Get Ready for Kindergarten! - Tuesday - 10:30 AM

This 45 minute program featuring stories, songs, activities, and crafts will help prepare your children for preschool and kindergarten. Parents and caregivers can attend with their child if they wish. No registration is required.

Tuesdays at 10:30 AM

Franklin Public Library

Get Ready for Kindergarten! - Tuesday - 10:30 AM

See the Facebook event
https://www.facebook.com/events/123368145024723/

Happy anniversary, by way of three music videos

Cue the music please!

"Fools, said I, you do not know
Silence like a cancer grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you
But my words, like silent raindrops fell
And echoed in the wells of silence"

https://play.google.com/music/preview/Trl6tawgwanyxvmpcedposoopoi?









I hope you enjoyed the music. 

All this by way of celebrating 11 years of Franklin Matters. The webpage (Franklin Matters.org/) was born 10 years ago. My reporting on Franklin matters started the year before that. 

I am looking forward to continuing the collaboration for many more years!

Thank you for reading and sharing!

the Franklin Matters archives are deep and rich with information

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THE BLACK BOX Classical Series: Quartett Giocosa - Nov 12 at 4 PM

THE BLACK BOX Classical Series presents Quartett Giocosa. Violinists Heather Goodchild and Irina Fainkichen are joined by Irina Naryshkova on Viola and Elizabeth Schultze on Cello to presents selections from Rachmaninoff, Dvorak, Still and Gershwin. 

Tea will be served. 

at THE BLACK BOX  Sunday, Nov 12 at 4:00 PM

https://www.theblackboxonline.com/events.php?id=1054

THE BLACK BOX Classical Series: Quartett Giocosa - Nov 12   4 PM

2017 New England Holiday Lights and Event Guide

Halloween has just passed up, Thanksgiving is around the corner, and that means Christmas is coming too.

For those interested in all the Christmas holiday events, our Community Calendar collaborator, Renata Gilrova, has compiled a masterful listing.

Check out the 2017 New England Holiday Lights and Event Guide
http://franklinliving.blogspot.com/2017/11/2017-new-england-holiday-lights-and.html

If you find an event not listed, let us know. Comment here or send an email to Renata and the listing can be updated.

2017 New England Holiday Lights and Event Guide

Franklin Police - Scam Alert

From the Franklin Police Dept Facebook page

"SCAM ALERT. The Franklin Police Department has been made aware of an ongoing scam where unsolicited calls are being made by individuals who identify themselves as the "American Police Officers Alliance". 

These calls request donations. 

Please be advised that information we have received from the Essex County District Attorney's Office who investigated this organization, concluded that this group is highly suspect, and residents should consider this before giving to this, or any group that they are not completely familiar with."

Visit the Franklin Police on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Franklin-Police-Department-162770995915/

or at their official Town of Franklin webpage
http://www.franklinma.gov/police-department

Franklin Police - Scam Alert

"stumbled across a bill of sale for a Franklin man"

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"While every veteran of war is important, there are some, going back 200 years in history of this country, who have received no recognition for their sacrifices because of the color of their skin. 

Susan Elliot, a writing tutor at Dean College and history buff, took it upon herself to honor Charles Paine, a forgotten Revolutionary War veteran, this Veteran’s Day by placing a sign next the memorial on Franklin town common. 

The sign commemorates an African-American slave that served in the Continental Army from 1777 to 1780. Though historical documents prove he was a soldier, his name was omitted from the memorial, because he was also omitted from official enlistment records. 

“What got me fired up is that I went to the town common and he wasn’t listed,” said Elliot, who lives in Milford. “This is part of the whitewashing of history.”

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20171111/forgotten-revolutionary-war-vet-remembered-in-franklin

Eat, Drink and Shop Local Holiday Extravaganza - Nov 30

Name: Eat, Drink and Shop Local Holiday Extravaganza
Date: November 30, 2017
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST

Event Description:
Interested in being a retail or food vendor? Want to have your looks walk the runway? See link for more info and sign-up forms. 
http://business.milfordchamber.org/events/details/eat-drink-shop-local-holiday-extravaganza-1076

Download, complete and send back to kbrown@MilfordChamber.org or call us at 508.473.6700.

Location:
Lake Pearl
299 Creek Street
Wrentham, MA

Contact Information:
Kelley Brown, Director of Programs & Services
Send an Email

Fees/Admission:
$25 per person

Eat, Drink and Shop Local Holiday Extravaganza - Nov 30