[Residents] Franklin Police Business Line experiencing an outage

Please be advised we are experiencing outages with our 508-528-1212 business line. 

Any non emergency or emergency police services please call the Metacomet Emergency Community Center 911 line. 

Franklin Police Business Line experiencing an outage

St. Mary’s St. Vincent de Paul 25th Annual Backpack Collection

The St. Mary's Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is excited to announce its 25th annual collection of back-to-school supplies to help children prepare for a wonderful school year. 

If you would like to participate, please buy a school backpack, and fill it with back to school supplies. Please label the backpack either Grades K-3, Grades 4-5, Grades 6-8, or Grades 9-12. 

The backpacks should not be specific for either a boy or a girl. The backpacks may be dropped by the food boxes near the prayer wall on the weekend of August 17/18 and on Monday, (August 19th) until noon. 

Backpacks will be available for pick-up on August 19, 20 and 21 from 9 to 4. We will also have them available for pick-up on Tuesday, August 20th from 5 -7. We are also hoping to have enough backpacks to offer them to families living in area shelters. 

Last year, 162 children and teens benefited from your generosity. It is so important for children and youth to see the goodness in the world. If you are needing a backpack. please call us at 508-918-2291 to have your name put on our distribution list.

Suggestions for supplies may be found on our website. Lists are also available at the front doors of the church. Thank you in advance for your participation in this year’s drive!

St. Mary’s St. Vincent de Paul
25th Annual Backpack Collection

 

Franklin’s Concerts on the Common - Wednesdays

Enjoy Franklin’s Summer Concerts Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 PM.
There are also fun programs for the kiddies from 6:00 to 6:30 PM.

7/17 The Frank Padula band
    - Jamie Barrett at 6:00


7/24 Electric Youth
7/31 DJ Mike Rutkowski
8/07 Matt Zajac & Friends
8/21 The Elastic Five

Franklin’s Concerts on the Common - Wednesdays

Zoning Board of Appeals - Public Hearing Notices for Aug 1 meeting

The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) has three new public hearings scheduled for their meeting August 1, 2019. The full agenda for the meeting is not yet published.


At: 7:30 PM
Applicant: Paul D’Amelio
Address of Subject Property: 349 East Central Street(Map & Lot: 240-198-000-000)
Petition Type: Variance
To Allow: Applicant is seeking to site a propane refilling station. The use is denied without a Variance from the ZBA.

Public Hearing Notice
https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/agendas/349_east_central_street_legal_ad_0.pdf

At: 7:35 PM
Applicant: Richard and Doreen Johnson
Address of Subject Property: 394 Coronation Drive(Map & Lot: 240-160-000-000)
Petition Type: Variance
To Allow: Applicant is seeking to construct a garage addition that is 36.5’ from the front setback where 40’ is required. The building permit is denied without a Variance from the ZBA

Public Hearing Notice
https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/agendas/394_coronation_drive_legal_ad.pdf

At: 7:40 PM
Applicant: James Thornhill/Trooper Inc.
Address of Subject Property: 13 Brookfield Road (Map & Lot: 240-198-000-000)
Petition Type: Variance
To Allow: Applicant is seeking to construct a 16’ X 16’ addition that is 13.1’ from the left side yard setback where 25’ is required and to construct a covered porch that is 8.4’ from the right side yard setback where 25’ is required. The building permit is denied without a Variance from the ZBA.

Public Hearing Notice
https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/agendas/13_brookfield_road_legal_ad.pdf

Zoning Board of Appeals - Public Hearing Notices for Aug 1 meeting

In the News: Scooping the summer job; MA State budget late again

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

Scooping the summer job

"Corrin Fernald, 15, had applied for what seemed like her 15th job, and was promptly rejected for what seemed like the 15th time.

The incoming sophomore at Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School landed her first job last year at Molly’s Apothecary in Medway. But under child labor laws, she only worked about three times a month for two hours at a time.

Eager to earn more money for a car and to help fund her college education, she applied to about 10 other businesses a few months later, from supermarkets to coffee shops - and was turned away at all of them.

