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| The Strawberry Stroll features a kids parade on the Dean College quad |
Join us for the Children’s Parade!
The parade will kick off at 5 pm.
Caretakers and children are encouraged to participate in the fun!!!
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Showing posts with label parade. Show all posts
Friday, May 29, 2026
The Strawberry Stroll features a kids parade on the Dean College quad
NEW TO THE STRAWBERRY STROLL THIS YEAR!!
Monday, May 25, 2026
What's happening in Franklin, MA: Monday, May 25, 2026 ???
Monday, May 25 = Memorial Day
9:30am Dean College - Memorial Day commemorative event
9:50am Union St Cemetery - Memorial Day commemorative event
10:10am St. Mary’s Cemetery - Memorial Day commemorative event
Due to the weather, the parade has been canceled, all other ceremonies will be held as scheduled. https://www.franklinma.gov/AlertCenter.aspx?AID=PARADE-CANCELLED-CEREMONIES-ON-28
12:00pm Memorial Day Ceremony Franklin Town Common
*** NO Town Meetings today ***
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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
The School district calendar is found https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendar
Sunday, May 24, 2026
Memorial Day parade "go/no go" decision to be made by 7 AM Monday
Via the VFW:
"Good Afternoon,
We wanted to let everyone know that a decision on the parade will be made by 7am Monday morning and will be shared here as well as on Town social media and the Franklin Veterans Services web page.
Regardless of the parade being canceled we anticipate the ceremonies at Dean College, Union St. Cemetery and St. Mary’s Cemetery as well as the Town Common to go on as scheduled.
We appreciate your understanding and hope all have a meaningful Memorial Day. Remember the purpose of the holiday."
Shared from https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Cr97F4xqJ/
For reference the timing of events on Monday
Yes, there are Town of Franklin Memorial Day observances on Monday, May 25, 2026
The Town of Franklin invites residents, veterans, families and visitors to come together in remembrance and gratitude during the community’s 2026 Memorial Day observances. A series of events will honor the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country.
On Memorial Day, the community is invited to attend a series of commemorative events, beginning with ceremonies at Dean College at 9:30 AM, Union Street Cemetery at 9:50 AM, and St. Mary’s Cemetery at 10:10 AM, prior to the start of the parade.
Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony — May 25, 2026
The Memorial Day Parade is scheduled for Monday, May 25, 2026, at 11 AM, beginning at Horace Mann Middle School and proceeding along Oak Street, Daniel McCahill Street, Union Street, West Central Street, Emmons Street and Main Street, ending at the Franklin Town Common.
View the parade route: Memorial Day 2026 Parade Route
Download a PDF copy - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L7xl3qkGgSuR-9vLd2wpdOCqsiBUPdRq/view?usp=sharing
The Memorial Day Ceremony will be held at 12 PM at the World War I Memorial on the Town Common immediately following the parade. The ceremony will honor Franklin veterans who have passed since last Memorial Day, as well as the Town’s 45 fallen heroes who died in service to the nation.
In the event of inclement weather, updates and cancellation notices will be posted on the Town’s Veterans’ Services webpage (https://www.franklinma.gov/335/Veterans-Services).
Memorial Day is a time to reflect on the sacrifices made by those who served. The Town of Franklin encourages all to take part in these observances and join in honoring the legacy of our nation’s heroes.
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Reminder: 2026 Memorial Day observances for the Town of Franklin
The Town of Franklin invites residents, veterans, families and visitors to come together in remembrance and gratitude during the community’s 2026 Memorial Day observances. A series of events will honor the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country.
On Memorial Day, the community is invited to attend a series of commemorative events, beginning with ceremonies at Dean College at 9:30 AM, Union Street Cemetery at 9:50 AM, and St. Mary’s Cemetery at 10:10 AM, prior to the start of the parade.
Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony — May 25, 2026
The Memorial Day Parade is scheduled for Monday, May 25, 2026, at 11 AM, beginning at Horace Mann Middle School and proceeding along Oak Street, Daniel McCahill Street, Union Street, West Central Street, Emmons Street and Main Street, ending at the Franklin Town Common.
