Members and friends of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Franklin gathered inside the sunlit sanctuary in the early evening, April 26, to welcome their new permanent, half-time rector, The Rev. Kathy McAdams. The evening was filled with pomp and...
Jun 2018
Enjoy a taste of summer with mouth-watering strawberry shortcake while enjoying entertainment, sidewalk sales and fun activities at the 16th annual Strawberry Stroll in downtown Franklin on June 8.
For the first time in its history, the...
May 2018
Jake Noviello isn’t bashful about expressing optimism when talk centers around Franklin High’s baseball prospects for the 2018 season.
The 6-foot-5, 218-pound senior, who’s been a Hockomock League all-star pitcher the last two seasons,...
May 2018
Growing up in Medway, John O’Sullivan enjoyed playing soccer, and when high school rolled around, he opted for greater opportunity and attended Tri County Regional Vocational High School. It was here in Franklin that he first was introduced to...
May 2018
A job bagging groceries.
Katelyn Chandler couldn’t help but overhear the job coach telling the young man she’d gotten to know through his volunteer time at the Hockomock YMCA, the photographer whose work Chandler’s art background told her...
May 2018
Franklin’s Senior Center was filled with people from around the state on April 7 who were all passionate about the arts, and interested in gaining tools to help gain tools to help them advocate on the local, state and federal levels. The chair of...
May 2018
This article is one of a series written by Franklin Veteran’s Council member Natalee Ann Webb that will be highlighted in this and the next issue of Franklin Local Town Pages. Webb is a disabled Air Force veteran, was the first female USAF...
Apr 2018
On March 6th, members of the Franklin Senior Center went back to high school to join Franklin High School students for an Intergenerational Book Club. The event, the brainchild of FHS librarian Tricia London, was funded by a grant from the...
Apr 2018
Grace MacCallum has some unfinished business to attend to before she heads for Fairfield University where she’ll be a scholarship athlete on the women’s lacrosse team.
The 5-foot-5 Franklin senior, who excels on defense, wants the Panthers...
Apr 2018
Wrestling for the Franklin High School, Mike Racca has seemed to find success in whatever weight class he has been in. During his first three seasons wrestling in the Division 1 Central Championships, the now senior found himself near the top of...