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Gene Grella, candidate for Town Council, is the next in the series of interviews to share and help create informed voters in advance of the 2025 Biennial Election held at FHS on November 4.
Early voting begins Oct 17 in the Town Clerk office during business hours. Our intention is to complete the interview series before Oct 13.
Caroline Griffith, candidate for Town Council, is the next in the series of interviews to share and help create informed voters in advance of the 2025 Biennial Election held at FHS on November 4.
Early voting begins Oct 17 in the Town Clerk office during business hours. Our intention is to complete the interview series before Oct 13.
Via Twitter, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Fall sports competition for Franklin High School on Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025
"Entering Tuesday’s contest with Stoughton, the Franklin boys soccer team sat in a first place tie in the Kelley-Rex division with just one league loss and only eight goals allowed in eight total games played.
And all the Panthers had to show for it: No. 28 in the latest MIAA Division 1 rankings, released Tuesday morning. Their 2.1859 overall rating was fifth among Kelley-Rex teams, despite sitting in a first place tie with KP.
A 3-0 win over the Black Knights should certainly help in those rankings, and it keeps the Panthers in front in the division title hunt.
Franklin scored twice in the first half off a long throw and a corner kick, and converted a penalty kick early in the second half and the defense secured its third shutout in its last four games against a Stoughton side that had scored 19 goals in its last three games and hadn’t been shutout all season."
Boys Cross Country = Milford, 43 @ Franklin, 18 – Final
Congrats to the boys' XC team on today's win! They took the first three spots: Kyle Twomey (17:33), Adam Peng (17:41), and Nick Mitchell (PR of 17:44). Sawyer Laing came in 5th overall running a PR (17:48). Ethan Riley made the top 5 for Franklin at 7th overall (18:00).
– Franklin swept the top three spots on its way to a win over Milford on the 5K course at Dacey Field. Kyle Twomey (17:33.7), Adam Peng (17:41.7), and Nicholas Mitchell (17:44.3) crossed one-two-three for the Panthers, with Sawyer Laing finishing in fifth at 17:48.4, and Ethan Riley rounding out the scoring with a seventh-place finish in 18:00.9. For Milford, Benjamin Tetreault placed fourth in 17:48.1, Jayden Madden took sixth in 17:55.9, and Brian Flanagan came in tenth at 18:16.7.
Girls Cross Country = Milford, 48 @ Franklin, 15 – Final
– Franklin dominated its matchup with Milford, sweeping the top five spots to earn a decisive win. Senior co-captains Stella Nappa (21:39) and Victoria Courtright-Lim (21:40) crossed nearly side by side to take the top two spots, with Annabelle Santiago (22:19) right behind in third. Violet Copeland (23:34) and Sasha Ignatova (23:46) rounded out the scoring in fourth and fifth, giving the Panthers a perfect score of 15. Milford was led by Gabriella DeTore (24:02.8) in seventh, Charlotte Bien (24:25.4) in eighth, and Autumn Murray (24:37.0) in tenth.
Golf = Attleboro, 179 @ Franklin, 156 – Final
– Franklin’s junior Ben Burgess earned medalist honors at home at Franklin Country Club with a two-over 37, highlighted by birdies on holes four and five, as the Panthers knocked off Attleboro. Senior Tyler Perlman added a 39 with a birdie on seven, senior Chris Shanahan matched with a 39 that included six pars, and seniors Ayden Doyle (birdie on four) and Dylan O’Brien each finished the round with a 41. Cam Elliott shot a team-low round of 41 for the Bombardiers, Nick Friess shot a 44, and Tyler Veronesi, Jackson Deyesso, and Jon Wellington all finished the day at 47.
For other results across the Hockomock League (subscription required)
FM #1519 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1519 in the series.
This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Amber Baur, Chair of the Board of Directors, for the Franklin Food Pantry. We had our conversation in person in the community room at The Pantry on Monday, September 22, 2025.
Discussion items:
Amber Baur
Amber’s background and road to The Pantry
Board and subcommittee structure to build a pipeline of talent
Strategic & careful expansion of curbside services to neighboring communities
Many opportunities to be involved to help The Pantry
The conversation runs about 34 minutes. Let’s listen in
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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"Welcome to Mental Health, the crisis of our time.
My name is Anne Bergen. I am the host of this series of programs brought to you by Franklin TV whose mission is really to bring important topics relevant to the community out so we can inform the residents aware of issues that are very very important.
In this newsletter we include an invitation to our next meeting and community events, including our next book club discussion, and include more opportunities to get involved.
Want more information or need to contact us? Visit our website here!
You Are Invited To Our October Monthly Meeting and Halloween Party!
When: October 2nd at 6:30 PM
Where: Franklin TV at 23 Hutchinson St in Franklin
What: Join us to munch on some candy and watch the Addams Family movie! You are welcome to come in costume or not :)
Yes, Franklin has it's own radio station -> wfpr.fm. Franklin Public Radio introduced a brand new schedule early in 2025 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:
8:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 6:00 PM Franklin Matters Radio – Steve Sherlock
Franklin and its local government, services and events (repeats Saturday at 2 PM)
9:00 AM, 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM The Wonderful World of Wine – Mark Lenzi, Kim Simone All about wine, its culture, lore and finer points. (repeats Saturday at 1 PM)
