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Franklin Town Tue. Oct 13 2026

Oil Heat Prices Punish Locals

Massachusetts is also introducing a significant new program specifically for middle-income households using No. 2 heating oil.

Alan Earls Editor

Alan Earls Editor

Franklin Town Tue. Oct 13 2026

FRANKLIN: Rosemary F. Rhoades

Graduated from Franklin High School class of 1960, she soon found her calling in the Accounting Dept at Raytheon Company.

Alan Earls Editor

Alan Earls Editor

Franklin Town Weather: Tuesday October 13

High: 61°

Low: 54°

Wind: 7 MPH S

Chance of rain: 63%

Patchy rain nearby, with a high of 61 and low of 54 degrees. Overcast in the morning, patchy rain nearby during the afternoon, clear during the evening, mist overnight.

Franklin Town Tue. Oct 13 2026

FRANKLIN: Dylan Charles O'Brien

Dylan was a young man who lived to love on and serve others; he loved fiercely and was a light to everyone’s life he touched.

Alan Earls Editor

Alan Earls Editor

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Laurie Kaye Franklin Town event

Stop the Bleed Class - Wed Oct 21 4:00 pm
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Amy Groves Franklin Town event

Two Mendelssohns, the One and Only Beethoven! - Sun Nov 1 12:00 am
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Alan Earls Franklin Town Alert - Mon. Oct 5 2026

Art Assn. to Host Painter Lenny Moskowitz on Wednesday
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Letha Hemingway Franklin Town event

Friends of the Franklin Library Social - Mon Oct 19 6:00 pm
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Mark Minnichelli Franklin Town event

Country Line Dancing event - Sat Oct 17 6:30 pm
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Faith Flaherty Franklin Town event

Caregiver Appreciation Day - Fri Nov 6 11:00 am
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Mary Anne Dean Franklin Town Public Notices and Press Releases - Sat. Sep 26 2026

Garden Club Program of Making Sourdough Bread
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Alan Earls Franklin Town Alert - Thu. Sep 24 2026

FRANKLIN HARVEST FESTIVAL CANCELLED FOR 2026
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Franklin Town Tue. Oct 13 2026

FRANKLIN: William J. Conlon

In addition to his vocal career, Mr. Conlon was a Music Teacher and Counselor for the Boston Public Schools.

Alan Earls Editor

Alan Earls Editor

Franklin Town Mon. Oct 12 2026

OPINION: A Vital Character in Our Long, Shared Human History

Throughout Western Europe the general feeling was one of profound disillusion, cynical pessimism, and black despair.

Alan Earls Editor

OPINION: A Vital Character in Our Long, Shared Human History

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Franklin Town Mon. Oct 12 2026

Octobers with the most precipitation in Mass. since 1895

Rankings are based on the highest total precipitation in each month

Alan Earls Editor

Octobers with the most precipitation in Mass. since 1895

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Franklin Town Mon. Oct 12 2026

Recent Legal Notices

Oct 4- 10

Alan Earls Editor

Alan Earls Editor

Franklin Town Mon. Oct 12 2026

Beacon Hill Roll Call

Volume 51 - Report No. 41

Alan Earls Editor

Alan Earls Editor

Franklin Town Sun. Oct 11 2026

People, Power, and Politcs

The week ahead in Franklin, Medway and beyond.

Alan Earls Editor

Alan Earls Editor

Franklin Town Sun. Oct 11 2026

Mortgage rates hit 18% in 1981. Here's how that compares with buying a home today

Was buying a home really harder back then?

Alan Earls Editor

Mortgage rates hit 18% in 1981. Here's how that compares with buying a home today

Alan Earls Editor

Franklin Town Sun. Oct 11 2026

FRANKLIN: David Ernest Stoddard

Graduated from Westwood High School in 1976, enlisted in the U.S Navy and served as a navigation technician aboard the USS Daniel Webster.

Alan Earls Editor

Franklin Town Sun. Oct 11 2026

District 4 Congressman Pitches Youth Social Media Safety

Children are the least equipped to resist these algorithms.

Alan Earls Editor

District 4 Congressman Pitches Youth Social Media Safety

Alan Earls Editor

Franklin Town Sat. Oct 10 2026

Educator, Historian Jim Johnston to Present at Historical Museum Sunday

For many years Johnston was also been closely associated with the Franklin Historical Society

Alan Earls Editor

Educator, Historian Jim Johnston to Present at Historical Museum Sunday

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Franklin Town Sat. Oct 10 2026

Independent Pagliarulo Seeks Norfolk DA Election Win

His campaign slogan is “Take Politics Out of Prosecution.",”

Alan Earls Editor

Independent Pagliarulo Seeks Norfolk DA Election Win

Alan Earls Editor

Franklin Town Sat. Oct 10 2026

MEDWAY: Kathleen Margret Keough

She found her calling teaching Women’s Studies at the University while living in Wisconsin. She was later an educator at Medfield State Hospital.

Alan Earls Editor

Alan Earls Editor