Fernald knows of only about five other 15-year-olds with jobs, and they were hired because they knew the employer, she said. She wondered why no one would hire her."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20190713/franklin-teens-scoop-up-cool-job

https://twitter.com/milforddaily/status/1150233218056118272

MA State budget late again

“Obviously, state aid is very important to the town, but if it’s a couple weeks late, then it really doesn’t have any impact on our operations,” said Natick Finance Director John Townsend.

As legislators finished their second week of the new fiscal year without a statewide budget, local government financial experts have mixed feelings about lawmakers’ tardiness.

“It affects us in that we’re not exactly sure how much money we’re getting from the state,” said Christopher Sandini, Franklin’s finance director. “Everything trickles down. If they’re late, then we can’t finalize our plans.”

On the first day after the deadline, July 1, Gov. Charlie Baker told the State House News Service he doesn’t have a problem with a budget coming in “a week or two” late. In a summary of discussions with leadership on Beacon Hill, the news agency has repeatedly called the group “unfazed.”

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20190713/local-officials-eager-for-state-to-finalize-budget

https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Senate

Planning Board: Public hearings scheduled for July 22

There are at least 2 new public hearings scheduled for the Planning Board meeting of Monday, July 22, 2019. The agenda is not yet published. When that is, we'll share the agenda here too.


21 Corbin St - Corbin Townhouses

In accordance with the Town of Franklin Zoning By-Laws, the Franklin Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, July 22 at 7:25 PM in the Town Council Chambers of the Franklin Municipal Building, 355 East Central Street, for a Special Permit and Site Plan application titled "Corbin Townhouses, Multi-Unit Townhouse Development, 21 Corbin street, Franklin, MA" prepared by Level Design Group, Plainville, MA., dated June 19, 2019 and submitted to the Department of Planning and Community Development on July 1, 2019, by CBB Ventures, LLC, Franklin MA.

The site is located at 21 Corbin Street in the General Residential V Zoning District (Assessor's Map 286, Lot 263). The applicant is proposing to construct 4-unit multifamily structure with individual driveways. The purpose of the Special Permit is to allow multi-family residential use within the General Residential V per zoning by-law Ch. 185, Attachment 7, Use Regulations Schedule, Part VI, 6.1.

Public hearing notice:
https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/agendas/public_hearing_notice_-_margarets_cove.pdf

Proposed project plans:
https://www.franklinma.gov/planning-board/pages/21-corbin-street-4-unit-townhomes


Margaret's Cove - Mine Brook Estates

In accordance with the Town of Franklin Zoning By-Laws, the Franklin Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, July 22, 2019 at 7:35 PM in the Town Council Chambers of the Franklin Municipal Building, 355 East Central Street, for a Definitive Subdivision Modification Plan application titled "Mine Brook Estates" prepared by Guerriere and Halnon, Inc., dated June 28, 2019 and submitted to the Department of Planning and Community Development on July 1, 2019, by Whitman Homes, 1200 Turnpike St, Canton, MA.

The site is located at Margaret's Cove in Single Family III Zoning District (Assessor's Map 237, Lots 12-16, 18-22). The applicant is proposing to construct 6 single family lots with roadway and drainage.

Public hearing notice:
https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/agendas/public_hearing_notice_-_margarets_cove.pdf

Proposed project plans:
https://www.franklinma.gov/planning-board/pages/mine-brook-estates-subdivision-modification

Planning Board: Public hearings scheduled for July 22

"designed to improve safety and operational efficiency"

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

"State transportation leaders will outline preferred design for I-495/90 interchange reconstruction.

Want to learn more about the potential design plan for the reconstruction of the heavily traveled interchange of I-495 and the Mass. Pike? The state Department of Transportation (DOT) will hold four informational meetings throughout MetroWest later this month.

Meetings: The first public meeting will be held Thursday, July 25, at Hopkinton High School. Others will be held Tuesday, July 30, at Hudson Town Hall; Wednesday, July 31, at Shrewsbury Town Hall; and Thursday, Aug. 1, at the Holliston police headquarters. All meetings will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m"

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20190714/transportation-officials-will-share-preferred-deisgn-for-i-49590-interchange-at-four-public-meetings-this-month

For more info on the project visit their webpage
https://www.mass.gov/i-495i-90-interchange-improvements

There is an interactive map for comments
  https://wikimapping.com/wikimap/I495I90.html

an interactive map