Weather dynamics are upon us. The rains canceled the Farmers Market, caused other events to reschedule, and now the temperature is dropping so bundle up.
Early voting began Saturday and continues each day until Friday, October 30. All the early voting takes place in the Town Clerk’s office. Tabulator testing is scheduled for Monday at 9 AM in the Council Chambers. This is a key step in the preparation by our Town Clerk and her team before each election here in Franklin.
The Board of Assessors, and Housing Authority are scheduled for regular meetings on Monday. The Planning Board will review the traffic study for the Depot Plaza proposal at its session Monday evening.
The Norfolk County Regional Emergency Planning Committee and the 250th Anniversary Celebration Budget Subcommittee are scheduled to meet on Tuesday. The Design Review Commission has a number of items on its virtual only meeting agenda Tuesday evening.
The Finance Committee is scheduled to meet Wednesday. They will review the fiscal policies and discuss the potential for some changes for further review by the Town Council. They are also scheduled for a deep dive into the DPW enterprise funds (water, sewer, solid waste, and stormwater).
The Conservation Commission closes out the meeting week with their regular session on Thursday.
Friday is the next to last (or penultimate) Farmers Market for this season on the Town Common. Fairmount Fruit Farm has scheduled 2 Saturdays each month from November through March 2027 for the Winter Farmers Market.
For all the meetings and cultural events, check out the calendar at Franklin.news/ where each day, that day's events are posted on the top of the page, the TV and radio schedules are on the bottom, and all the other goodness falls in-between.
*** Event & Meeting schedule (with agendas) as of Town pages 10/16/26 6:00 PM ***
Board of Assessors Regular Meeting
Monday, October 19th Time: 9:00 AM
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10192026-2565
Tabulator Testing for November 3 Election - Council Chambers Room
Monday, October 19 Time: 9:00 AM
No agenda for this observation period
Franklin Housing Authority Meeting
Monday, October 19 Time: 4:30 PM
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10192026-2567
Planning Board Meeting
Monday, October 19 Time: 7:00 PM
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10192026-2564
Norfolk County Regional Emergency Planning Committee Meeting
Tuesday, October 20 Time: 10:30 AM
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10202026-2563
Design Review Meeting
Tuesday, October 20 Time: 7:00 PM
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10202026-2566
250th Anniversary Celebration Budget Subcommittee Meeting
Tuesday, October 20 Time: 7:30 PM
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10202026-2568
Finance Committee Meeting
Wednesday, October 21 Time: 6:00 PM
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10212026-2572
Conservation Commission Meeting
Thursday, October 22nd Time: 7:00 PM
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10222026-2570
*** Looking back at the week that was ***
There were several video productions by Franklin TV during the past week both broadcast live and pre-recorded for publication via YouTube.
Town & School meetings
The Franklin School Committee met on Tuesday, Oct 13. The video is available here {recap will be available Sunday) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnpWxfXwZgU
The School Committee Policy Subcommittee met before the full Committee meeting on Tuesday. The audio recording should be available soon at Franklin.News.
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The Franklin Town Council met on Wednesday, Oct 14 in the first of a 3 part series on the tax rate. The video is available here (recap available Sunday) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBUfX3OGpgM
The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) met on Thursday, Oct 15. The video is available here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSrmcTr7AYs
FHS Sports
The FHS Varsity Volleyball vs Milford Tuesday October 13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT1W8z4UTso
The FHS girls soccer game vs Medfield also on Tuesday Oct 13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXJEtMOohxU
The FHS Football game vs Attleboro on Thursday Oct 15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXFjCqlHya0
The FHS Varsity Field Hockey vs Natick on Saturday, Oct 17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1bCc9oEtvo
All Access Channel
Franklin Union St Cemetery Tour with Dean professor Rob Lawson and Scott Mason https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgAonH4qHxA
Once Upon A Town: Cataldo Block with Joe Landry and Scott Mason
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_Yjl_qVPdQ
Second Sunday Speaker Series: History of Hayward Manor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47959PBbmHg
The October 2026 edition of FM Journal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdtTH6U6LNc
Local historian Joe Landry visits the New England Chapel to check out the Rotary Club's 10th annual car show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crRrDkDkHUg
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Town calendar -> https://www.franklinma.gov/Calendar.aspx
Community calendar -> https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar
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