Franklin Town News

04/06/2025

29/05/2025

🕯️It is with deep honor and immense sorrow that, through the families wishes, we share the service plans for sweetest Krisha Patel.

The family encourages all community members to share and celebrate Krisha’s beautiful life during this wake and memorial service. 💜

08/02/2025

Town Hall with Congressman Jake Auchincloss at Franklin High School today, 12-1:15 pm.

04/02/2025

FYI: This includes some areas of Bellingham

National Grid helicopter to patrol entire electric Transmission system.

Beginning 2/3/25, National Grid will conduct helicopter visual patrol of its entire Transmission system along statewide rights-of-way. This visual survey is expected to last 3 weeks dependent on good weather.

The licensed vendor, JBI will be flying a Blue/Yellow helicopter at patrol speeds with a brief hover over transmission structures that may require maintenance work. Photo below.

04/02/2025

🚨BE ON THE LOOKOUT / ARREST WARRANT🚨

The Bellingham Police Department is attempting to locate Joseph O’Neill who currently has an active arrest warrant for a large-scale larceny.

If you know where Joseph O’Neill is located, please contact the Bellingham Police Department directly at (508) 966-1212 or call our Anonymous Tip Line at (508) 657-2863.

05/12/2024

This Sunday!

05/12/2024

Check out our December Holiday Guide here!

See what is happening....

10/10/2024

Dear - We are in the process of creating our November and December special sections that will highlight any fall-themed or holiday-themed events that will take place between Nov. 1 and Jan. 2, 2025.

If you would like to share an activity, memory, old photo, family recipe, etc., with our readers, please forward it/them to **[email protected]** Items of specific interest are:

ACTIVITIES - Anything related to autumn, Thanksgiving, December holidays, New Year's Eve/Day - like craft fairs, community performances, festive lightings, etc.

FAVORITE HOLIDAY MEMORIES - If you (or someone in your family) have a favorite holiday memory you would like to share, please forward to me (aim for 100 words).

OLD PHOTOS - If you have any old holiday photos, we would LOVE to feature them in the December edition. Please include a photo caption (name, year, location, a few words about the event, etc).

RECIPES - Any recipe that relates to the holidays. Photos of the prepared dishes are also appreciated.

Watch for our Holidays Guides in our November AND December publications!

06/09/2024

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17/08/2024

Happening until 5 pm today at Franklin Historical Museum! Come celebrate India’s Independence Day!

10/06/2024

On the eve of Franklin’s Special Election to determine the fate of a proposed Proposition 2 1/2 override, Franklin Public Schools teachers, administrators and other employees turned out to gather public support for the measure.

Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Franklin High School on June 11, 2024.

The question for voters:

Shall the Town of Franklin be allowed to assess an additional 6.8 million dollars in real estate and
personal property taxes for the purpose of the operating budget for which monies from this assessment will be used for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024?