View the parade route: Memorial Day 2026 Parade Route
Download a PDF copy - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L7xl3qkGgSuR-9vLd2wpdOCqsiBUPdRq/view?usp=sharing
The Memorial Day Ceremony will be held at 12 PM at the World War I Memorial on the Town Common immediately following the parade. The ceremony will honor Franklin veterans who have passed since last Memorial Day, as well as the Town’s 45 fallen heroes who died in service to the nation.
In the event of inclement weather, updates and cancellation notices will be posted on the Town’s Veterans’ Services webpage (https://www.franklinma.gov/335/Veterans-Services).
Memorial Day is a time to reflect on the sacrifices made by those who served. The Town of Franklin encourages all to take part in these observances and join in honoring the legacy of our nation’s heroes.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
2026 Memorial Day observances for the Town of Franklin - Monday, May 25
The Town of Franklin invites residents, veterans, families and visitors to come together in remembrance and gratitude during the community’s 2026 Memorial Day observances. A series of events will honor the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country.
On Memorial Day, the community is invited to attend a series of commemorative events, beginning with ceremonies at Dean College at 9:30 AM, Union Street Cemetery at 9:50 AM, and St. Mary’s Cemetery at 10:10 AM, prior to the start of the parade.
Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony — May 25, 2026
The Memorial Day Parade is scheduled for Monday, May 25, 2026, at 11 AM, beginning at Horace Mann Middle School and proceeding along Oak Street, Daniel McCahill Street, Union Street, West Central Street, Emmons Street and Main Street, ending at the Franklin Town Common.
View the parade route: Memorial Day 2026 Parade Route
Download a PDF copy - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L7xl3qkGgSuR-9vLd2wpdOCqsiBUPdRq/view?usp=sharing
The Memorial Day Ceremony will be held at 12 PM at the World War I Memorial on the Town Common immediately following the parade. The ceremony will honor Franklin veterans who have passed since last Memorial Day, as well as the Town’s 45 fallen heroes who died in service to the nation.
In the event of inclement weather, updates and cancellation notices will be posted on the Town’s Veterans’ Services webpage (https://www.franklinma.gov/335/Veterans-Services).
Memorial Day is a time to reflect on the sacrifices made by those who served. The Town of Franklin encourages all to take part in these observances and join in honoring the legacy of our nation’s heroes.
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
2026 Memorial Day observances for the Town of Franklin
The Town of Franklin invites residents, veterans, families and visitors to come together in remembrance and gratitude during the community’s 2026 Memorial Day observances. A series of events will honor the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country.
On Memorial Day, the community is invited to attend a series of commemorative events, beginning with ceremonies at Dean College at 9:30 AM, Union Street Cemetery at 9:50 AM, and St. Mary’s Cemetery at 10:10 AM, prior to the start of the parade.
Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony — May 25, 2026
The Memorial Day Parade is scheduled for Monday, May 25, 2026, at 11 AM, beginning at Horace Mann Middle School and proceeding along Oak Street, Daniel McCahill Street, Union Street, West Central Street, Emmons Street and Main Street, ending at the Franklin Town Common.
View the parade route: Memorial Day 2026 Parade Route
Download a PDF copy - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L7xl3qkGgSuR-9vLd2wpdOCqsiBUPdRq/view?usp=sharing
The Memorial Day Ceremony will be held at 12 PM at the World War I Memorial on the Town Common immediately following the parade. The ceremony will honor Franklin veterans who have passed since last Memorial Day, as well as the Town’s 45 fallen heroes who died in service to the nation.
In the event of inclement weather, updates and cancellation notices will be posted on the Town’s Veterans’ Services webpage (https://www.franklinma.gov/335/Veterans-Services).
Memorial Day is a time to reflect on the sacrifices made by those who served. The Town of Franklin encourages all to take part in these observances and join in honoring the legacy of our nation’s heroes.
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Memorial Day Update via Franklin VFW Post 3402
Via the Franklin VFW Post 3402
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| Memorial Day Parade Route |
"We’re less than 9 weeks until Memorial Day!
The parade will be held on Monday and follow the new route that was debuted last year.
It will begin at 11:00 AM at the Franklin Middle School and travel up Oak/Daniel McCahill St to Union St to 140 to Emmons to Main ending back at the Town Common.
I am sorry to share that there will be no Franklin Public School bands in the parade this year due to budget cuts. We do have the Benjamin Franklin Charter School band playing and we’re supposed to have the National Guard Band that performed last year back this year (we’re very lucky)!
