The Franklin Cultural Festival is scheduled for Saturday, Sep 10 from noon to 6 PM in and around the Town Common with the activities shown in the areas on the map shared here:
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| Franklin Cultural Festival - map of activity locations scheduled for Saturday, Sep 10, 2022 |
"We are announcing the Second Phase of Escape so to Fiction #bookstore is ready to start scheduling!! Escape Into Fiction Indoor MarketWe will be scheduling 3 vender booths for weekend placement with the first day March 11. You can request 1, 2 or 3 days. Please go to our website www.escapeintofiction.com for all of the details and how to reach out.We are very excited about this phase of the store!! It will bring new product and people into the #Franklin downtown, and best of all it’s inside!"
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| indoor market space for 3 vendors |
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| Main St sign for "Escape Into Fiction" |
We want to spread the word! With all of the support from #franklin and success of the #popupshop in #franklinma, We have secured a lease for our new permanent #bookstore!!
More news to come as we close out the year!!
#shoplocal #shopsmallbusiness #franklinmassachusetts #OnMainSt https://t.co/AWIHG4HsB0Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/EscapeIntoFictn/status/1470828305142235141
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| Escape Into Fiction announces lease agreement for Main St space |
The Franklin Downtown Partnership is making plans for its 18th annual Harvest Festival, a family-fun community event, scheduled for Saturday, October 2, 2021.
The Harvest Festival will be held in downtown Franklin from noon to 5 PM on Main Street, Dean Avenue, West Central Street, and Depot Street, as well as the large parking area behind Rockland Bank. The event’s rain date is Sunday, October 3.
During the event, visitors will be treated to exciting local entertainment, delicious fall flavors from local restaurants, fun kid crafts and activities, shop specials, artwork and crafts by area artisans and helpful information from community groups and vendors. There will also be an Oktoberfest featuring local breweries and wineries.
"We’re thrilled to be able to bring back the Harvest Festival this year after last year’s COVID-imposed break,” said Scott Martin, president of the Franklin Downtown Partnership and Harvest Festival chairperson. “The Harvest Festival is a great opportunity to invite people to gather downtown, learn more about local businesses and organizations, and catch up with their neighbors.”
Registration for vendor booth spaces will open on Aug 10, 2021, and organizers expect booth space to sell out. Partnership members receive a booth for free; non-members pay $125. Downtown businesses must register to ensure store-front space. Booths are assigned on a first-come first-serve basis. Please add a $35 late fee if you register after September 15. Registration will close on September 20. Email Chris Peterson, Harvest Festival vendor relations coordinator, at fdpevent@gmail.com with questions about the event.
The Partnership also welcomes businesses to help support the Harvest Festival. Sponsor forms are posted on the website, or business owners can contact the office at downtown.franklin@yahoo.com. Harvest Festival sponsors can promote and advertise their business while supporting the Harvest Festival. Sponsors get prominent booth locations and publicity prior, during and after the event.
The Franklin Downtown Partnership is a nonprofit, 501©3 organization made up of more than 300 business owners, community leaders and residents working to stimulate economic development downtown and create a positive impact throughout the area. Learn more about the Partnership at www.franklindowntownpartnership.org.
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| Planning underway for Franklin Harvest Festival - Oct 2 |
"The Town of Norfolk will begin roadwork on Main Street (beginning at the Franklin town line), which will impact traffic for Franklin. This work is projected to begin Monday, August 10th. Please see the attached map for detour information."
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| Franklin Residents: Road construction alert for work on 140/Main St in Norfolk |
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| Franklin Downtown Partnership: Strawberry Stroll - June 14, 2019 |
"Almost ten years in the making, the project aims to bring business back to the heart of town, in part through several cosmetic and safety improvements.
Construction — slated to begin next fall after the project goes out to bid in August — will include: converting one-way traffic on Main Street and West Central Street to two-way; fixing roadways and sidewalks; upgrading lighting; and installing interconnected traffic signals and calming devices.
With a total length of more than a mile, the work, the bulk of which should wrap up in the spring of 2014, will encompass a large swath of the downtown."
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| updated lane markings were part of the Downtown Project finish work |
"In a garage dubbed “The Ice House,” NewsMan the gnome was attempting to prove his worth as part of the guild. To prove his worthiness, NewsMan started a brawl in the guild’s courtyard.
He managed to knock out Buckland Rogers, the human fighter, but soon met his match against a mysterious cloaked figure. Meanwhile Faelar the Unwanted, a half-giant, cast a few spells that fell weak in comparison to Morduso, warlock of the Raven Queen’s attacks from above.
