🌱 How could the Depot Plaza delay reshape Franklin’s downtown timeline?

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In today's newsletter:

• How could the Depot Plaza delay reshape Franklin's downtown timeline?
• Want to learn bitters and meet Franklin gardeners in one night?

Also on today's calendar: Peter Mulvey & Jenna Nicholls present Floyd Mercantile and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: An afternoon shower, with a high of 78 and low of 57 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 79, low: 58.
• Thursday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 81 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Planning Board Expected to Move Depot Plaza Hearing to Sept. (town.news) — Franklin's Planning Board is expected to briefly open, then continue, the public hearing on the controversial Depot Plaza redevelopment to September 28 so the developer can refile with corrected permits. The proposal would replace existing Main Street buildings with a four-story mixed-use project featuring 54 housing units, reduced parking, and less retail space, drawing strong reactions from downtown merchants and residents.
   

• Garden Club Opens Season with Program on "Bitters, The Missing Ingredient" (town.news) — Franklin gardeners and foodies are invited to the Garden Club's season-opening program on bitters at the Franklin Senior Center on September 8, with a social half-hour followed by an educational talk. You'll learn how bitters support digestion and daily wellness, and can even make your own for a small supply fee, while also discovering the club's community work on the Town Common, library, and Food Pantry planters.
   

📸 Around Franklin Town

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Franklin Town

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 11
• Peter Mulvey & Jenna Nicholls present Floyd Mercantile →
  Zullo Gallery Center For the Arts, 456 Main St, Medfield
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday August 25
• School Committee Meeting
  Franklin SD Municipal Building - Council Chambers
  7:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Walking Group →
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• Chair Yoga $4 →
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• Cardio Fusion $4 →
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• Asian Mah Jong →
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  9:30 am
• Bocce →
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  9:30 am
• Knitting →
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  10:00 am
• Scrabble →
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  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 25
• Yoga for the Seasons / Summer Series 2026
  Bellingham Public Library Community Room , 100 Blackstone Street
  8:30 am
• Passport Walk-In Event
  Norfolk Public Library Reference Desk , 2 Liberty Lane, Norfolk
  10:00 am
• Wild Wonders Storytime!
  Medway Public Library Story Room (limited Use) , 26 High Street
  11:00 am
• Creating an Eco-Friendly Urban Garden with Shoma Haque
  Medway Public Library Cole Room A , 26 High Street, Medway, MA
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Bellingham. Apply here.
• J. C. Penney Company, Inc. posted a job opening for Stock Associate - Wrentham Village Premium Outlets in Wrentham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Franklin Town here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bellingham

• Massachusetts convenience store sells winning Powerball ticket (masslive.com)

Norfolk

• GOOD DEEDS: Celebrating the History and Spirit of Labor Day (franklinmatters.org)
• Royals Attend Carol Service At Westminster Abbey – Cele (celebitchy.com)
• Second human case of West Nile virus identified in Massachusetts (wcvb.com)

Foxborough

• 3 Thoughts Following Patriots Preseason Week 2 (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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