It's time for the Franklin DPW's 2025 Hydrant Painting Event!
For more information, including event rules, application and frequently asked questions, please visit: https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/1160/2025-Hydrant-Painting-Event
Monday, July 14, 2025
Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 079 - Love, Robert Frost, Joining the Navy, Oranges, and much more
In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about love, reflecting on a Robert Frost poem, joining the navy after high school, trying to find the magic, a work in progress on a story, and poetry about oranges and an intro to poems.
Audio link -> https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episode/episode-078-love-robert-frost-joining-the-navy-oranges-and-much-more
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| Senior Story Hour - WFPR |
Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group
Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more.
Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) -> https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes
Boston Globe All-Scholastics - Spring 2025
"The Globe salutes the region's best high school athletes and coaches in eight spring sports. Click here to meet the athletes and coaches of the year. -> https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/11/sports/boston-globe-all-scholastics-spring-2025/
And don't miss the print section in the Sunday, July 13 paper."
Boston Globe: "See the latest rent estimates and trends for cities and towns in Greater Boston"
"When you live in Greater Boston, it can feel like the rent never stops climbing. Each year, the price of signing a new lease, or resigning an old one, grows more expensive — whether it be by $50 or $200 — than it was last year.Indeed, there’s some truth to that.In many metropolitan areas across the US, rents have trended down over the last year or so, particularly in places where an abundance of new housing has come online.Not Greater Boston.Rent in this housing-starved region has grown more expensive in nearly every community over the last year, according to a new monthly rent tracker launched by the Globe that compares rental trends at the local level"
See the latest rent estimates and trends
Shared from -> https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/08/12/business/greater-boston-apartments-rent-price-tracker/
How to access the Globe articles via the Franklin Library with your library card
Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm Schedule for Monday, July 14, 2025
Yes, Franklin has it's own radio station -> wfpr.fm. Franklin Public Radio has a brand new schedule for the locally produced shows that fill our air waves.
It is available anywhere, anytime at wfpr.fm or in the local Franklin, MA area at 102.9 on the FM dial.
Tune in to listen to the following:
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| wfpr.fm Schedule for Monday - Franklin Public Radio |
Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf
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| Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm schedule |
Franklin TV schedule for Monday, July 14, 2025
- Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 6, Verizon 26) = MONDAY
7:00 am Riffing on Main Street: Amy Adams
8:00 am SAFE Coalition: Overdose Awareness Day 2024
9:00 am 4th of July 2023: School of Rock
11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Lasagna
12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin': Peppers
12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Pies
1:35 pm Pizzapalooza: Meat-Lovers Pt. 2
2:02 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2018 Show 2
3:02 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 8
4:30 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Referee Shortage 2
5:30 pm Sons & Daughters of Italy: Ciambotta
6:30 pm Horace Mann PSA
7:00 pm Frank's Musings: Supreme Court
8:30 pm Circle of Friends: Garnet Rogers
Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel (Comcast 8, Verizon 28) = MONDAY
8:30 am SAFE Coalition: Overdose Awareness Day 2024
9:30 am Winning Ways with the MIAA: Referee Shortage 2
10:30 am All-Town Showcase 2024: Chorus and Orchestra
12:00 pm Lifelong Music Spring 2025: Strings School
1:30 pm Public School Event: Remington Spring Music '22
3:00 pm FHS Varsity Baseball v Wachusett 04-24-25
6:00 pm FHS Varsity Softball v Taunton 04-09-25
9:00 pm FHSTC: Urinetown
Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 9, Verizon 29) = MONDAY
8:00 am Planning Board 06-30-25
2:00 pm Planning Board 06-30-25
Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf
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Sunday, July 13, 2025
What's happening in Franklin, MA: Sunday, July 13, 2025 ???
