Franklin's Memorial Day Parade & Ceremonies - May 2025 (video)

The Franklin TV recording of the Memorial Day 2024 parade and ceremonies on the Town Common after the parade, is available for your viewing pleasure ->   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAWBlhHF9Nc

The Memorial Day 2024 Program (PDF) ->

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11SRqPd_2ANSeQqaOsW4FHra-1PIPLcDv/view?usp=drive_link 

The "honor roll" of those veterans who passed during the prior year

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11YJ47V0TmSbAvgdM_9zcP7sDlg6vQRWN/view?usp=drive_link 

Franklin Matters' photos (for both the parade & ceremony) are found in one album ->  https://photos.app.goo.gl/J2La1uNmGpJrZhLj7 

MBTA Commuter Rail notice: head's up that travel on Friday (Jun 21) may be busy and with delays

The Celtics championship parade is on Friday, June 21st. 

Please consider if your travel is necessary, as crowds and delays for service in both directions are expected. 

Bikes will not be allowed on board.

Learn more: https://mbta.com/celtics

MBTA Commuter Rail notice: head's up that travel on Friday (Jun 21) may be busy and with delays

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Monday, May 27, 2024?

Monday, May 27 - Memorial Day

10:30am Parade (along Main St, School St, Union St, RT 140, Beaver St ...)

12 noon Memorial Day ceremony on Town Common

4:00pm Cruise Night in Franklin (Sierra's Pizza)

** No Town Meetings today

All town buildings closed for the holiday

trash/recycling pick up scheduled delayed one day

What's happening today in Franklin? 

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Why are there multiple calendars?

There is a Cultural events calendar upon which other community events are layered to create the Community calendar.

Respectfully, the Library and Senior Center calendars are too full of events to include all their events so we tend to focus on the major events. Town and School meetings are also kept separate. Links for all the calendars are shared here:

The Cultural calendar displays only the cultural events      https://www.franklinculture.org/things-do/pages/calendar

Find the full Community event calendar  https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://forms.gle/oPdi8X3ZbHHyrHzo6

The Library calendar of events ->    calendar link

The Senior Center calendar of events ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/node/39/events/month/39/2023-12

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar
The School district calendar is found  https://www.franklinps.net/calendar-by-event-type/26

Reminder: Franklin's Memorial Day parade route and schedule information for May 27, 2024

The Franklin, MA's Memorial Day parade route remains the same. The parade will step off at 10:30 AM from Depot St, proceeds up Main St. 

It stops briefly at Dean College for a wreath ceremony before continuing up Main St and turning on School St (at the Library). 

The parade turns again on Union St and stop for another wreath ceremony at the Union St cemetery. The parade resumes proceeding down RT 140 to Beaver St and turns toward the Town Common. 

It makes another stop at the St Mary's cemetery before completing the route at the Town Common. The final ceremony among the veterans memorials is scheduled for noon.

Memorial Day Parade & schedule 

Memorial Day Parade route

 

Memorial Day Parade Status Update

via Scott Carruthers: 

Hi Everyone 

- I’m the Commander of the Franklin VFW. First Vice Commander Dick Hynes of the Franklin American Legion and I are the co-chairs of the Memorial Day Parade Committee and we had our final preparation meeting tonight (Thursday, May 23, 2024).  

Things are looking good for the parade on Monday. 

We’ve been monitoring the weather and as of now the biggest threat of rain is later in the day. With that said, if we have to cancel the parade, we’ll make that decision jointly with the Franklin Veterans Service Office by 7 AM Monday. We’ll email the school band leaders, scout groups, veteran groups, etc. as well as post here and other social media sites so everyone gets the word.  

If you are planning to view the parade, please keep the sidewalks on the Town Common side of Church Square clear so that we can make sure our older veterans who are riding in vehicles have a safe, clear area to exit their vehicles.  

Hopefully we’ll see you along the parade route to honor and remember our fallen.

Shared from -> https://www.facebook.com/share/p/SxSPybMT993MTb5g/

Memorial Day Parade - 2023

Reminder: Franklin's Memorial Day parade route and schedule information for May 27, 2024

Franklin's Memorial Day parade route remains the same. The parade will step off at 10:30 AM from Depot St, proceed up Main St. 

