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I was honored to join Franklin’s Anthony Gromelski in a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Ceremony in Washington, DC. Anthony is the Great Incohonee of the Improved Order of Red Men, America...
Sep 2018
Sep 2018
The Michelle Hess era in field hockey at Franklin High is back for a second run.
Twenty-three years ago, Hess took the Panthers’ head-coaching reins, and during her 15-year stint the program, gained respect and became a formidable opponent...
Sep 2018
Looking at the Tri-Valley girls’ volleyball team, one could classify them as a dynasty, as the Cougars have been on a roll capturing five out of the last six State Vocational Championships. Last fall, TC went an impressive 17-1capturing yet...
Sep 2018
In late June, the Franklin Senior Center received an $11,712 grant award from the MetroWest Health Foundation to create a Dementia Friendly Community.
“There’s a statewide push for dementia-friendly programs,” says Karen Alves, Franklin...
St. Mary’s St. Vincent de Paul Society Event Benefits Needy in Franklin
Sep 2018
It’s an all-volunteer, lay organization that has been in the town of Franklin for 30 years. The group has its own food pantry, housed in St. Mary’s Church, has outreach programs to provide meals at Easter and Thanksgiving, backpacks to needy...
Aug 2018
When Kate Horsmann decided to relocate to Kentucky, it seemed that replacing her as Franklin High’s volleyball coach would be a Herculean task. After all, the Kentucky native led the Panthers into tournament play all 13 years she directed the...
Aug 2018
Franklin’s Michele Pearl began riding the Pan Mass Challenge eleven years ago because of her Mom, a breast cancer survivor and her Stepdad, a colon cancer survivor. Two years later, when they had the Inaugural PMC Teen Ride, her 13-year old son...
Free Lions-Sponsored Youth Group Encourages Community Service
Aug 2018
What do you do to help your parents? What can you do outside your home? If someone falls down, do you stand and laugh, or do you help out?
These are the kinds of questions Franklin Pride, a children’s off shoot of the Franklin Lions Club...
Aug 2018
The Benjamin Franklin Educational Foundation on behalf of the Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School (BFCCPS) is pleased to announce that construction has begun in preparation for the school’s upcoming move to 500 Financial Park Drive...
Aug 2018
They are a small club with only 16 members, but they are carrying on a tradition in Franklin that dates back over 70 years. They are the Franklin Lions Club, with 11 female and 5 male very active members who live the motto, “We serve.” The...