In other words, Dungeons & Dragons - aka, “D & D” - along with countless other table games, are back and more popular than ever, drawing people old and young away from the game consoles and into their own imaginations.
According to David Gallagher, senior director of communications at online startup Kickstarter, board games are definitely back in style. Independent companies have found Kickstarter to be a prized outlet to release their unique games and help fund the manufacturing."
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| Pete’s Nerds Emporium has opened on Main St in Franklin |
"Add plunging state tax collections to a list of concerns that has recently grown to include a volatile stock market, rising interest rates and increasing talk about when the next recession may hit.
Tax receipts for December alone missed the monthly benchmark by more than half a billion dollars, erasing months of above-benchmark collections and leaving collections $108 million behind their targets midway through fiscal 2019, according to data released late Friday by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue.
Income tax estimated payments totaled just $121 million for December, $542 million or 81.7 percent below benchmark and $575 million or 82.6 percent below December 2017.
“We underestimated the shift of estimated payments from December into January. Early indications are that other states may be having a similar experience,” Revenue Commissioner Christopher Harding said in a statement."
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| Franklin Residents: Traffic & Parking Alert for Strawberry Festival - Jun 8 |
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| Franklin Residents: Traffic & Parking Alert for Strawberry Festival - Jun 8 |
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| paving Main St #1 |
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| paving Main St #2 |
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| paving Main St #3 |
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| paving Main St #4 |
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| paving Main St #5 |
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| paving Main St #6 |
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| paving Main St #7 |
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| patched spot on West Central St |
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| The DPW is replacing the sewer line on Dale St. |
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| sidewalk work along West Central in front of the Historical Museum |
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| sidewalk work in front of Dean on West Central |
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| sidewalk work on the other side of West Central at Dean |
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| sidewalk in front of Davis Thayer |
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| new sidewalk on Davis Thayer where the modulars were located |
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| the FHS boys cross country team out for their workout |
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| the FHS girls cross country team out for their workout |
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| Sculpture Park, Franklin Art Center ladybug |
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| fish painted during the Cultural Festival now hung along the railing |
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| fish painted during the Cultural Festival now hung along the railing |
Those who use Main Street to get to work may wish to alter their commute for the next two days.
The portion of Main Street between School Street and Emmons Street will close Monday morning at 7, and will remain so until at least noon on Tuesday.
Town Administrator Jeffrey Nutting said the closure will allow for a "raised table" across Main Street for Dean College students to use.
"A raised table is a crosswalk - it's like a speed bump that's about 30 feet wide," he said. "It slows traffic and provides for the public safety."Continue reading the article (subscription may be required)
About 40 candidates have taken out nomination papers to run in the town's November election.
The majority of the Town Council has taken out papers to seek re-election, and a total of 14 candidates are seeking election to the council. All nine of the body's seats are up for election.
Eight council incumbents have taken out papers: Brett Feldman, Judith Pond Pfeffer, Peter Padula, Thomas Mercer, Robert Dellorco, Matthew Kelly, Andrew Bissanti and Robert Vallee. Six newcomers are seeking seats on the council, including current Town Clerk Deborah Pellegri, Richard Power Sr., Glenn Jones, James Schultz Jr., Sean Slater and James Gianotti Jr.. Of the 14 candidates, only Power and Pellegri have returned papers so far.Continue reading the article (subscription may be required)
Main Street between School Street and Emmons Street will be closed beginning at 7:00 AM this Monday August 24, 2015 and be completed with work by 12:00 PM on Tuesday August 25, 2015.
Walsh (the contractor) will plate the raised area overnight in Case any Emergency personnel need access.
Otherwise, it will be closed.
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| Main St in front of Dean College will be closed Monday into Tuesday |
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| the corner of Main and Pleasant - across from St Mary's |
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| Main St along the Town Common |
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| Main St along the Town Common -1 |
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| Main St along the Town Common -2 |
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| High St |
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| corner of Main and School |
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| Main St by the Library |
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| Main St approaching High St |
A $7+ million road and streetscape improvement project in Franklin, MA will transform the downtown area later this year once warmer weather allows work to get underway. The upgrades will include new sidewalks, crosswalks, and traffic signals on several downtown streets. The biggest change will undoubtedly be the conversion of downtown sections of Main, West Central and Emmons Streets from one-way to two-way vehicular traffic.
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| Warren Reynold's photo of Main St |
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| map of Downtown Improvement Project |
