What's happening in Franklin, MA: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 ???

Tuesday, March 10

9:00am Fallen Hero: Marshall E. Rollins & John A. Schur (Veterans Walkway, Franklin Town Common)

12:00pm Community Closet (Franklin United Methodist Church)

Library & Senior Center events

For additional details on Library events -> 

https://www.franklinma.gov/942/Calendar-of-Events

For additional details on Senior Center events ->   

https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=37,24&showPastEvents=false

Note: Senior Center checking on why their events are suddenly being shown as "All Day". You can use the monthly newsletter for specific program/event times

***  Town Meetings today   ***

250th Franklin Anniversary Communications Subcommittee Meeting

Tuesday, March 10 Time: 5:30 PM

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03102026-2121 

Franklin School Committee Meeting

Tuesday, March 10 Time: 6:00 PM

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03102026-2175 

Friends of the Franklin Public Library Meeting

Tuesday, March 10 Time: 6:00 PM - 7:45 PM

Social event, no agenda posted

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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

Friends' Social: You Are Invited! - Tuesday, March 10

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🌟 You Are Invited! 🌟 📅 Tuesday, March 10 | 🕕6:30–7 PM | 📍 Franklin Public Library Join us for a Friends' Social — a chance to meet Friends and learn how you can get involved with Friends of the Franklin Library! Enjoy some refreshments, grab a free tote bag, and stay afterwards for our March Board Meeting — all are welcome! 💛About Us Friends of the Franklin Library is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and promoting the Library's collections, programs, and community engagement. If you can't attend, please contact us at FoFL02038@gmail.com to learn more or get involved. 🙌 We're Looking For: ●       Volunteers — Looking for a way to give back? Come get involved! ●       Board Members — Step into a leadership role! ●       Website Helpers — especially those with Wix experience We hope to see you on March 10th! View email in browser Friends of the Franklin Library · PO Box 147 · Franklin, MA 02038-0147 · USA

Join the Friends of the Franklin Library for a Friends’ Social - Tuesday, March 10

You’re Invited!

Friends’ Social - Tuesday, March 10

📅 Tuesday, March 10 | 🕕 6:30–7 PM | 📍 Franklin Public Library

Join us for a Friends’ Social — a chance to meet Friends and learn how you can get involved with Friends of the Franklin Library! Enjoy some refreshments, grab a free tote bag and stay afterwards for our March Board Meeting — all are welcome! 

💛 About Us

Friends of the Franklin Library is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and promoting the Library’s collections, programs, and community engagement.

If you can’t attend, please contact us at FoFL02038@gmail.com to learn more or get involved.

🙌 We’re Looking For:

● Volunteers — have extra time & looking for a way to give back? Come get involved!

● Board Members — step into a leadership role 

● Website Helpers — especially those with Wix experience

The next Rise Up social hour is scheduled for Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 10 AM

Good morning,

I'm looking forward to seeing you at Rise Up this Saturday!

The next Rise Up social hour is scheduled
for Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 10 AM

Date: Saturday, Feb 21, 2026

Time: 10:00 AM

Location: Franklin United Methodist Church

82 West Central St, Franklin, MA 02038

Parking: On the left side of the building

Entrance: On the left side of the building (choice of ramp or stairs)

Restrooms: There is a handicap accessible restroom.

Outline:

- open social time

- group discussion

- wrap-up

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This one-hour social meet-up is intended to be a safe space for:

• individuals navigating life with disability to meet others they can relate with
• community partners to learn more about the population and share resources
• support persons to meet other support persons

For additional information about this event, please visit ->  https://alirheaume.com/rise-up

Rise Up Social Hour This Saturday, January 17 at 10 AM

Good morning, 

Our next Rise Up Social Hour is this Saturday!

Date: Saturday, January 17th

Time: 10:00 AM

Location: Franklin United Methodist Church

82 West Central St, Franklin, MA 02038

Parking: On the left side of the building

Entrance: On the left side of the building (choice of ramp or stairs)

Restrooms: There is a handicap accessible restroom.

Outline:

• open social time
• creating vision boards: supplies and guidance for how to make one included (you don't have to make one if you don't want to - come anyway to hang out!)
• wrap-up

Hope to see you Saturday!!

