The Franklin Food Pantry "Big Purple Bin" will be closed to donations on Friday, April 14. We will reopen the bin on Monday, April 24, 2023.
For everyone's safety, please DO NOT leave donations on the steps or around the locked bin.
Thank you!
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| Franklin Food Pantry purple box closed for school vacation week |
5:30pm - John Demers (live music) (67 Degrees Brewery)
Saturday, December 24 = Christmas Eve
Sunday, December 25 = Christmas Day
Monday, December 26 Library and Town buildings closed Tuesday, December 27 10:30am - Pumpernickel Puppets (Franklin Public Library) Wednesday, December 28 10:30am - Trevor the Games Man! (Franklin Public Library) 3:00pm - Box City (Franklin Public Library) Thursday, December 29 10:30am - Music at the Blissful! A Fun Family Concert! (Franklin Public Library) 2:00pm - Teen Murder Mystery Party (Franklin Public Library)
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| Community Calendar |
Check out our upcoming February Break Programs. Registration for all February Break Programs will open on Monday (Dec 12, 2022)!
Register online at franklinma.myrec.com
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| Enjoy the February School Break with one or more Franklin Recreation Programs - Registration opens Dec 12, 2022 |
Our friends @FranklinRec have plenty of great programs to keep the kiddos entertained this April Break.
Registration is live now! buff.ly/3qMGzhk
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| Recreation Dept provides April vacation programs -registration is open now |
Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOFranklinMA/status/1509219666446671882
"Please find the April Edition of the FPS District newsletter posted here! conta.cc/2RF65Xg
We hope everyone enjoys a fun and safe April Break week!"
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| Franklin Public Schools: District Newsletter - April 2021 |
The Reopening Update for the School Committee meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Feb 24, 2021 was posted to the meeting packet page. It had not been available on the weekend when the agenda was shared here on Sunday (likely due to the schools vacation last week).
Reopening Status: https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/uploads/reopening_schools_status_update_feb_18_2020-2021.pdf
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| Reopening Status update for SchCommMtg Feb 24, 2021 |
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| No school Friday, vacation week 2/15-2/19 |
"School officials have voted to cancel April vacation this year, making the Franklin School District the latest to erase the spring break from their calendars.
Instead, the district - like others in the area - will continue with remote learning as students remain home during the coronavirus crisis.
Schools have now been closed for five weeks, with some having gotten more formal remote learning underway two or three weeks ago.
“This will provide for continuity at this time,” Franklin school officials noted in a statement issued on Wednesday."
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| screengrab of the budget discussion portion of the School Committee meeting Tuesday, April 14, 2020 |
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| Franklin Public Schools: Closure Update and Vacation Survey Response Requested |
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| Register Now for Kids' Corner February Vacation Events |
A third human case of Eastern equine encephalitis has been diagnosed in the state, and horses in Mendon and Uxbridge have been euthanized after testing positive for the virus, the state Department of Public Health said Friday.Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
The patient is a man over the age of 60 who was exposed to the virus in northern Franklin County, health officials said. The risk level in two communities in Franklin County - Heath and Colrain - has been raised to critical as a result.
Uxbridge interim Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner told the Worcester Telegram & Gazette that the horse, which was on a farm in South Uxbridge near the Rhode Island border, had been sick and couldn’t successfully be treated for the infection, which is caused by a virus spread by infected mosquitoes.
Selectmen are looking to update a policy that prevents nonunion employees from taking a vacation for as much as a year after their start dates.Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
“Probably my biggest challenge in soliciting folks to come in and work for the town is when I explain our vacation policy,” Milford Human Resources Director Maureen Gifford said.
Town employees – regardless of their prior experience or past benefit package – must accrue the available two weeks’ time off during their first year before being able to use it in their second year.
After five years, employees can earn a third week. The deal is written into the bylaws and is non-negotiable.
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| Wally the Green Monster visits with the World Series trophy, Tues Apr 16 |
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| Book Bites - a monthly event for tweens (those 8 and under), Tues Apr 16 |
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| Animal Affair - Weds Apr 17 |
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| Mr. Vinny Shadow Puppet Show - Thu Apr 18 |
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| Peter Rabbit egg hunt, Fri Apr 19 |
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| catch your breath with guided meditation, Fri Apr 19 |
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| Family Yoga Adventure, Sat Apr 20 |
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| It is time for your turn |
This February Vacation, your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to drop by the library each day for a series of spy training activities!
Come in at any time each day for a new activity where you’ll build your skill set and learn to be a master spy!
Once you have completed all of the activities, receive your special spy prize on Friday!
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| Franklin Library: Spy Training Camp |
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| Franklin Public Library: Mr Vinny's Puppet Show |
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| Franklin Public Library: Sign Language |
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| Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) |
"As an exhibition title, “Nicholas Nixon: Persistence of Vision” is almost self-explanatory. The show runs at the Institute of Contemporary Art through April 22.
Nixon needs no introduction around here. For many years, he’s been one of the starriest names in what has long been a very starry photography faculty at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. And since his inclusion in the ground-breaking 1975 exhibition “New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape,” Nixon has had a national, and eventually international, reputation for decades.
So the Nicholas Nixon part of the title is clear enough. Ditto “persistence.” Nixon turned 70 in October, and the show’s 112 black-and-white images start in 1974 and extend to this year. In fact, there are two or three photographs for each year. The sole exception is 2017, which has just one image: the latest iteration of Nixon’s most famous body of work, “The Brown Sisters.” The series consists of an annual group portrait of Nixon’s wife and three sisters-in-law."
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| April vacation destination in our backyard: The Brown Sisters photos |
February school vacation is here! And what better way to spend the week than by going to public skating. Day-time public skating hours will be held every day this week. Head down to the rink for some school vacation fun! #fmcicesports pic.twitter.com/zpUuv8aEab— PirelliVeteransArena (@PirelliArena) February 16, 2018
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| Vacation Week Skating Schedule at Pirelli Veterans Arena |
