Franklin Public Schools will have a 2-hour delay for students (1 hour for staff) on Feb 25, 2026

Franklin Public Schools will have a 2-hour delay for students and a 1-hour delay for staff on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. 

All before-school and ECDC programs will be cancelled. 

Please check your email for additional details.

Shared from - https://www.franklinps.net/live-feed#11532955

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 ???

Digging out from the snow underway .........

Schools (Franklin Public, Tri-County, BFCCPS, etc.) closed

Library, Senior Center, Municipal & Recreation Buildings closed

Curbside trash/recycling not happening today. Those scheduled for Monday are planned for Wednesday pickup, Tuesday on Thursday, Wednesday on Friday, Thursday on Saturday, and Friday on next Monday...

Elizabeth's Bagels closed Tuesday Feb 24

The Community Closet will be closed today (February 24) as we dig out from the Blizzard of ’26. We will be open next Tuesday, March 3, from 12-2p. Sorry for any inconvenience. Appointments can be made for later in the week.

Find the storm collection - https://www.franklinmatters.org/2026/02/storm-collection-feb-22-23-2026.html

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 ???

***  Town Meetings today   ***

Massachusetts Strategic Health Group Meeting ????

Tuesday, February 24 Time: 1:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02242026-2151 

Franklin School Committee Meeting - confirmed as Remote Only

Tuesday, February 24 Time: 6:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02242026-2148 

 

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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

DPW Director Cantoreggi provides an update for Tuesday, Feb 24

Town of Franklin DPW Director Robert "Brutus" Cantoreggi with an update at the end of Monday, 2/23/26.

Town and Schools closed Tuesday, 2/24

parking ban extends to noon on Tuesday, 2/24

Curbside pickup delayed again:

• Monday will now be picked up on Weds
• Tuesday on Thursday
• Wednesday on Friday
• Thursday on Saturday
• Friday, next Monday

This is subject to change due to other weather events possible this week

Audio link - https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1667-franklin-ma-dpw-storm-updates-02-23-26/

Franklin Public Schools will be closed on Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Franklin Public Schools will be closed
on Tuesday, February 24, 2026

"Franklin Public Schools will be closed on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, due to the ongoing winter storm. This includes all after-school activities. 

All town and school offices will also be closed."

Shared from - https://www.franklinps.net/live-feed#11519035

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Monday, February 23, 2026 ???

Snow, snow, and more snow...

Schools (Franklin Public, Tri-County, BFCCPS, etc.) closed

Library, Senior Center, Municipal & Recreation Buildings closed

Curbside trash/recycling not happening Monday, which is currently planned for Tuesday pickup, followed by a 1 day delay for all others (Tues on Weds, etc.)

Find the storm collection - https://www.franklinmatters.org/2026/02/storm-collection-feb-22-23-2026.html

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Monday, February 23, 2026 ???

*** NO Town Meetings today   ***

There were meetings scheduled for today, given the closings/cancelations, and timing of storm, they are NOT likely to happen

 

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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

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Monday, January 26, 2026 ???

Monday, January 26

• Town office closed
• Library closed
• Senior Center closed
• Public Schools closed
• BFCCPS school closed
• Tri-County Voc Tech closed

9am Fallen Heroes: William 0. Martello (Town Common, Veterans Memorial)

due to the storm, rescheduled to Tuesday, January 27 at 9am

*** NO Town Meetings today   ***

Meetings previously scheduled, canceled due to the storm

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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

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Sunday, February 9, 2025 ???

Sunday, February 9

• Last days to order charCUTEerie box - Food Pantry fund raiser

11:00am Sunday Brunch (Teddy Gallagher's Irish Pub)
1:00pm CLOSED - (due to the weather) Franklin Historical Museum (always free)
1:15pm CANCELED - 2nd Sunday Speaker (Franklin Historical Museum) (to be rescheduled)
4:00pm Franklin Distinguished Young Women - Info Session (90 Hayward St)

 

 

**   NO  Town Meetings today   **

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Why are there multiple calendars?

What's happening today in Franklin? 

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:

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 Library calendar of events ->    calendar link

The Senior Center calendar of events ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=37&showPastEvents=false

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-calendars

Franklin Public Schools: School is canceled Thursday, Feb 6 due to weather forecast

February 6, 2025

School is canceled Thu, Feb 6

Dear Franklin Public Schools Staff and Families,

After consulting with the Franklin DPW and reviewing the timing of icy road conditions predicted during our school dismissal window, the Franklin Public Schools will be closed on Thursday, February 6, 2025. 

All afternoon and evening activities are canceled.

Respectfully,

Franklin Public Schools

Franklin Senior Center closed Feb 6 due to snow

via messages from the Senior Center  

"Franklin Senior Center is closed today, Thursday February 6th due to the impending snow storm. This includes all activities and rides for the day."

Franklin Senior Center closed Feb 6 due to snow

Check out the Senior Center page https://franklinma.gov/583/Franklin-Senior-Center-Council-on-Aging

Franklin School Committee reviews FHS program of studies & approved Westboro for membership to the Accept Collaborative (audio)

FM #924 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 924 in the series. 

This session shares the Franklin, MA School Committee meeting held on Tuesday, January 24, 2023. The meeting was conducted in the Council Chambers with six members present and one member (M Whitmore) remote. Hence all votes were via roll call.