We hope many veterans will join us to walk (or ride) in the parade. Those veterans with kids are welcome to have their kids walk with them!
Immediately following the parade’s conclusion will be the Memorial Day Ceremony at the Town Common. There will be additional sound speakers this year to help the audience hear what is being said.
Looking forward to seeing everyone on May 25th!"
Shared from - https://www.facebook.com/post3402/posts/pfbid0iwxaUY3ckJqFhjUg3PgZM2Vc62brFyZgZ18zGcpD7L67vHftH3h9SVaTMhY8JocJl
Monday, July 14, 2025
Franklin TV: Memorial Day Breakfast & Parade for 2025 (video)
Memorial Day Breakfast 2025
Franklin TV video link -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04CztHlxZKE
The audio version of the Town Common ceremonies can be found here ->
Friday, July 11, 2025
Memorial Day 2025: Complete cemetery, Parade & Town Common video - May 26, 2025
Produced by Franklin TV - video link -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79er1B_Cpd0
The recap and audio from the Town Common ceremony is also available -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/05/town-of-franklin-ma-memorial-day.html
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| Commander Carruthers and a girl scout placing one of the wreaths |
Monday, May 26, 2025
What's happening in Franklin, MA: Monday, May 26, 2025 ???
Monday, May 26 Memorial Day
** Town office & schools closed for holiday
9:00am St Mary's Mass (St Mary's Parish Cemetery)
11:00am Memorial Day Parade
1:00pm Memorial Day Ceremony (Franklin Town Common)
3:00pm Taps Across America (Franklin Town Common)
** 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
The School district calendar is found https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendar
Reminder: Memorial Day Parade, Ceremony, and Taps Across America - May 26, 2025
1 - Memorial Day Parade – Monday, May 26 - 11:00 AM
Starts at Horace Mann Middle School, comes out Oak St to Union Street, to RT 140, to Emmons St, to Main St and back to the Town Common.
2 - Memorial Day Ceremony – Monday, May 26 - 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.
3 - Taps Across America - Monday, May 26 - 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 3 PM local time. 3 PM is the National Moment of Remembrance in honor of those who died in military service to the United States.
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| new parade route for 2025 |
Tim will be playing taps on the Franklin Town Common on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26 at 3 PM.
The new parade route -> (see map image)
Listen to Scott Carruthers & Dick Hynes talk about the parade route changes -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/04/dick-scott-talk-about-changes-to-2025.html
Image shared from -> https://www.instagram.com/p/DKDhZkGxpe0/
Sunday, May 25, 2025
Memorial Day Parade, Ceremony, and Taps Across America - Information & Reminders - May 26, 2025
1 - Memorial Day Parade – Monday, May 26 - 11:00 AM
Starts at Horace Mann Middle School, comes out Oak St to Union Street, to RT 140, to Emmons St, to Main St and back to the Town Common.
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| Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony |
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.
3 - Taps Across America - 3 PM
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| New Memorial Day Parade Route |
Tim will be playing taps on the Franklin Town Common on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26 at 3 PM.
The new parade route -> (see map image)
Listen to Scott Carruthers & Dick Hynes talk about the parade route changes -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/04/dick-scott-talk-about-changes-to-2025.html
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Franklin Public Radio wfpr.fm schedule for Thursday, May 15, 2025
Yes, Franklin has it's own radio station -> wfpr.fm. Franklin Public Radio has a brand new schedule for the locally produced shows that fill our air waves.
It is available anywhere, anytime at wfpr.fm or in the local Franklin, MA area at 102.9 on the FM dial.
Tune in to listen to the following:
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| Franklin Public Radio wfpr.fm schedule for Thursday |
8:00 AM, 1:00 PM, and 6:00 PM Franklin Matters Radio – Steve Sherlock
Franklin and its local government, services and events
The Turntable Show features Stevie Wonder’s “Songs in the Key of Life” Album Hour and live recordings from the Natural Wonder record in the Playlist Hour. “Songs In The Key of Life” debuted September 28, 1976 at number one on Billboard’s 200 chart becoming only the 3rd album to achieve that and the 1st by an American artist. Stevie Wonder is credited as a pioneer and major influencer across R&B, pop, soul, gospel, funk, and jazz genres.