It stops briefly at Dean College for a wreath ceremony before continuing up Main St and turning on School St (at the Library). 

The parade turns again on Union St and stop for another wreath ceremony at the Union St cemetery. The parade resumes proceeding down RT 140 to Beaver St and turns toward the Town Common. 

It makes another stop at the St Mary's cemetery before completing the route at the Town Common. The final ceremony among the veterans memorials is scheduled for noon.

Memorial Day Parade schedule

Memorial Day Parade route

Memorial Day Parade scheduled for May 27, 2024 at 10:30 AM

Franklin's Memorial Day parade route remains the same. The parade will step off at 10:30 AM from Depot St, proceed up Main St. 

It stops briefly at Dean College for a wreath ceremony before continuing up Main St and turning on School St (at the Library). 

The parade turns again on Union St and stop for another wreath ceremony at the Union St cemetery. The parade resumes proceeding down RT 140 to Beaver St and turns toward the Town Common. 

It makes another stop at the St Mary's cemetery before completing the route at the Town Common. The final ceremony among the veterans memorials is scheduled for noon.

Memorial Day Parade schedule

Memorial Day Parade route

Memorial Day Parade, Ceremony, and Taps Across America - Information & Reminders - May 29, 2023

Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony 

1 - Memorial Day Parade – Monday, May 29 - 10:30 AM 

Starts at Dean College, then proceeds to Union Street and St. Mary’s Cemeteries via School, West Central and Beaver Streets and concludes at the Town Common.

2 - Memorial Day Ceremony – Monday, May 29 - Noon 

Will be held on the Town Common by the War Memorial after the parade. Franklin Veterans who have passed since last Memorial Day as well as Franklin’s 45 fallen heroes who died in our nation’s combats will be recognized.

Please note: If it rains on May 29, please check the Veterans’ Services web page at: https://www.franklinma.gov/veterans-services for cancellation notice.

** Some Memorial Day reminders via John Hefele

"Hi Everyone, I wanted to let everyone know that the Memorial Day Parade route is the same as last year. See the photo below. 

As you can see, the parade does not go along Union St. 

Also, the town common side of Church Square is closed to spectators. This is to allow vehicles carrying veterans and the fire trucks access for drop off and fire truck parking. 

You can view the parade from the church side of Church Square. 

Areas are also roped off on the common and we ask spectators to honor these and not try to cross the ropes. 

Lastly, any chairs on the common are for parade participants and not spectators. 

Thank you.

John Hefele"

Shared from ->   https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551606135109407/permalink/3448551742081494/?mibextid=Nif5oz

And from Franklin Police:

*** MEMORIAL DAY PARADE ROAD CLOSURES ***

This Monday around 10:30 am there will be several roads closed in the downtown area for the annual Memorial Day Parade. You can expect closures of Depot Street, Main Street, West Central Street, Union Street, Beaver Street, and Church Square. We’ll see you there!

Shared from Instagram ->  https://www.instagram.com/p/CswQNZuryIJ/

3 - Taps Across America - 3 PM

Franklin resident Tim O'Toole will be participating in the Taps Across America Memorial Day playing of taps. Taps will be played all across America at 3pm local time. 3pm is the National Moment of Remembrance in honor of those who died in military service to the United States.

Tim will be playing taps on the Franklin Town Common on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29 at 3 PM.

MEMORIAL DAY PARADE ROAD CLOSURES

Memorial Day Parade route

Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony Schedule for May 29, 2023

"Honor our heroes at the Annual Memorial Day Parade on May 29, 2023! The parade will start at 10:30 AM at Dean College and the Ceremony will start at 12:00 PM on the town common. We hope you join us for our community day of remembrance."

Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony Schedule for May 29, 2023

Shared from the Town of Franklin Facebook page -> 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=580976554138872&set=a.426260902943772&type=3&mibextid=Nif5oz

SAVE-THE-DATES for MEMORIAL DAY 2023

Memorial Day Breakfast – Friday, May 26 - 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Will be held at the Franklin Senior Center. Reservations are required. Sign up at the Senior Center reception desk or call Mary at: (508) 520 – 4945 by May 12.

