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Saturday, July 11, 2026
Town of Franklin: Missed Friday Trash Collection - Resumes Saturday
Commuter Rail schedules return to the 'normal' Spring/Summer schedule (World Cup over for Boston Stadium)
Friday, July 3, 2026
Franklin 4th of July Coalition: Schedule for Friday, July 3, 2026
Friday, June 5, 2026
2026 Franklin PorchFest schedule by porch by schedule by performers
| Porch Location | Schedule Time | Performer |
| 11 Garfield St | 1:00 - 3:00 | Rowboat |
| 118 Main St | 12:00 - 1:00 | Mary Ellen Winsor |
| 118 Main St | 2:00 - 2:00 | Jim Atkinson Band |
| 12 Hunters Run Rd | 5:00 - 6:00 | Slack Tide |
| 14 Orchard St | 3:00 - 4:00 | Heath Nisbett |
| 14 Orchard St | 4:30 - 5:00 | Rayna Nisbett |
| 164 Main St | 1:00 - 2:00 | Jeff Roy |
| 164 Main St | 2:00 - 4:00 | Sound Thermal Fire |
| 164 Main St | 4:30 - 6:00 | Critical Mass |
| 17 East Central St | 12:00 - 1:30 | Jonny D |
| 17 Park Rd | 12:00 - 1:00 | Tim & Liz Ayres-Kerr |
| 17 Union St | 12:00 - 1:30 | Casual Encounters |
| 17 Union St | 2:00 - 4:00 | Dave Bauer & Diet Soda |
| 171 Main St | 12:00 - 1:30 | Neo Starry |
| 172 School St | 1:30 - 2:30 | Ice Lemonade and The Apple Snaps |
| 18 Lincoln St | 1:00 - 2:30 | Dom DeBaggis - Solo Acoustic |
| 18 Lincoln St | 3:00 - 5:00 | Joe Marino Solo Acoustic Cover Artist |
| 200 Main St | 1:00 - 3:00 | Dave Warner Jr. |
| 200 Main St | 4:00 - 6:00 | GrooveStone |
| 230 Cottage St | 2:00 - 4:00 | Cow Punks |
| 237 Pleasant St | 2:00 - 4:00 | Mordechai Lincoln Band |
| 24 Pearl St | 12:00 - 2:00 | The Franklin Underground |
| 24 Pearl St | 3:00 - 5:00 | The BlueFO's |
| 249 Lincoln St | 12:30 - 2:30 | Matt Tremble |
| 249 Lincoln St | 4:00 - 5:30 | 77 Suspects |
| 27 Marvin Ave | 12:00 - 2:00 | Mike Mainuli |
| 270 Cottage St | 1:00 - 3:00 | Oak Street |
| 270 Cottage St | 4:00 - 6:00 | South Street Six |
| 270 Main St | 12:00 - 2:00 | Michael Rivelis |
| 270 Main St | 2:30 - 4:30 | Lee Rich |
| 270 Main St | 4:30 - 6:00 | Rick Smyth |
| 35 East St | 12:00 - 2:00 | Taste of Nostalgia |
| 36 Main St | 1:00 - 3:00 | FSPA Students |
| 4 East Central St | 2:00 - 4:00 | Chip Zale |
| 60 Dean Ave | 12:30 - 2:00 | Moonshot |
| 77 Crescent St | 12:00 - 1:30 | Dave Perry |
| 80 Union St | 12:00 - 2:00 | Bagel Club |
| 80 West Central St | 12:00 - 1:00 | Jamie Barrett |
| 80 West Central St | 2:00 - 3:00 | Jabbering Trout |
| 85 Hillside Rd | 1:00 - 2:30 | Midlife Mayhem |
| 85 Hillside Rd | 3:00 - 4:30 | Karate show |
| 887 Lincoln St | 1:00 - 5:00 | The Railroad Picker |
| 9 Lincoln St | 12:00 - 2:00 | The Zajac Brothers Band |
| 9 Lincoln St | 2:30 - 4:30 | Matt Zajac |
| 9 Mackintosh St | 1:30 - 2:30 | Mark Legere |
| 9 Mackintosh St | 3:00 - 5:00 | The Bad Apples |
| 97 Dean Ave | 3:00 - 5:00 | Jivepope |
| 99 Main St | 3:00 - 4:00 | Nicky G. |
Thursday, June 4, 2026
Porchfest performers by time of performance on Saturday, June 6, 2026
Monday, June 1, 2026
Franklin PorchFest 2026 – This Saturday, June 6, from 12 PM to 6 PM!
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| Franklin PorchFest 2026 – This Saturday, June 6, from 12 PM to 6 PM! |
Thursday, May 7, 2026
MBTA schedule change: effective May 25-30 for the Franklin/Foxboro Line
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Monday, April 20, 2026
No "scheduled" Trash Delay This Week!
No Trash Delay This Week!The 2025-2026 curbside calendar is also found on the Town of Franklin page - https://www.franklinma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1279/Waste-Management-Trash-and-Recycling-Collection-Services-2025-to-2026-PDF |
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Reminder: No trash delay scheduled due to holiday
Monday, March 23, 2026
Finance Committee gets a good discussion on policies, and an update on the grant process yielding $112M over 10 years (audio)
FM #1696 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1696 in the series.
This session shares the Finance Committee meeting conducted Wednesday, March 11, 2026. The Committee meeting opened with 6 members present, 2 absent (1 open position reportedly to be filled soon).
Quick recap:
a healthy and engaging discussion on the policies, to be resumed at one of the budget hearings in April before making a recommendation on changes (if any) to the Town Council
Presentation on the grant process and the yield of $112M over 10 years, an average of $10M/year
Future Agenda Items / Next meeting Dates:
a. April 6, 7, 8 & 9, 2026 - Anticipated Finance Committee Budget Hearings
b. May 28, 2026 - FY27 Budget discussion - first look at health care numbers as open enrollment would have closed Apr 30
c. June 3, 2026 - FY27 Budget discussion and vote to recommend budget with changes (if any) for the Town Council to vote on at their June 10 session
The recording runs almost 2 hours, let’s listen
Audio link - https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1696-franklin-ma-finance-cmte-mtg-03-11-26/--------------
Franklin TV video is available for replay - https://www.youtube.com/live/UZl8H4Koptg?&t=476
Agenda (updated 3/11/26) - https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03112026-2189
My notes in one PDF - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oxC1JQgvl3PoNs-2qaHf9vacux3JvsZY/view?usp=drive_link
Photo album of the grant presentation slides shared
https://photos.app.goo.gl/kLdsxaJEHqXjYEzT7
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Thursday, March 12, 2026
Finance Committee gets a good discussion on policies, and an update on the grant process yielding $112M over 10 years (video)
- a healthy and engaging discussion on the policies, to be resumed at one of the budget hearings in April before making a recommendation on changes (if any) to the Town Council
- Presentation on the grant process and the yield of $112M over 10 years, an average of $10M/year
- Future Agenda Items / Next meeting Dates:
- a. April 6, 7, 8 & 9, 2026 - Anticipated Finance Committee Budget Hearings
- b. May 28, 2026 - FY27 Budget discussion - first look at health care numbers as open enrollment would have closed Apr 30
- c. June 3, 2026 - FY27 Budget discussion and vote to recommend budget with changes (if any) for the Town Council to vote on at their June 10 session









