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| percent Franklin voter turnout for elections from 2003 - 2016 (color coded by election) |
"Registration is now open for the 2017 winter session at The Center for Adult Education and Community Learning,9 E. Central St., 218 Oak St, Franklin.
This winter participants can exercise, dance and paint, or play sports — badminton, basketball and volleyball. They can also enjoy food and wine demonstrations and tastings and explore the Italian language.
Classes in digital photography and financial planning will be offered.
The Kids’ Corner program will also expand. This program is a unique collection of afterschool activities for children with the goal of making learning fun. Classes are small, relaxed and designed to encourage children’s creativity. Children can explore art, cooking, science and yoga."Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
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| Community Entrance at Franklin High School, also to the Lifelong Learning offices |
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| Franklin's Town Common |
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| Hand-grown/Hand-made Craft Fair - December 10 |
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"Franklin Rotary Club has chartered a Rotaract club at Dean College. The 19 charter members, all Dean students, attended a recent Rotary Club meeting where they were formally inducted into Rotaract by Rotary District Gov. Steve Sager, from the Westborough Rotary Club; Franklin Rotary President Theodore Katsaros; and Carlos Aguilera, Franklin rotarian and the Rotaract Club adviser.
The students already have a list of projects they intend to do to help out in the Franklin community."
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| Rotaract Club established at Dean College |
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| construction progress on the library - looking to get the exterior closed up for the winter |
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| Franklin Line MBTA train arriving at Franklin Dean Station |
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| tree decorated at Dean College |
Hundreds of families enjoyed the Franklin Downtown Partnership's annual Holiday Stroll Thursday evening. Thank you for supporting this great community event! The weather was seasonably chilly and many storefronts were decorated beautifully for the season. 
Many thanks to Roberta Trahan and Jennifer Hurst, the Holiday Stroll co-chairs, for organizing the stroll!
"In response to the statewide vote to legalize recreational marijuana, the Economic Development Committee voted in favor of new rules regarding any dispensaries in town.
The committee, meeting Wednesday afternoon, voted to recommend that any facilities be located in the same zones that allow medical marijuana - the town's two industrial parks and a portion of Grove Street. It also was in favor of a 2 percent local option tax on sales.
Town Administrator Jeffrey Nutting said it would be best if the town was prepared for January 2018, when recreational sales facilities could open under the ballot question's provisions.
"Under the law, you can't prohibit the activity," he said. "The idea - in the short run, at least until we know more - is to implement rules and zoning to keep it out of downtown."Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
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| Halligan, Vallee, Bissanti (chair), Pfeffer, and Padula left to right across the front |