Memorial Day Parade – Monday, May 29 - 10:30 AM 

Starts at Dean College, then proceeds to Union Street and St. Mary’s Cemeteries via School, West Central and Beaver Streets and concludes at the Town Common.

Memorial Day Ceremony – Monday, May 29 - Noon 

Will be held on the Town Common by the War Memorial after the parade. Franklin Veterans who have passed since last Memorial Day as well as Franklin’s 45 fallen heroes who died in our nation’s combats will be recognized.

Please note: If it rains on May 29, please check the Veterans’ Services web page at: https://www.franklinma.gov/veterans-services for cancellation notice.

Let us all remember…We are the land of the free because of the brave.

SAVE-THE-DATES for MEMORIAL DAY 2023

April Veterans' Council Meeting - Thursday, Apr 27 - 7 PM

Join us! Thursday, April 27, 2023 - 7:00 p.m.

The April Veterans' Council/Memorial Day Parade meeting will be held on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. in the Senior Center.

We'll move back to our regular schedule, the third Thursday of the month, in May. That meeting will be held on Thursday, May 18 at 7:00 p.m. at the Senior Center.

All Franklin residents interested in Veterans' activities and events are welcome to join us!

April Veterans' Council Meeting - Thursday, Apr 27 - 7 PM

Memorial Day 2023 - Save-the-Dates

Memorial Day 2023 - Save-the-Dates

Memorial Day Breakfast, Parade and Ceremony

Originally called Decoration Day, Memorial Day was declared a national holiday through an act of Congress in 1971, and its roots date back to the Civil War era.

Memorial Day honors members of the U.S. Military who sacrificed their lives while defending our nation.

Please join us for these upcoming Memorial Day events.

Read more -> https://www.franklinma.gov/veterans-services/news/memorial-day-2023-save-dates

Memorial Day 2023 - Save-the-Dates

Memorial Day

Reminder that the parade starts at 10:30 and the ceremony is scheduled for Noon on the Town Common. The parade route can be found -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/05/reminder-memorial-day-parade-starts-at.html

Veterans Walkway on the Franklin Town Common

Memorial Day - Parade starts at 10:30, ceremony at Town Common at noon

Join us for the annual Memorial Day Parade to honor those who served and made the ultimate sacrifice.

A ceremony will follow on the Town Common at Noon. All are welcome!

Parade route map:

Parade route map

 

Memorial Day - Parade starts at 10:30, ceremony at Town Common at noon

Shared from the Town of Franklin pages

https://www.franklinma.gov/veterans-services/news/memorial-day-parade

https://www.franklinma.gov/veterans-services/news/memorial-day-parade-route-0

Memorial Day 2022 - Weekend event schedule - Save-the-Dates

Memorial Day 2022 - Save-the-Dates

Join us as we honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our country

Memorial Day 2022 - Weekend event schedule - Save-the-Dates

Shared from Town of Franklin page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/veterans-services/news/memorial-day-2022-save-dates

BFCCPS Music School Teacher to Participate in the Rose Parade

The Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School is excited to announce that Emily Warren, our Grade Six through Eight music teacher will be participating in the Rose Parade as a member of Saluting America's Band Directors. Miss Warren applied for the program and was selected to participate in the marching band and will represent Massachusetts and will be playing the baritone.

Emily Warren

This is a marching band made up of 275+ band directors from all 50 states, Canada and Mexico. It is the first time in Rose Parade history that a performing group is going to be both a float AND a marching band (all other groups have been either a float or a band) and it's the first marching band of its kind in history.

We are thrilled to see Miss Warren participating in this band which is a tribute to band directors across the country and will pay tribute to the exceptional instruction, character development and inspiration provided by music educators everywhere. We hope you will tune in to watch and cheer her on! The show will air on New Year's Day morning on ABC, NBC, Hallmark Channel, and Univision starting at 11 AM EST. Saluting America's Band Directors is expected to air in the second half of the parade (in other words, the second hour of the broadcast) and the group will be announced on TV before they perform.

Saluting America's Band Directors

You can make a donation to have a rose on the parade float dedicated to a music educator, past or present, that has made a lasting impact on your life using this link: https://rose-parade-float-campaign.myshopify.com/.../copy...

