Franklin MAtters Weekly

Yes, dear neighbor, back in the early days of my reporting journey I had experimented with a weekly summary. At the time, the effort for the...

Martin Luther King Day today and a holiday for most. School is out here in Franklin and elsewhere.  Benjamin Franklin's birthday...

Chilson Beach in winter  This week the snow is gone, the ice is melting. Ice fishing on Beaver Pond Last week, the snow still prov...

I trust you and your family had a pleasant time with family and friends over the holidays. Now that we are well rested, it is time to get ba...

Some Facebook updates over the past couple of weeks talked about moving or forgetting to move the 'elf on the shelf'. This is a vehi...

The rising high from the successful 12 Days of Donating, the performance of "A Christmas Carol" on Thursday was brought back to ea...

The School Committee meeting has a light schedule for its agenda on Tuesday. The Town Council meets again on the 19th. The Planning Board me...

Coming off the Thanksgiving Holiday, one of our family traditions has been listening to Alice's Restaurant . This tradition started many...

We come out of the Thanksgiving holiday into a busy week. The School Committee meets on Tuesday. The tax rate hearing is scheduled for the T...