule - Week of July 4, 2023

Notice from the Department of Public Works

Curbside trash and recycling will be delayed one day for Tuesday - Friday (July 4th - July 7th) pick-ups only! Monday pick-ups (July 3rd), will be collected as scheduled.

The Beaver Street Recycling Center will be closed on Tuesday, July 4, 2023 in observance of the Independence Day holiday.

The recycling center will be open...

• Friday, June 30th: 8AM - 3PM
• Saturday, July 1st: 8AM - 3PM
• Sunday, July 2nd: 9AM - 1PM

Thank you.

Franklin DPW

Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/curbside-trashrecycling-schedule-week-july-4th-2023

Curbside Trash/Recycling Schedule - Week of July 4, 2023

Franklin Food Pantry will be closed Dec 23, 2021 through Jan 3, 2022

The Franklin Food Pantry will be closed Dec 23 through Jan 3. The bin is closed so please don't leave anything there.

    Online donations can be safely made during this period ->
 https://www.franklinfoodpantry.org/

Franklin Food Pantry will be closed Dec 23, 2021 through Jan 3, 2022

Shared from Facebook -> 

https://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=5066437636724143&id=105762322791724

Thanksgiving during COVID-19

"Mass DPH has released the following guidance for the upcoming holiday. 

Read the details here https://t.co/D1kipWiVud @massdph "

 

Shared from Twitter: https://t.co/O8znIm40io

Thanksgiving during COVID-19

In the News: police monitoring drunk driving closely; Court ruling on secret recordings

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"Police will be looking for drugged and drunken drivers this holiday season as part of a campaign to make the roads safer, state public safety officials said Monday. 

They said the danger of driving while impaired by marijuana will be a central focus of the safe-driving campaign, which is the state’s first since stores began selling recreational marijuana in Massachusetts. The campaign will include television, public transit and internet advertisements in both English and Spanish. 

The Executive Office of Public Safety and Security plans to provide money to the State Police and 139 local departments to conduct “a stringent impaired driving enforcement effort” that will include sobriety checkpoints and patrols at high-incident locations. 

“Drivers impaired by marijuana, alcohol or any other drug threaten the safety of every other motorist on the road with them,” new Public Safety Secretary Thomas Turco said in a statement. “In 2016 alone, 79 innocent people were killed by impaired drivers. That’s unacceptable.”

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20181210/sober-drivers-safe-travels-urged-in-new-state-ad-campaign

"A federal judge has ruled that a Massachusetts law banning secret audio recordings of police or government officials is unconstitutional. 

MassLive.com reports Chief United State District Judge Patti Saris ruled Monday secret audio recordings of officials performing their duties in public is protected by the First Amendment. 

The conclusion of Sari’s decision reads, “the Court holds that Section 99 may not constitutionally prohibit the secret audio recording of government officials, including law enforcement officials, performing their duties in public spaces, subject to reasonable time, manner, and place restrictions.”

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20181211/federal-court-rules-ban-on-secret-recordings-unconstitutional-in-massachusetts

Franklin DPW: No Trash Delay Next Week

Hello, this is the Franklin Department of Public Works reminding you that trash and recycling collection for next week, starting Monday November 10, will NOT be delayed.  Going forward the only holidays where trash and recycling collection will be delayed are:

• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day
• New Year's Day
• Memorial Day
• 4th of July
• Labor Day

If you have any questions please click on "Trash & Recycling" on Town of Franklin homepage (www.franklin.ma.us) or call the Solid Waste Hotline at 508-553-5519.

Thank you and have a great weekend!

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Franklin trash and recycling bins

Plan Ahead for Holiday Travel

Sent to you by Steve Sherlock via Google Reader:

Plan Ahead for Holiday Travel

via Commonwealth Conversations: Transportation by Klark Jessen on 12/19/12

MassDOT encourages residents and visitors to drive safely and use public transportation where possible during the upcoming holidays.

As always, I-90 Exit 9 connecting I-84 to Connecticut and New York experiences heavy traffic on peak holiday travel days. Drivers are encouraged to consider travel during the early morning or after 8 p.m.  Traffic congestion is also typical at the I-95 and I-495 Turnpike interchanges along with I-495 and I-93 northbound leading into New Hampshire.
To avoid cash tolls, EZPass on the Go transponders are available at all 11 I-90 Service Plazas.  

MassDOT's Traffic and Travel Resources page includes links to all MassDOT travel resources.
Visit MassDOT's online traffic camera webpage with more than 90 live traffic cameras throughout the highway system. The cameras refresh every 10 seconds to provide real time traffic views.  The 511 traffic alert system alerts customers to traffic conditions throughout the holiday weekend.

Free coffee will be served at all 18 MassDOT service plazas courtesy of McDonalds, Burger King, and Gulf between 10 p.m. on Christmas night, Tuesday, December 25, until 5 a.m. on Wednesday, December 26, and between 10 p.m. on New Year's Eve, Monday, December 31, until 5 a.m. on Tuesday, January 1, 2013.

In case of wintry travel weather, motorists should drive with headlights on, observe posted speed limits, never drink and drive, make sure everyone is using a seatbelt and be on the lookout for changing weather conditions. More information on safe winter driving is available at the MassDOT website.

The MBTA Christmas Day through New Year's Day holiday service schedule includes a Sunday service schedule for Tuesday, December 25 and Tuesday, January 1, 2013.  The T provides additional trains and FREE service after 8:00pm on New Year's Eve, December 31.  Check out the full T schedule at www.mbta.com.

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Dressing up for the holidays

Thanks to the Franklin Downtown Partnership, Franklin is now dressed up for the holidays.

Greens and wreaths were added down at the Main St/West Central St triangle

Ready for the Holiday Stroll!

For more about the Franklin Downtown Partnership, visit their web page here
http://www.franklindowntownpartnership.org/

Note: I am proud to be an individual member of the Partnership as well as a member through the Franklin Food Pantry

In the News - response times, Adirondack holiday fair, handbell concert

Rescue response times to edges of Franklin not good

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Brian Benson/Daily News staff

Adirondack Club hosts Holiday Fair

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by GateHouse Media, Inc.

Franklin Federated Church to host handbell concert

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by GateHouse Media, Inc.

Franklin, MA

Green recycling for the holidays

From Franklin Recycling comes these tips on recycling for the holidays

‘Tis the season for gift giving and with it comes large amounts that can be recycled before it goes in the trash. Remember the trash limit is 3 bags; so recycling makes even more sense. More than 60% of trash can be recycled so if you are putting more trash out than recycling, there is more you can do.

You can read the reminder online at the Town website

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