A huge congratulations to Emily, and we can't wait to see you on New Year's Day! You can learn more about enrollment at the Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter School which is currently accepting applications for the 2022-2023 school year at www.bfccps.org/info

FHS Graduation 2021! It’s an Outdoor Affair

by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director  05/16/2021

We began our preparations for FHS Panther Graduation 2021 several weeks ago. Every year it is our most ‘mission critical’ program, and we take many steps to ensure the event’s success as best we can. Given that it’s live, happens once, and more than 400 graduating students have extended families and friends who are eager to watch either on cable or on our Franklin Pride live stream.

No pressure.

Prior to the pandemic we had our technical setup and production routine down pretty well. Even then, we took nothing for granted. In 2020? Well, we all know what happened. We had to record the graduation proceedings carefully over three days while all graduates were socially (and chronologically) distanced.  Editing over 400 student moments timely into the final program also was a challenge.

Last year gave us a new celebration – The Panther Car Parade. We covered it live on wfpr●fm 102.9, and this year it’s back by popular demand. We plan to carry the parade live on Comcast 96, Verizon 28, video streaming and on the radio as well.

We’ll be everywhere – in your TV set, your computer, your smartphone and your radio. The Panther Car Parade will take place the day after graduation.

Currently, graduation itself will be outdoors, live from Panther Field on Friday evening at 5 PM. Of necessity, it will be a simpler affair. No procession or recession. No live band or chorus. The customary stage will be set on the track in front of the bleachers. The entire field will provide seating for graduates and their families, clustered in pods – socially distanced groups of five.  The give-n-get is that, although the ceremonies are simplified, the grads do get to sit with family.

In the event that the weather doesn’t cooperate, both events will shift by one day.
You can watch all the festivities – live – on our Franklin Pride Channel, Comcast 96 or Verizon 28. You can also listen – live – on wfpr●fm 102.9. We will also repeat both events the following week and post them to our Video-on-Demand service where you may also download as you wish – to have and to hold.

And –  as always –
Thank you for listening to wfpr●fm. 

And, thank you for watching. 

Get this week's program guide for Franklin TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online

http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf  or for archive purposes  https://drive.google.com/file/d/16ONt3eFsrOlO8ztiNv4yjUjfeI3UmOfK/view?usp=sharing

"From the Panther Car Parade in 2020

Franklin High School News: Important Information and Dates - May - June 2021

School News: Important Information and Dates

May-June 2021

• GRADUATION Information Page updated as new information becomes available
• Important AP Exam schedule update! Click here to view the new AP Exam schedule
• NHS Info Session Slideshow presentation>>HERE
• Drop off and pick up locations map for FHS Families dropping students off at school daily

FHS calendar at a glance

May 11            -MCAS ELA for current 10th graders (Remote students must be in their assigned room at FHS by 7:35AM;arrange to be picked up@11 AM)

May 12            -MCAS ELA for current 10th graders (Remote students must be in their assigned room at FHS by 7:35AM;arrange to be picked up@11 AM)

May 13            -MCAS Math for current 10th graders (Remote students must be in their assigned room at FHS by 7:35AM;arrange to be picked up@11 AM)

May 14            -MCAS Math for current 10th graders (Remote students must be in their assigned room at FHS by 7:35AM;arrange to be picked up@11 AM)

May 14            -Music Awards Night @6:30 PM in the FHS Cafeteria

May 19            -Jazz Cafe- @6:00 PM (rain date May 20th) -Click here for in person tickets and live stream information

May 25            -Senior Final Exams (A & B)

May 26            -Senior Final Exams (F & G)

May 26th         -Senior Chromebook & charger return 10 AM to 1:00 PM in front of the FHS building

May 27            -Senior Final Exams (D & E)

May 27th         -Senior Chromebook & charger return 10 AM to 1:00 PM in front of the FHS building

May 27            -Oskey presented by the FHS Theater Dept. @ 7:30 PM

May 28            -Senior Final Exam (C & Make up)

May 28th         -Senior Chromebook & charger return 10 AM to 1:00 PM in front of the FHS building

May 31            -No School Memorial Day

June 1-3          -Senior Week Activities click HERE to view and print schedule for Senior Week

June 1             -Prom #1 for class of 2021 (click here for contract)-arrive at Lake Pearl at 6:00PM, noone admitted after 6:30 PM.