Sunday, July 13
10:00am A Very Tolkien Creation Story (First Universalist Society Franklin)
11:00am Sunday Brunch (Teddy Gallagher's Irish Pub)
1:00pm Franklin Historical Museum (always free)
1:30pm Sunday Funday (live music & more) (Fairmount Fruit Farm)
7:00pm Sunday at Sunset (St John's Episcopal Church)
** NO Town Meetings today **
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| What's happening today in Franklin? |
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
The School district calendar is found https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendar
Wind Phone Installation being welcomed on Sunday, July 27 at noon
Almost a year after Amy Adams and I talked about her possible "wind phone" installations, one is happening next Sunday in Natick.
"my art has always been about raising awareness and promoting healing so the proposal "Project Healing with HeART", was significant to help me continue to bring that forward."
Sunday, July 27 at come to participate in the welcoming event for the "wind phone" installation in Natick.
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| Wind Phone Installation being welcomed on Sunday, July 27 at noon |
Download the flyer as a reminder or to share ->
Listen to our wide ranging discussion on art including the wind phone project.
Additional photos -> https://photos.app.goo.gl/GgG2EjUNLq23ydVJ9
Franklin, MA: agenda for Economic Development Subcmte Mtg - Weds, July 16 - 5:45 PM
Economic Development Subcommittee
Agenda & Meeting Packet
July 16, 2025 - 5:45 PM
Meeting will be held at the Municipal Building
Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, 355 East Central Street *
Agenda:
1. Discussion and Recommendation of creating the Crossing Neighborhood Zoning District
a. Department of Planning & Community Development Memo https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/6226/1a-DPCD-Memo---Crossing-Neighborhood-Zoning-District---71625
b. Zoning Bylaw Amendment 25-929: Creation of the Crossing Neighborhood Zoning District https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/6225/1b-ZONING-BYLAW-ADMENDMENT-25-929---Crossing-Neighborhood-District---Definition
c. Zoning Bylaw Amendment 25-930: Zoning Map Changes https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/6227/1c-ZONING-BYLAW-ADMENDMENT-25-930---Crossing-Neighborhood-District---Zoning-Map
d. Zoning Bylaw Amendment 25-931: Use Regulations https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/6228/1d-ZONING-BYLAW-ADMENDMENT-25-931---Crossing-Neighborhood-District---Use-Regulation-Schedule
e. Zoning Bylaw Amendment 25-932: Lot, Area, Frontage, Yard, Height Requirements https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/6229/1e-ZONING-BYLAW-ADMENDMENT-25-932---Crossing-Neighborhood-District---Dimensional-Regulations
f. Zoning Bylaw Amendment 25-933: Parking, Loading, Driveway Requirements https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/6231/1f-ZONING-BYLAW-ADMENDMENT-25-933---Crossing-Neighborhood-District---Parking-etc-reqs
g. Zoning Bylaw Amendment 25-934: Changes to Ch. 185, Sections 3, 4, 20, 31 https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/6230/1g-ZONING-BYLAW-ADMENDMENT-25-934---Crossing-Neighborhood-District---Chapter-185-Sections-3-4-20-31
2. Discussion and Recommendation on eliminating “Use Variances” from the authority within the Zoning Board of Appeals https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/6235/2-1---DPCD-Memo---Crossing-Neighborhood-Zoning-District---71625
3. Update on 2026 World Cup preparation
4. 2024-25 Town Council/Administrator EDC Goals Review
a. Discussion on priorities of Master Plan, Housing Production Plan, Franklin For All plans https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/6233/2024-2025-EDC-Goals
The complete agenda also includes remote participation info -> https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/Economic-Development-Subcommittee-7/?#_07162025-1818
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| Franklin, MA: agenda for Economic Development Subcmte Mtg - Weds, July 16 - 5:45 PM |
* Note: due to equipment failure in the Studio for the Council Chambers, the meeting may move to the Studio in the 3rd Floor Training Room. (Remote info won't change)
Franklin TV: Where is America?
I miss it.
by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 07/13/2025
I spent July 4th with relatives on Martha’s Vineyard – Edgartown. Thus, I missed the excellent festivities in Franklin. (We do know how to make it happen. Don’t we?)