Rise Up Social Hour This Saturday, January 17 at 10 AM

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This one-hour social meet-up is intended to be a safe space for:

• individuals navigating life with disability to meet others they can relate with
• community partners to learn more about the population and share resources
• support persons to meet other support persons

For additional information about this event, please visit ->  https://alirheaume.com/rise-up

The next Heart Of Massachusetts Networking & Referral Group is April 16

We’re excited to share that our good friend Bee Santangelo, will be our April 16th Sponsor of The Heart Of Massachusetts Networking & Referral Group!

next Heart Of MA Networking & Referral Group is Apr 16

Bee is the Owner of @busybsocial BusyBSocial - Social Media | Marketing | Advertising Agency. She extremely talented and is our number one referral partner! We’ve been collaborating for years on social media to bring value to the people in our lives - more specifically, the network we’ve built together. She’s a friend, mentor and networking partner. I trust her so much and can say from my heart that you’re in the absolute best hands with her helping your business with social media advertising! 🐝

You can register on Eventbrite -> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-heart-of-massachusetts-networking-referral-group-tickets-1290253265249?

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

🌄 Rise Up with Special Events this Saturday July 20

Hi friend!

I'm so excited for Rise Up this Saturday, with two special happenings, including free clothes!!

Here are the details:

- Date: Saturday, July 20

- Time: 10-11 AM

- Location: Franklin United Methodist Church

82 West Central Street, Franklin (parking and entrance on left side) 

Agenda:

  - Open social time as people come in

  - Group introductions and special visit with Lisa Drennan from Merge Consulting, about community inclusion

  - More open social time and free clothes shopping from the church's Community Closet (we are having an accessible shopping experience where we meet on the first floor, as the clothing is usually located on the second floor, but volunteers will be bringing some down for us) ***

***If you have any particular clothing items you would be looking for, please reply by Wednesday evening with your item and size preferences, so the church can pull some items down for you

Example: size small women's tank tops or size large men's shorts

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This one-hour social meet-up is intended to be a safe space for:

• individuals navigating life with disability to meet others they can relate with
• community partners to learn more about the population and share resources
• support persons to meet other support persons

For additional information about this event, please visit ->  https://alirheaume.com/rise-up

Rise Up with Special Events this Saturday July 20

Rise Up THIS Saturday, Feb 17 at 10 AM

Hi friend!

I feel sooooo excited to see you for our next Rise Up social hour, this Saturday, February 17, at 10 AM.

Location:

Franklin United Methodist Church (it's to the right of the Museum)

82 West Central Street
Franklin, MA 02038

Parking and entrance (with a ramp) are both on the left side of the building.

There is a handicap accessible restroom inside.

If you're wondering anything else about the location, feel free to ask!

See you Saturday 😄

This one-hour social meet-up is intended to be a safe space for:

• individuals navigating life with disability to meet others they can relate with
• community partners to learn more about the population and share resources
• support persons to meet other support persons

For additional information about this event, please visit ->   https://alirheaume.com/rise-up

Rise Up this Saturday! Dec 9 at Franklin TV Studio

Hey friends!

I get soooo excited to see you at our Rise Up social hour!!

We are meeting this Saturday, 10-11 AM, at the Franklin TV Community Room (23 Hutchinson St, Franklin). 

If you have any questions, feel free to reply. Otherwise, hope to see you there :)

Ali Rheaume

This one-hour social meet-up is intended to be a safe space for:

• individuals navigating life with disability to meet others they can relate with
• community partners to learn more about the population and share resources
• support persons to meet other support persons

For additional information about this event, please visit ->  https://alirheaume.com/rise-up

Rise Up this Saturday! Dec 9 at Franklin TV Studio

RISE Up - next social hour gathering Saturday, Oct 28 at 10 AM at Franklin TV

via Ali Rheaume:

The location for the upcoming social hour has been chosen! Thanks to Steve Sherlock, who attended our last gathering, we have been invited to gather at the Franklin TV station. I know, sounds odd at first, but they have a great common area inside, the option of space outside, and accessible parking, entrance, and restrooms. Can't beat that, right!? Thanks Steve! 

The updated schedule is with the new location address included.

This one-hour social meet-up is intended to be a safe space for:

• individuals navigating life with disability to meet others they can relate with
• community partners to learn more about the population and share resources
• support persons to meet other support persons

Looking forward to seeing you on Oct 28th!