June 2             -Prom# 2 for class of 2021 (click here for contract)-arrive at Lake Pearl at 6:00PM, noone admitted after 6:30 PM.

June 4             -FHS Graduation @ 5 PM (rain date Saturday June 5th) Click for Graduation Information page

June 5             -Graduate Car Parade 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM (starting from different locations-information coming soon)

June 8, 9         -Bio MCAS for Grade 9

June 8-11        -MCAS ELA and MATH for those 11th graders opting to take the exams

June 16           -Final Exam for 9th, 10th, 11th grade (E)

June 17           -Final Exams for 9th, 10th, 11th grade (F & G)

June 18           -Final Exams for 9th, 10th, 11th grade (A & B)

June 21           -Final exams for 9th,10th, and 11th grade students (C & D)

June 22           -Last day of school- Make up final exams only; students do not have to attend if they have no make-up exams

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Snow Days:

1. Tuesday, February 2nd 

 

Shared from the FHS Page -> https://www.franklinps.net/fhs/news/school-news-important-information-and-dates

Franklin High School News: Important Information and Dates - May - June 2021

FM #315 FHS Class of 2020 Graduation Shout Outs (audio)

FM #315 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 315 in the series.

This session shares the FHS Class of 2020 Graduation Shout Outs collected as the graduates and family members arrived to record their walk across the stage in June. Some of these shout outs were used in the broadcast of the parade. This recording makes all of the shout outs available.

The statement runs just about 30 minutes, so let’s listen to FHS Class of 2020 Shout Outs.  Audio file = https://www.hipcast.com/podcast/HZyFFgtK




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FHS Graduation - Class of 2020 - https://youtu.be/TWHQVJgffQk
FHS Parade - https://youtu.be/A891JM1TwGU

These three programs freely available for Video On Demand

We have recently completed the final release versions of programs for the FHS 2020 Graduation. They will be shown on our cable channels for several weeks according to our weekly schedule. These TV Program files are also available for downloading in high-definition at these links.

• Senior Awards = http://tbf.me/a/BwXVZ5 (4 GB)
• Car Parade = http://tbf.me/a/BVmlpJ (5 GB)
• Graduation = http://tbf.me/a/CFR8yf (12 GB)

Just enter these links into your browser and download/save the files to your computer. These are lengthy TV programs, and downloading may take some time, depending on your internet speed. These programs will remain available for free downloading until July 23rd.


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FM #315 FHS Class of 2020 Graduation Shout Outs

Missed seeing the FHS 2020 graduation? Still time to watch or download

The FHS Class of 2020 graduation, awards, and parade videos are still running on Franklin.TV. You can also download the complete video file for each until July 23.

Franklin All-Access 
Comcast Channel 8; Verizon Channel 26

Sunday
12:00 PM FHS Graduation 2020
04:00 PM FHS Car Parade 2020

Monday
08:00 AM FHS Graduation 2020
03:30 PM FHS Car Parade 2020

Tuesday
07:30 PM FHS Senior Awards 2020

Wednesday
08:30 AM FHS Senior Awards 2020
05:30 PM FHS Graduation 2020

Thursday
11:00 AM FHS Senior Awards 2020

Saturday
04:00 PM FHS Graduation 2020

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These three programs freely available for Video On Demand

We have recently completed the final release versions of programs for the FHS 2020 Graduation. They will be shown on our cable channels for several weeks according to our weekly schedule. These TV Program files are also available for downloading in high-definition at these links.

• Senior Awards = http://tbf.me/a/BwXVZ5 (4 GB)
• Car Parade = http://tbf.me/a/BVmlpJ (5 GB)
• Graduation = http://tbf.me/a/CFR8yf (12 GB)

Just enter these links into your browser and download/save the files to your computer. These are lengthy TV programs, and downloading may take some time, depending on your internet speed. These programs will remain available for free downloading until July 23rd.

Missed seeing the FHS 2020 graduation? Still time to watch or download