Franklin Agricultural Commission unanimously votes to expand Zucchini Race with farming programming. Chair Marian Elizabeth Szymanski, Vice Chair Charles J. Koshivas, and Associate Jennifer Anderson Sweeney reported on the July 24 annual Zucchini Race at the Franklin Farmers Market, which drew 43
Franklin will use a $30,000 state grant to update its Hazard Mitigation Plan alongside Bellingham. The joint planning effort, announced Friday, July 24, will guide how the two communities identify and prepare for natural-disaster risks going forward. In smaller town business, officials …
A Needham-based retirement planning firm is expanding its office footprint in Franklin, even as the town keeps recruiting volunteers for open board seats. Johnson Brunetti, which also operates offices in Norwell and Woburn, announced the move to a larger Franklin location, according to …
Franklin Town Council increases winter parking violation fines to $100, $200, and $300 for successive offenses, with Councilor Maxwell Morrongiello as sole dissent citing disparate impact on low-income residents. The council unanimously approved acceptance of J. Victor Lane as a public way, three
Franklin will treat the DelCarte Ponds for nuisance aquatic vegetation on July 30 as townwide water-use restrictions remain in effect this summer. The town also said eligible Basic Service electricity customers will get enrollment and opt-out information by mail under the Community Choi…
Franklin Housing Authority approved a $314,096.20 contract amendment and a salary schedule with a 5 percent raise. Chairman George Danello, Vice Chairman Chris Feeley, Andrew M. Kepple and Jennifer Lee Levine voted 4-0 to approve Amendment #16 to the Contract for Financial Assistance.
Franklin Design Review elects Darvish chair, requests design revisions for mixed-use project. The Design Review Commission unanimously elected Derek Darvish as chair and Priya Natarajan as vice chair, then reviewed proposals for downtown development. The Commission approved the awning design for
Design Review Commission approves Fresh Monkee awning, continues Franklin Plaza hearing. The Commission unanimously re-elected Derek Russell Darvish as Chair and Priya Natarajan as Vice Chair, and approved the Fresh Monkee awning size and shape at 5 West Central Street but tabled the window decals
Franklin reopened Prospect Street to traffic Tuesday after crews finished emergency culvert repairs that shut the road down since July 19. The Town of Franklin confirmed the repairs were complete in a morning News Flash post, though officials did not detail the scope or cost of the work…
Franklin closed Prospect Street on July 19 for an emergency culvert repair with no reopening date given, even as Town Hall pushes to fill two Citizen-at-Large seats on the Community Preservation Committee and other board vacancies. Eligible Basic Service electricity customers will get m…
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