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🌱 Why Franklin’s major mailing hub is shutting down after just three years
Make time for 250th Anniversary Celebration Events Sub Committee Meeting on the Franklin Town Patch calendar
Good morning Franklin Town! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Franklin's major mailing hub is shutting down after just three years
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 86 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 78, low: 58.
- Saturday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, with a high of 69 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Franklin mailing services facility to close just three years after opening, laying off over 100 workers (boston.com) — More than 100 workers at Postal Center International's Franklin facility are losing their jobs as the company shuts down its Hayward Street mailing hub just three years after opening it. The closure, part of a multi-state downsizing, affects a range of positions and raises questions about the future use of the large industrial space in town. 
📸 Around Franklin Town
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Franklin Town
Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!
- 250th Anniversary Celebration Events Sub Committee Meeting →
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7:00 pm - ZBA Meeting - No Meeting →
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7:30 pm - Political Discussion →
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Franklin, MA Calendar Franklin, MA 02038 - T.O.P.S. →
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12:30 am - Simply Fit $4 →
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9:30 am - Pokeno →
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1:00 pm - Franklin Public Schools Horace Mann Legacy Sub Committee Meeting →
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2:00 pm
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
📣 Franklin Town Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Ring a Ding
Bellingham Public Library Community Room , 100 Blackstone Street
10:15 am - Family Story Time
Medway Public Library Story Room (limited Use) , 26 High Street
11:00 am - Summer Lunches
Medway Public Library Cole Room A , 26 High Street, Medway, MA
12:00 pm - Tech Help Hour!
Medway Public Library Makerspace - Tech Side , 26 High Street, Me
12:00 pm
Thursday August 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- PetSmart posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate Full Time in Bellingham. Apply here.
- The Maids International posted a job opening for Cleaning Team Member in Medway. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Franklin Town here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bellingham
- Why some Democratic primary voters are less excited for Healey 2.0 (bostonglobe.com)
- Local Bellingham business pairs football players with manufacturing jobs (metrowestdailynews.com)
- Find Top Part Time Babysitting Jobs in Harmony, RI (care.com)
Wrentham
- HARIBO Balla Bites Launches Two-Texture Gummies — Food & Beverage Magazine (fb101.com)
- Retail Entrances, Expansions in Greater New England Follow Spoke-to-Hub Pattern (rebusinessonline.com)
- Wrentham Village Premium Outlets Expands With HARIBO, Arc'teryx, Gong Cha and More (cremarketbeat.com)
Milford
- 29 New Hires Joining Milford Public Schools: See The List (patch.com)
Ok Franklin Town! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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