School Committee Chair Denise Spencer opens the meeting at 7:00 PM. 

Key items on the agenda

• Update from Supt Giguere on the Inclement Weather Policy, now that we have had some weather to deal with, a reminder on the process, how it is coordinated with DPW, Police and Fire. Additional details posted on FPS page (see link below)

• FHS Program of Studies - Principal Josh Hanna presented an update on the program highlighting some changes to add courses, and answered questions from the School Committee. He acknowledged as he began that this was the results of a whole team of effort, many of whom were out and about tonight with student activities. The PDF of my notes captures screen presentation pages. The presentation doc should get posted soon to the meeting folder so you can find additional details

• Accept Collaborative presentation - E Stokes recused herself from this portion of the meeting to avoid a conflict of interest. The presentation provided an overview of the services and work among the collaborative to support the needs of the students in the district. This was all in advance of a discussion and vote by the Committee to approve the application of Westborough into the Collaborative (each member needs to do so, it was mentioned this is the first of a few). The Committee voted unanimously (6-0-1; 6 for, 0 no, 1 - recuse)

• Proposed school committee meeting calendar and Accept Collaborative report were among the items for discussion only

• The Committee did enter Executive Session not to return to open meeting

The show notes contain a link to the full agenda and to my notes & photos captured via Twitter during the meeting. 

The recording runs about 1 hour and 40 minutes, so let’s listen to the Franklin School Committee on January 24, 2023. Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-924-town-of-franklin-ma-school-cmte-mtg-01-24-23

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School Committee page -> https://www.franklinps.net/district/school-committee 

Inclement weather page -> https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/uploads/weather_2022_2.pdf 

Video link -> https://youtu.be/6f53S5iyXpU 

The agenda doc contains info on remote participation -> https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/uploads/scagenda_1-24-23.pdf 

All the documents released for this meeting (some after the meeting) can be found in one folder -> https://www.franklinps.net/district/school-committee/pages/january-24-2023-school-committee-meeting-packet

My Twitter notes are here in one PDF file ->  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pWMoZmkmt2nkhBczlP0QYMBbBVPrew5d/view?usp=share_link 

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How can you help?

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Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.

 

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If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com

The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana"  c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.

I hope you enjoy!

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FHS Principal Josh Hanna

Urgent: Franklin Public Schools CLOSED Friday, December 23, 2022

Franklin Public Schools CLOSED Friday, December 23, 2022

All Franklin Public Schools will be CLOSED on Friday, December 23rd, 2022 due to anticipated inclement weather.

Shared from -> https://www.franklinps.net/district/urgent-alerts/franklin-public-schools-closed-friday-december-23rd-2022

Parmenter in the snow of Dec 2019

Franklin Public Schools: Urgent - Two hour delay February 14, 2022

Two hour delay February 14, 2022

February 14, 2022

Dear Franklin Community,

Due to the road conditions, the Franklin Public Schools will have a 2-hour delay this morning, Monday, February 14, 2022. Those who work in central office should arrive as you are safely able to do so.

A separate email about ECDC sessions will be sent.

Please drive safely.

Franklin Public Schools

Shared from FPS page ->  https://www.franklinps.net/district/urgent-alerts/two-hour-delay-february-14-2022

Franklin Public Schools: Urgent - Two hour delay February 14, 2022

Franklin Public Schools: Schools will be CLOSED with a snow day on Friday, February 4

February 3, 2022

Dear Franklin Community,

The weather is expected to bring icy conditions and flash freezing in the morning, with sleet and snow to fall later in the day. As a result of this forecast, the Franklin Public Schools will be CLOSED with a snow day on Friday, February 4.

For the safety of all staff, district and school offices will also be closed. Those who are able to work from home should do so as you are able.

There will be no after school or evening activities.  I hope everyone has a nice weekend. Stay safe.

Sara Ahern
Superintendent of Schools

Schools will be CLOSED with a snow day on Friday, February 4

Franklin's Event Outlook: Jan 7, 2022 to Jan 13, 2022

The weekend got quieter with the snow storm arriving Friday resulting in the Electric Youth performance being moved out to Feb 26. COVID case counts could also have been a factor as it was for the cancelation of Joe Landry's presentation scheduled for Weds Jan 15 at the Senior Center.

The Second Sunday Speaker scheduled for the Historical Museum is assumed to be on. If there are changes, the calendar will be updated.

The Franklin Matters Q&A session will remain on the schedule as participation via the Zoom conference bridge works well. Email me (shersteve@gmail.com) for the link if you want to get your questions about Franklin answered.

Be well. The COVID-19 cases are setting new records. If you aren't yet vaccinated, please do so. Otherwise social distancing and masking is the next best protection.

 
Saturday, January 8
9:30am - St Mary's Women's Faith Formation
10:00am - Historical Museum (always free)
4:00pm - PPD to Feb 26 -> Electric Youth
8:00pm - PPD to Feb 26 -> Electric Youth

Sunday, January 9
1:00pm - Historical Museum (always free)
1:15pm - Second Sunday Speaker: Byzantine & Russian Icons

Wednesday, January 12
11:00am - Franklin Matters Q&A
1:00pm - CANCELED - Joe Landry highlighting the “Schools of Franklin”

Find the full 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 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

Community Calendar