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350 Mass Takes Climate Action In Franklin

350 Mass Takes Climate Action In Franklin

On Saturday, June 26, members of the 350 Mass Greater Franklin Node and other local residents conducted informational picketing in front of the Bank of America in Franklin at 43 Main Street. Bank of America is one of several financial institutions that...

FM #574 - Town Council Quarterbacking with Tom Mercer - 06/24/21 (audio)

FM #574 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 574 in the series.

This shares my conversation with Town Council Chair Tom Mercer. This is one of a series of conversations meant to provide a recap of the prior Council meeting. Akin to one of the many sports post-game analysis...

FHS boys lacrosse playoff runs comes to a close

Read the game recap by Josh Perry, Managing Editor of HockomockSports.com

"In the semifinal win over Hingham, Franklin (18-1) struggled with uncharacteristic turnovers early in the game, but once the Panthers found the back of the net and grabbed the lead they established a rhythm on offense and...

FHS baseball scheduled for D1 South final today

2021 MIAA Baseball South Division 1
Date/Time:6/28/2021 - 7 PM
Location:Franklin HS

#1 - Franklin vs #3 - Xaverian

the road to the 2021 MIAA Baseball South Division 1 final

The MIAA Baseball South Division 1 bracket
Note: email...

Light Up Franklin for this 4th of July

Final week to order. Please help support the Franklin Lions.

To order https://forms.gle/28J8pqr6ffudN5i39

"The Franklin Lions would like to celebrate this 4th of July. Our goal is to Light Up the town on July 4th with paper lanterns.
We are selling the Lanterns in sets of 3 for $15. Lanterns come...

Good Deeds: The Country Opens Up

By: William P. O’Donnell, Register of Deeds

"It is not lost upon folks that America is opening up from various COVID-19 orders and restrictions as we celebrate the birth of the United States of America on July 4th. There have been four (4) Presidents of the United States of America born in...

MBTA restores weekend service on Franklin line

The new Summer Commuter Rail schedule goes into effect on Monday, June 28th to restore weekend train service on all lines. Paper schedules available at North, South, and Back Bay Stations.
There are no changes to the weekday schedule. MBTA.com/cr


The updated schedule ...

"the job market in Greater Boston is seething with activity"

"After a dozen long years at Google, David Smydra had been thinking about moving on. But when the pandemic hit, all he could do was “shelter in place ... hold on, do my best to weather the storm.”
But working from home in West Roxbury only increased the feeling of burnout that had been...

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