Friday, August 4, 2023

Franklin's Event Outlook: August 4, 2023 to August 10, 2023

Friday, August 4

2:00pm - Franklin Farmers Market (Franklin Town Common)

2:00pm - Thrift Threads thrift shop (Franklin Federated Church)

3:00pm - Cousin's Maine Lobster (food truck) (Franklin Town Common)

3:30pm - Steve Poirier (live music) (Franklin Town Common)

6:00pm - Frank Padula Band (live music) (Franklin Town Common)

6:00pm - Laura May Duo (live music) (La Cantina Winery)

8:00pm - Movie Night: "Back to the Future" (Franklin Town Common)

Saturday, August 5

10:00am - Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

1:00pm - Science Workshop (middle school/teens) (Franklin Public Library)

2:00pm - The Highwayman performed by Matt York (live music) (Franklin Public Library)

4:00pm - Patrick Durkin (live music) (La Cantina Winery)

5:00pm - Michael Rivelis (live music) (Birchwood Bakery & Restaurant)

Sunday, August 6

10:00am - FUSF Service "Nurturing the Fruits of Mindfulness" (First Universalist Society of Franklin)

1:00pm - Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

4:00pm - FSPA Senior Voice Recital (THE BLACK BOX)

Tuesday, August 8

10:00am - FSPA Open House (Franklin School for Performing Arts)

11:00am - Books to Go (Horace Mann Middle School)

7:00pm - FBRTC Meeting (67 Degrees Brewery)

Wednesday, August 9

1:00pm - Senior Scribblers (writing group)

Thursday, August 10

6:00pm - Dave Penza (live music)

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The Franklin Art Association Art Gallery remains open during business hours at Escape into Fiction (Main St, Franklin)

Find the full Community event calendar https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html

The Cultural calendar displays only the cultural events https://www.franklinculture.org/things-do/pages/calendar

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

Franklin's Event Outlook: August 4, 2023 to August 10, 2023

Roadwork Notice: Paving for the Union Street Mill & Overlay Project Starts Week of August 7, 2023

Notice from the Department of Public Works:

Paving for the Union Street Mill and Overlay Project will be starting the week of August 7, 2023 by the Town's Contractor, Massachusetts Broken Stone Company, weather permitting.

The project work will take place on Union Street from before School Street to Arlington Street.

Detours will be in place and may change daily. Please seek alternate routes. Delays should be expected.

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Roadwork Notice: Paving for the Union Street Mill & Overlay Project Starts Week of August 7, 2023

More Perfect Union - wfpr.fm: 86 - Discussing The Fourth, Mass Shootings, Regulations, Legislation & more (audio)

In this episode, the group sits down to discuss their fourth of July traditions, mass shootings that happened over the weekend, how legislation and regulations help, the other components of this problem, and much more.

Audio file -> https://player.captivate.fm/episode/0b08a8a9-dfe9-4d24-a4b6-bc4351cad054

Franklin.TV: A More Perfect Union (audio)

wfpr.fm: A More Perfect Union (audio)

More Perfect Union - WFPR

Discussing American Politics and Current Events

Peter Fasciano, Dr. Michael Walker Jones, Dr. Natalia Linos, Jeff Roy, and Nick Remissong host a round table discussion on current events and American politics, bringing about thoughtful conversation, compelling discourse, and a look at what the future might hold for the United States.

Find all the More Perfect Union episodes online -> https://more-perfect-union.captivate.fm/episodes or subscribe with your favorite podcast app

Want to track who's taken papers for each position? Thanks to our Town Clerk, you can

This will be updated periodically and I'll share weekly.

https://www.franklinma.gov/town-clerk/news/nomination-papers-filed-832023-town-election-1172023

The Election Collection for this year will contain all the information shared here during the run up to and just after the election on November 7, 2023. -> bit.ly/FranklinElection2023

Want to track who's taken papers for each position? Thanks to our Town Clerk, you can

Night Owl Farm schedules "Nutrition Myths Workshop" - Aug 11

"New workshop alert!!

Learn about common misconceptions surrounding nutrition and food.

Come join this safe space to ask questions & get support. No judgement! Bring all your burning nutrition questions.