Be well,

For additional information about this event, please visit ->  https://alirheaume.com/rise-up

RISE Up - next social hour gathering Saturday, Oct 28 at 10 AM  at Franklin TV

RISE Up -  social hour gathering schedule

Rise Up scheduled for Saturday, at 10 AM at the Sculpture Park

This one-hour social meet-up is intended to be a safe space for:

• individuals navigating life with disability to meet others they can relate with
• community partners to learn more about the population and share resources
• support persons to meet other support persons

Where: Franklin Sculpture Park, Panther Way

When: Saturday, Sep 9 at 10 AM

For additional information about this event, please visit ->  https://alirheaume.com/rise-up

Rise Up scheduled for Saturday, at 10 AM at the Sculpture Park

Come meet & greet some of the Franklin School Committee - March 19 from 11 AM to 1 PM

"Saturday March 19, 11 AM - 1 PM at the Franklin Public Library! 

Come meet and greet a few of the Franklin School Committee Members! 

We will be located in the "Friends Room"

https://t.co/do1kb2mW9o

 

Come meet & greet some of the Franklin School Committee - March 19 from 11 AM to 1 PM

FM #475 Working Moms Social Club - 02/08/21 (audio)

FM #475 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 475 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Kristi Morin of the Working Moms Social Club based in Franklin. We had our conversation via conference bridge to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period.

We talk about: 

• Kristi’s Franklin story
• the purpose of the group
• meeting/gathering adjustments made during COVID
• Open for new members with a nominal annual membership fee ($25)

Links to the Working Moms Social Club web and Facebook pages are included in the show notes. The recording runs about 16 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Kristi.  Audio file =  https://player.captivate.fm/episode/ea6273a6-982c-4bc3-b198-bf9110c38989

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Working Moms Social Club web page = https://www.workingmomsocialclub.org/

Facebook page = https://www.facebook.com/workingmomsocialclub 

Email for questions, etc. = admin@workingmomsocialclub.org 

Article by Warren Reynolds at 02038.com = https://02038.com/2021/02/local-moms-help-working-mothers/ 

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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm).

This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.
 
How can you help?

• If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors
• If you don't like something here, please let me know

Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.
 
For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news/

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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You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters" 

FM #475 Working Moms Social Club - 02/08/21 (audio)

October 2020 VIRTUAL Coffee Social - Oct 7

October 2020 VIRTUAL Coffee Social

Join us Wednesday, October 7 at 10:00 a.m.

HELLO VETERANS!

We hope you all had a wonderful summer despite restrictions caused by the pandemic. It's hard to believe autumn officially begins tomorrow, September 22!

We hope you and your families are remaining healthy and safe by wearing face coverings and observing social distancing guidelines when out in public.

Remember to wash your hands thoroughly after going to the store or appointments. Keeping hand sanitizer in your car is a good idea too!

 

We will be hosting our monthly coffee social via Zoom on Wednesday, October 7 at 10:00 AM.

 

We hope you can join us for veterans' updates and conversation with fellow veterans! Feel free to extend the invitation to other veterans who may not be on our contact list.

 

If you have not participated in a Zoom call yet, you'll need to download the Zoom app on your device before joining us.

 

Here is the log-in information for the October meeting only:

Join Zoom via URL:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87590054730

 

Call in number: 1-929-205-6099

Enter Meeting ID: 875 9005 4730 and press #

 

For more information, contact the Veterans Services Office at: (508) 613-1315.

We look forward to chatting with you at the October Coffee Social!

 

 

October 2020 VIRTUAL Coffee Social - Oct 7

Hold the date: June VIRTUAL or IN-PERSON Veterans Coffee Social - June 3

June VIRTUAL or IN-PERSON Coffee Social

Join us Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

Our May VIRTUAL Coffee Social was a success! There were 18 guests in attendance via Zoom, a free video-conferencing tool.

It was great to see so many of our veterans on-screen and know that they are staying healthy and safe. We were also joined by our friend Courtney, a dedicated Starbucks Associate who assists us at our monthly Coffee Socials. Starbucks continues to be such a generous community partner and we can't thank Courtney and the rest of the Route 140 Starbucks team enough!

We are not sure when the Senior Center will re-open but we plan to host the June Coffee Social either in-person or virtually via Zoom. 

Stay tuned for updates on this web site!

Hold the date: June VIRTUAL or IN-PERSON Veterans Coffee Social - June 3