Franklin Matters

Friday, July 1, 2016

Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA Area: FRI 7/1/16 - THU 7/7/16

FRIDAY 7/1/16
6-10pm 4th of July Celebration @ Franklin Town Common

SATURDAY 7/2/16
10am 4th of July Road Race
12-10pm 4th of July Celebration @ Franklin Town Common
12pm Children’s Parade
10pm Laser Show with Music and 3D Glasses at The Town Common

SUNDAY 7/3/16
1-10pm 4th of July Celebration @ Franklin Town Common
http://july4thfranklinma.com/
2pm 4th of July Parade

MONDAY 7/4/16 - Happy 4th of July!
12-7pm 4th of July Celebration @ Franklin Town Common

WEDNESDAY 7/6/16
10:30am Storytellers: Dragons and Dreams @ Franklin Public Library
6:30-8:30pm Concerts on the Common: DJ Mike Rutkowski
8:15pm Movies in the Park @ Choate Park, Medway. Free admission, every Wednesday through summer.

THURSDAY 7/7/16
6:30pm Art Night Uncorked @ Franklin Art Center

For all the Town of Franklin Public Meetings click HERE.

For event details click HERE.

*If you have any suggestions or events for the calendar, please email Renata@BetterLivingRE.com

July 4th Celebration: Schedule of Events - Friday, July 1

All events scheduled for the Franklin Town Common

6pm - 10pm Amusements and Food Booths

7pm - 10pm Groove Dr. Band

July 4th Coalition webpage screen grab

Donations

The Franklin July 4th Coalition needs your help. This is our third year as a community volunteer group. We have the sole mission of preserving our 33rd year of the July 4th celebration.

We rely upon fundraising events and donations to help provide fireworks, the parade and children events during our 5 day town celebration. This year we need YOUR direct help. A small tax deductible donation will help us reach our fund raising goal and thereby allow us to keep the celebration an exciting town wide event.

Thanks you for your support!

Please follow the link to the official page to make a donation to the July 4th Celebration

ALERT: Downtown Traffic Pattern Change Coming July 20th

Dear Franklin Resident:

This is the first announcement to the community that the traffic pattern will be changing in Downtown Franklin on July 20, 2016. The one-way traffic pattern in downtown, which many have become accustomed to, will be changing to two-way traffic.

Yes that’s correct: traffic around the downtown triangle will soon become two-way! We encourage everyone to take it a little slower in their daily business to make sure you get accustomed to the new flow of traffic.

We encourage you to follow the town website and social media (Facebook, Twitter) feeds, as well as the Town’s traditional local media channels to stay tuned for specific updates over the coming month. We are counting on you to help spread the word.

Downtown Map
A map is attached of the new traffic routes. I encourage you to print it out, send it to friends and family and begin to spread the word.

Future Notification
As part of the construction contract with the state, the Town will be placing electronic boards at all intersections of downtown when the traffic transitions to two-way. New lane markings will be painted around the entire downtown, as well as signage in key areas. Individual letters will also be distributed to all downtown businesses to help educate their customers of the traffic flow when exiting their business. The Town will also be doing as much publicity as possible through its own social media feeds and through traditional local media channels on this pattern change.

Public Benefits
I also want to take this opportunity to thank the community for their patience during the recent construction in downtown. The Town is installing many public benefits, including new sidewalks, new paving, better pedestrian-friendly accommodations, and many beautification efforts to enhance the vibrancy of the downtown. The planning effort for this project has taken well over a decade and I am confident residents will enjoy the new amenities.

If any resident has any questions, feel free to contact the Town Administrator’s Office at 508-520-4949.

Sincerely,
Jeff Nutting, Town Administrator
Jamie Hellen, Deputy Town Administrator

change to 2 way

RT 140 sign

starts July 20th

Franklin Liquors July 4th sale

Franklin Liquors July 4th sale is underway

Franklin Liquors July 4th sale

Check out their newsletter for details on the specials

Thursday, June 30, 2016

July 4th Celebration: Schedule of Events - Thursday, June 30

All events scheduled for the Franklin Town Common

6pm - 10pm Amusements* and Food Booths

7pm - 10pm Phantom Band

July 4th Coalition webpage screen grab

Donations

The Franklin July 4th Coalition needs your help. This is our third year as a community volunteer group. We have the sole mission of preserving our 33rd year of the July 4th celebration.

We rely upon fundraising events and donations to help provide fireworks, the parade and children events during our 5 day town celebration. This year we need YOUR direct help. A small tax deductible donation will help us reach our fund raising goal and thereby allow us to keep the celebration an exciting town wide event.

Thanks you for your support!

Please follow the link to the official page to make a donation to the July 4th Celebration

New Mailing Address for Tax Payments

The Town of Franklin has switched their payment processing provider and has a new mailing address to send all tax payments.

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE REMITTANCE ADDRESS HAS BEEN CHANGED EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2016

TO:

TOWN OF FRANKLIN

P.O. BOX 986

MEDFORD, MA 02155-0010

PAYMENTS MAY NOT BE RECEIVED WITH THE OLD ADDRESS AND RETURNED TO YOU BY THE POST OFFICE.

MAKE ANY CHANGES THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR YOUR ON-LINE BANKING PAYMENTS

this was shared from the Town of Franklin webpage
http://franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_News/0243DC3C-000F8513

Town of Franklin, Municipal Building, 355 East Central St

#shopFranklin on the air

The grass roots effort to talk up #shopFranklin is now the subject of a Franklin TV show. The schedule for this week has one more viewing listed for Thursday

03:00 PM - Shop Franklin: - Chris Depoto

When the next program guide is published this weekend for next week's schedule, check it out. There are likely going to be some more viewing options or at a minimum, a new edition of the show.