Learn more and sign up here: https://night-owl-farm.square.site/workshops"

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Night Owl Farm schedules "Nutrition Myths Workshop" - Aug 11

Town of Franklin: E-Newsletter for August 2023

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August 2023 Edition

Biennial Town Election

The Biennial Town Election is set for Nov. 7, 2023 at Franklin High School from 6am - 8pm. Nomination papers are available now, they must be returned to the Office of the Town Clerk by Sept. 6 no later than 5PM. Questions? Contact the Office of the Town Clerk at 508-520-4900 or email ndanello@franklinma.gov.

Please note that Oct. 28 is the last day to register to vote. You may check or update your information via the State's Online Voter Registration tool. For additional Election information, please visit the Town Clerk's webpage.

Changes to Downtown Parking

Check Signage

The public is reminded to check all parking signs and street signs throughout the summer as downtown parking changes are implemented.

To ensure quick and easy payment processing within our municipal lots, parkers are encouraged to download Flowbird, our mobile park and pay application. Learn more about Flowbird via our online parking portal.

Depot St. & Ferrara's Municipal Parking Lot Rate Structure

Sunday - Thursday

5AM to 12PM - $3.00 flat rate all day
12PM to 6PM - $2.00 flat rate all day
6PM to 12AM is Free!

Friday & Saturday

5AM to 2AM - Free

Please note there is no overnight parking allowed. Police take notice and violators will be susceptible to a $50.00 fine, per violation.

As announced in the July 1st Downtown Parking Changes Memo, changes to the parking bylaw were pending Town Council approval. Town Administration and Town Council have since refined the parking bylaw as of July 19, 2023. The following changes are in effect as of Aug. 1, 2023.

Parking lots are operational 7 days a week at 5AM for the first commuter train.
Curfew is 5AM to 12AM Sunday - Thursday (Existing flat rate structure)
Curfew is 5AM to 2AM Friday - Saturday (Free)

Visit the Town of Franklin's Online Parking Portal for more information.

Department of Public Works

Hydrant Painting Applications Due

Flex your creative skills during the 2nd Fire Hydrant Painting Event hosted by the Town of Franklin Department of Public Works! Registration is open until Aug. 11, 2023. Proposed designs must be submitted for approval along with a completed application. Applicants will be notified by Aug. 25, 2023. All approved and completed painted hydrants will be reviewed.

Judging will take place between Oct. 2 - Oct. 12, 2023. Winners will be announced at the DPW Touch a Truck event on Oct. 14, 2023. Highest vote winner in the following categories: Under the age of 12; 12 to 17; 18 & over; judges' choice.

Learn more and access the application here.

Road Work Updates

The Town has a variety of road work projects in progress. Below is a status update from our Engineering Department.

Union Street: Union St. road work is underway. The DPW's contractor has milled the asphalt surface from School St. to Washington St. and will be preparing the surface for paving a new top coat of asphalt in the next couple of weeks.

Arlington Street Neighborhood: The Arlington St. neighborhood road work project is also moving right along as the contractor has reclaimed the old pavement, paved the first course of asphalt and has been installing new curb with sidewalks to follow. The final top course of pavement is expected to be complete sometime in Sept.

Grove Street: The second phase of the Grove St. improvements is also expected to start up this month. The work will include extending the multi-use path from where we left off in Phase 1 at Tobacco Road to the trailhead of the SNETT. Road work will include improvements and paving from Tobacco Road to Kenwood Circle. The work will continue through this fall and into next summer.

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Register now for Dean’s 26th Annual President’s Cup Golf Tournament

Monday, September 18, 2023
Franklin Country Club
9:00 AM shotgun start
Lunch, Awards, & Networking Opportunities

Please join us for a day of golf and networking while supporting scholarships for Dean students at the 26th Annual President's Cup Golf Tournament at the Franklin Country Club.

Sponsorship Opportunities: If you are interested in either an individual or corporate sponsorship opportunity, please click here for more information.

Golf with Dean! Register individually, as a foursome, or as Friend of Dean College supporter. Click here to be a part of the President's Cup experience.

Register to play or Sponsor the 26th Annual President's Golf Tournament!

For more information regarding the President's Cup registration, sponsorship opportunities, volunteer opportunities, or lunch tickets, please contact Alyssa Norton at 508-541-1676 or by email at anorton@dean.edu