It Happens Here: Franklin The Home Of The First Public Library In America
The town of Franklin wanted Ben Franklin to give them a bell for their steeple. Instead, he gave them books, which led to the first pubic library in America.
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The town of Franklin wanted Ben Franklin to give them a bell for their steeple. Instead, he gave them books, which led to the first pubic library in America.
A person and their child escaped a Franklin house fire late Saturday night, but multiple dogs died as a result of the flames.
A man who was caught on surveillance video smashing into a jewelry store in Franklin in late July has been arrested.
Police are looking for the person who was caught on video smashing into a jewelry store in Franklin.
Franklin Police are searching for a driver who is throwing fireworks from a moving car.
Lightning appears to have sparked a fire that heavily damaged a house in Franklin early Thursday morning.
The prom included dressing up, food and the crowning of a king and queen.
A fire that tore through a 12-unit condominium complex in Franklin earlier this week has been ruled accidental, the State Fire Marshal said Friday.
In total, 12 units were destroyed, and even more temporarily unlivable until power is restored.
They say based on engineering calculations it will kill "99.9 percent of the virus."
The sights and sounds of high school football are back in Massachusetts.
Franklin Police followed by friends and family held a drive-along birthday party for 90-year-old Frank Liotta outside his home.
Franklin High School is delaying their return to hybrid learning after an indoor party came to light.
A man was shot and killed inside a home in Franklin early Thursday morning, the first murder there in 23 years, according to police.
Police said they were able to take the man into custody after using rubber pellets, a taser, and a police dog.
A man experiencing what police say was a "mental heath crisis" was taken into custody in Franklin on Sunday after they say he fired multiple bullets that hit a police vehicle.
One person was transported from the scene on Friday and a firefighter needed to be transported on Saturday.
Teresa Burr, the town clerk in Franklin, resigned after delays in vote counting held up primary results for days and state officials found 3,000 uncounted mail ballots.
Franklin Police are using a program aimed at deescalating calls involving individuals with mental health conditions.
Election workers in three communities spent the day counting ballots in the 4th Congressional District race.
After a summer deployment to Iraq with the Air Force Reserves, Firefighter Michael Eaton surprised his daughter at home.
The warehouse is 86,000 square feet and is packed full of donations for six states.
Drivers passing through Franklin Tuesday evening couldn't help but notice all that will be missing from the town's eleven schools next year.
Researcher Gregory Chiklis' findings echo something the World Health Organization is now dialing back on after a controversial comment Monday.
At his lab in Franklin, Massachusetts, Dr. Greg Chiklis is running rapid coronavirus antibody tests on hundreds of local first responders.
A man who was a case worker for the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families is accused of raping the mother of a family he was assigned to help.
Federal investigators believe the man who carried out a mass shooting at Brown University and later killed a MIT professor did not act randomly.
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 8-1 on Wednesday.
The city of Methuen, Massachusetts is trying to figure out how to deal with a nearly $10 million school budget shortfall.
There was a stunning turn of events in Suffolk Superior Court on Wednesday when a Boston man reversed course mid-hearing, backing out of a plea deal that could have led to his release from jail within months.
Federal investigators believe the man who carried out a mass shooting at Brown University and later killed a MIT professor did not act randomly.
The city of Methuen, Massachusetts is trying to figure out how to deal with a nearly $10 million school budget shortfall.
Boston's 2030 climate action plan calls for studying congestion pricing to discourage car trips.
There was a stunning turn of events in Suffolk Superior Court on Wednesday when a Boston man reversed course mid-hearing, backing out of a plea deal that could have led to his release from jail within months.
Rob Gronkowski will be the next member of the Patriots Hall of Fame, the team announced Wednesday.
There was a possible measles exposure at Logan Airport in Boston last week, Massachusetts health officials say.
A new study finds that a simple blood test could predict Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms appear.
The Lone Star tick, which can cause alpha-gal syndrome, is spreading north throughout Massachusetts.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
There have been four violent attacks in three weeks at Tewksbury Hospital and a state representative is taking the fight to Beacon Hill to give security the non-lethal equipment back.
A family is demanding answers from the Gloucester, Massachusetts school district, after learning their five-year-old son was left alone in a quiet room for nearly half an hour.
A nurse says the decision is leaving the staff and patients at Tewksbury Hospital vulnerable to serious injury.
A Dorchester woman says Boston Police opened fire through her closed apartment door and the bullets went into her 5-year-old son's bedroom.
The I-Team has learned the Massachusetts Dept. of Health wants to take away pepper spray and non-lethal restraints from Tewksbury State Hospital safety officers.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
The "dirty soda" trend is coming to drive-thrus all over Massachusetts as Dunkin' is now serving up its own version of the viral drink.
Smokey Bones is closing all of its restaurants, including Massachusetts locations in Tyngsboro and Taunton.
Boston ranks right up there with Hawaii as one of the most expensive vacation spots in the country, according to a new report.
The Market Basket Board of Directors was justified in firing longtime CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, a judge ruled Monday.
April 20 is Patriots' Day and Marathon Monday in Massachusetts. Here's what's open and what's closed.
Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor is a 114-acre destination just 4 miles from downtown Boston.
A modern school with a historic aesthetic, St. Benedict Classical Academy in Natick blends contemporary design with timeless style.
The Lexington Minute Men represent the original colonial militia who fought in the first battle of the American Revolution.
In the middle of Maine's forests lies the Desert of Maine, a surprising stretch of rolling sand dunes formed when farming practices exposed ancient glacial sand.
Known for her vibrant, handcrafted pottery, Boston artist Jill Rosenwald has made a name for herself in the industry.
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 8-1 on Wednesday.
The Red Sox will be without their ace for the immediate future as he deals with a shoulder injury.
Rob Gronkowski will be the next member of the New England Patriots Hall of Fame, the team announced Wednesday.
The Boston Bruins avoided elimination with a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night.
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 3-0 on Tuesday night.
A Boston man says he's lucky to be alive after jumping into the Charles River to save his dog.
Little Joe the gorilla is leaving Boston after decades at the Franklin Park Zoo.
There's been another sighting of an unusual killer whale named Old Thom in the waters off Massachusetts.
A soccer coach in Ludlow, Massachusetts plans to pay it forward after winning big on a lottery scratch ticket.
The Rumney Rocks Climbing Area is partially closed as nesting peregrine falcons could attack rock climbers.