Alan Earls | Franklin Observer

Franklin Town Fri. Mar 13 2026

FRANKLIN: Ruth E. Emmons

FHS `50, an accountant for Lorusso Corp, was instrumental in the building of Eaton Place and served on the Council on Aging.

Alan Earls Editor

Alan Earls Editor

Franklin Town Fri. Mar 13 2026

From One Extreme to the Other

Family shelter system swings from overflowing to empty beds

Alan Earls Editor

Alan Earls Editor

Franklin Town Fri. Mar 13 2026

FHS Student Nabs Third Place in Statewide Poetry Contest

Event also featured Franklin poet and educator, Jamele Adams.

Alan Earls Editor

FHS Student Nabs Third Place in Statewide Poetry Contest

Alan Earls Editor

Franklin Town Fri. Mar 13 2026

MEDWAY: Michael Dean Handy

Enlisted in the US Army in 1960 and served in Germany during the Berlin crisis.

Alan Earls Editor

Alan Earls Editor

Franklin Town Fri. Mar 13 2026

Prepping for World Cup Health Challenges

Preparing for "minor illness, to food safety, to infectious disease outbreak, to a mass casualty incident."

Alan Earls Editor

Prepping for World Cup Health Challenges

Alan Earls Editor

Franklin Town Thu. Mar 12 2026

FHS Announces National Merit Finalist

Gavin is one of about 15,000 students across the nation chosen as a finalist.

Alan Earls Editor

Alan Earls Editor

Franklin Town Thu. Mar 12 2026

Franklin Democrats Award Carol Pizzi Scholarship

Ogle distinguished herself through both academic excellence and deep extracurricular involvement.

Alan Earls Editor

Franklin Democrats Award Carol Pizzi Scholarship

Alan Earls Editor

Franklin Town Thu. Mar 12 2026

FRANKLIN: Claire M. Vaughan

She worked the first Boeing 707 transcontinental flight out of Logan Airport to Los Angeles.

Alan Earls Editor

Alan Earls Editor

Franklin Town Thu. Mar 12 2026

LETTER: The American Ideal and the American Reality

Working class and middle class Americans pay a share of taxes which is way out of proportion to what they earn.

Alan Earls Editor

LETTER: The American Ideal and the American Reality

Alan Earls Editor

Franklin Town Thu. Mar 12 2026

FRANKLIN: Deborah Lee McCarthy

Schooled in Franklin, attended FHS, a life marked by faith, service, devotion to family, and a heart for ministry.

Alan Earls Editor