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"The Franklin 4th of July Celebration will run from June 28 to July 4.
Some of the highlights this year will include a laser light show with 3-D glasses and sound at 10 p.m. July 2. Earlier that day, at noon, the usual Children's Parade will take place, and children's entertainment will follow at 1 p.m.
A Celebration Parade will begin at 2 p.m. July 3."
will the spinning apple ride return this year? We'll see! |
"A 44-year-old Franklin man was injured when he was struck by a car while working in a manhole on Foundry Street in Easton about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.
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At about 10:23 a.m., Suzanne Omansky, 72, called 911 to report she had run over Thomas Hannan as she pulled into her assigned parking spot in the Landsdowne Village apartment complex at 41 Foundry St. (Route 106), near Route 138."Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
Community Room at Central Park Terrace |
FHS Panthers |
Cadet Matthew Williams, 18, of Franklin, received his Silver Pilot Wings recently from squadron commander Maj. Theodore Johnson at a meeting of the Lt. Col. Frank Pocher Minuteman Civil Air Patrol Squadron in Marlborough.
"A state Supreme Judicial Court ruling that the state Department of Environmental Protection regulations do not fulfill requirements of a 2009 global warming law have been added to Exelon’s project file with a state board.
The ruling, which affirms the Global Warming Solutions Act, was sent to the Energy Facilities Siting Board, which is currently reviewing Exelon’s proposal to build a 200-megawatt expansion of their existing Summer Street facility in Medway.
The Conservation Law Foundation, one of the parties involved in the SJC case, called the ruling “binding authority that is directly relevant to the Board’s decision” on Exelon’s proposal."
"Vacation Bible School will take place from 9 a.m. to noon July 18-22 at Anglican Church of the Redeemer, 31 Hayward St.
Children ages 3 to fifth grade are welcome."
"Rep. Jeffrey Roy, D-Franklin, and SAFE Coalition President James Derick will speak at the Franklin Odd Fellows Speaker's Forum Series Public Talk event "Substance Abuse in 'Our Community'" at 7 p.m. June 20 at the Dean College Campus Center's Atrium, 99 Main St.
The event will include a discussion on opioid addiction, substance abuse, addiction, government response and healing."
"Officials are holding a forum next week to hear comments about a proposed gas pipeline, which, if built, would pass through Upton.
Members of the Board of Selectmen, Board of Health, Planning Board, Green Community Committee and Conservation Commission will attend the discussion on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the Main Hall at the Town Hall to discuss the proposed Access Northeast project."