It’s fascinating how a change of venue can offer a change in perspective. I’m standing in a crowd of citizens on Main St. in Edgartown. The collective mood is festive, anticipatory, enthusiastic. We’re all waiting for the parade to start. I was told it was an event not to be missed. So, “ Yeh. Uhh, sure. Guess I’ll go.”
As I watched the parade glide by – the world changed. It went back to the way it used to be – the good parts. The emotionally pristine parts.
There was an antique fire engine – with a manual siren that the fireman in the shotgun seat cranked up for extra effect. A wagging dalmation on top. Other firemen walking alongside, tossing candies and beads to scrambling kiddies in the crowd. It was a slow motion, throwback moment – a Rockwell painting come to life. Tykes on dad’s shoulders waved little flags. There were home-brew floats with sharks (It’s the 50th anniversary of ‘Jaws’.) And the place became ‘Amity’ once again.
General Meaning:
Friendship and Harmony: Amity is a formal or literary term for friendship, mutual understanding, and a peaceful relationship. It often implies a spirit of goodwill and positive coexistence, even amidst differences.
Then a group of paraders held a large banner that read: D E I Lives Here.
I felt an oddly visceral sensation of – safety? In that moment nothing could hurt me. I’m comfy. I’m white. I’m privileged. And yet, somehow, I felt better, safer. The entire crowd began to cheer – wildly. A collective ‘YES!’. Several floats, banners, and hand-held signs throughout the parade brandished unabashed D E I messages. Each, accompanied by more spirited cheering – happiness – Amity.
I witnessed – experienced – the America that I believe we all want. How do we get it back?
And – as always –
Thank you for watching.Thank you for listening to wfpr●fm.And staying informed at Franklin●news.
Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf
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FHS Boys Soccer Boosters schedule Wine & Pizza fundraiser at La Cantina - Aug 20, 2025
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| FHS Boys Soccer Boosters schedule Wine & Pizza fundraiser at La Cantina - Aug 20 |
FHS Boys Soccer Boosters schedule Wine & Pizza fundraiser at La Cantina Winery for Wednesday, Aug 20, 2025. From 6 to 8 PM. Advance tickets recommended via Venmo (see image for details)
Shared from -> https://t.co/2HhilZm550
PanMass Challenge Wine Tasting fundraiser scheduled for July 27, 2025 at Pour Richard's
Sip for a Cause!
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| PanMass Challenge fundraiser scheduled for July 27, 2025 at Pour Richard's |
Join us at Pour Richard’s on Sunday, July 27 from 1 – 5 PM for a wine tasting that gives back. @panmass is something near and dear to our family and proceeds will be supporting my brothers 9th year riding in memory of our Dad, Gary.
We’re pouring incredible wines and raising funds for the Pan-Mass Challenge—because every dollar counts in this battle.
- Donation-based entry($25)
- Banger wines
Come taste, support, and do some good.
Shared from -> https://www.instagram.com/p/DL-gGm9pxhP/
10th annual Hockomock Area YMCA Backpack Drive
We're collecting backpacks for pre-K to high school students, lunch boxes, pencil cases, notebooks, folders, binders, pens & pencils. Let's make sure every student starts the year off right!
Please drop off donations at our #YMCA today or donate to the drive by visiting: www.hockymca.org/backpack-drive/
Good Trouble event scheduled in memory of John Lewis, July 17
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| Good Trouble event scheduled in memory of John Lewis, July 17 |
Franklin area friends,
This Thursday is gonna be a day to remember!
See you at the regular standout spot, we’ll be there safely and responsibly so come with passion, signs and waves 
Friends from afar, use this link to find your local Good Trouble event
New job? How to spot boss imposter scams
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Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm schedule for Sunday, July 13, 2025
Yes, Franklin has it's own radio station -> wfpr.fm. Franklin Public Radio has a brand new schedule for the locally produced shows that fill our air waves.
It is available anywhere, anytime at wfpr.fm or in the local Franklin, MA area at 102.9 on the FM dial.
Tune in to listen to the following:
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| Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm schedule for Sunday |
Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf
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| Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm schedule for Sunday |
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