- This segment features my conversation with Dick Hynes (American Legion) and Scott Carruthers (VFW) about the changes to the Memorial Day Parade for 2025 https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/04/dick-scott-talk-about-changes-to-2025.html
9:00 AM, 2:00 PM, and 7:00 PM - first hour
10:00 AM, 3:00 PM, and 8:00 PM - second hour
Turntable – "Enjoy a fun experience with co-hosts The Vibe and Pauly G sharing personal discussions about a featured rock n roll vinyl record (1st hour) and the best, all music Vibe Playlist (2nd hour)"
Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Yes, Franklin - There is a NEW parade route for the annual Memorial Day Parade
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| New Memorial Day Parade Route |
We have a NEW PARADE ROUTE!
As the Commander of the Franklin VFW Post I have the honor as serving as Co-Chair of the Parade Committee with my friend Dick Hynes, Commander of the Franklin American Legion.
The whole group has been working hard the last couple of months to plan the parade and one of the things we're doing is a new parade route.
The parade will kick off from Horace Mann Middle School at 11am on Monday, May 26th. It will head up Oak St (which turns into Daniel McCahill St) and then proceed down Union St to the old Davis Thayer school. The Parade will then turn left onto 140. The parade will again turn left onto Emmons St and then a left onto Main where it will head back to the Town Common.
This is a shorter route at 1.33 miles.
The parade will be continuous, there are no stops at the cemeteries or Dean College anymore (we are still doing those ceremonies, just moving them to before the parade).
We feel this new route will make it easier for our older veterans to march and smoother for the PD to accomodate.
Please see the attached map.
Please hit me with your questions, comments, complaints, etc.
We look forward to seeing you on the NEW PARADE ROUTE!
Listen to Scott Carruthers & Dick Hynes talk about the parade route changes -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/04/dick-scott-talk-about-changes-to-2025.html
Shared from -> https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BxwXnSjPQ/
Friday, May 2, 2025
Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm schedule for Friday, May 2, 2025
Yes, Franklin has it's own radio station -> wfpr.fm. Franklin Public Radio has a brand new schedule for the locally produced shows that fill our air waves.
It is available anywhere, anytime at wfpr.fm or in the local Franklin, MA area at 102.9 on the FM dial.
Tune in to listen to the following:
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| Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm schedule for Friday |
8:00 AM, 1:00 PM, and 6:00 PM - Franklin Matters Radio – Steve Sherlock
Franklin and its local government, services and events
- This segment features my conversation with Dick Hynes (American Legion) and Scott Carruthers (VFW) about the changes to the Memorial Day Parade for 2025 https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/04/dick-scott-talk-about-changes-to-2025.html
9:00 AM, 2:00 PM, and 7:00 PM
10:00 AM, 3:00 PM, and 8:00 PM - Talkin’ the Blues – Jim Derick & Nick Remissong. 2 hours of awesome blues music, info, interviews
11:00 AM, 4:00 PM, and 9:00 PM - “The Vibe” show plays music for everyone searching for some enjoyment, some dance, a happy or thinking mood, and most importantly, having fun. Tune in to wfpr.fm and listen to “DJ Vibe” spin music across many genres and join this new vibing experience
Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf
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Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Dick & Scott talk about the changes to the 2025 Memorial Day Parade Route (audio)
FM #1435 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1435 in the series.
This session shares my conversation with Dick Hynes and Scott Carruthers about the changes to the Memorial Day Parade for 2025. We recorded this conversation in the Franklin TV & Radio Studio on Thursday, April 17, 2025.
Dick Hynes, American Legion, Post 75 Commander
Scott Carruthers, Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW Post 3402 Commander
We cover the following in our conversation
Parade route route changed
For better staging location
Shorten parade to enable more veerans to participate
Separate the cemetery ceremonies from the parade itself
Dean & cemetery ceremonies start at 9:30 AM
Parade starts at 11:00 AM
Ceremony on the Town Common remains at noon time
About the American Legion & VFW
Membership
activities
The recording runs about 28 minutes Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1435-memorial-day-parade-04-17-25/
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| 2025 Memorial Day Parade Route |
VFW page -> https://post3402.org/
American Legion page -> https://www.mapost75.com/
Parade Route Updated -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/04/did-you-hear-there-is-new-memorial-day.html
Or -> https://post3402.org/post-news
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