Franklin Town Board – August 6, 2019
Minutes will be posted as soon as they are received from the Town Clerk.
Franklin Town Board – July 2, 2019
A video recording of this meeting is below. The regular meeting of the Franklin Town Board was called to order by Supervisor Jeff Taggart at 7:30 pm. Present were Jeff Taggart, Garret Sitts, David Grant, Donnie Smith, Dwight Bruno and Mark Laing. Also present were Chris Downin, Roger Reed, Lynda Elderkin, Peter Nero, Brian Brock, […]
Remembering Sondra Freckelton
Sondra Freckelton (1936-2019) Renowned watercolor artist Sondra Freckelton died June 10 at her home in Oneonta, NY. She began her career making abstract sculptures in wood after studying at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Met with resounding success as a sculptor, in the early 1970s she turned to large-scale watercolor paintings. This […]
Freedom From Frontier – A Boost for Local Business
This year, the option of phone, video, and internet via fiber-optic cable is coming to many in Franklin as an alternative to the existing service via copper-wire cable. Long-time provider, Frontier Communications Corporation, has been the bane of local businesses and homeowners with its slow data transmission rates and poor service. All last year, the […]
Catskill Cats – Music Notes
Music Notes by John O’Connor Spectacular Lineup at the Franklin Farmers Market With the introduction of grant money to support live music at the Franklin Farmers’ Market comes the opportunity to diversify the programming. I have been singing from the steps of the Franklin Stage Company for several years now, sometimes accompanied by the spoon […]
New Businesses in Franklin
“Is everyone moving to Franklin?” a friend from Connecticut asked me recently. She’d been shopping in Andes and had heard the rumor there. Well, it may not be everyone, but Sean Scherer’s Kabinett & Kammer, “a contemporary curiosity shop of antiques, natural wonders and art,” will be joining fashion designer Gary Graham at 422 Main […]
New Franklin Register #37
Download a PDF copy of the New Franklin Register Issue #37 (7.3 MB) by clicking on the image. See the index of this issue, and links to all previous issues, on the index page. Issue #37, Vol. XIII No. 1, Summer 2019
Franklin Town Board – June 4, 2019
A video recording of this meeting is below. The regular meeting of the Franklin Town Board was called to order by Supervisor Jeff Taggart at 7:32 PM. Present were Jeff Taggart, Garret Sitts, Donnie Smith, Dwight Bruno, Mark Laing and Paul Warner. Absent was David Grant. Also present were Heather Warner, Peter Nero, Don Hebbard, […]
Town of Franklin Tentative Tax Rolls 2019
The Town of Franklin Assessor has completed the 2019 tentative assessment roll. A copy of said roll has been left with the Town Clerk, and may be examined until May 29 at Town Clerk’s office, 554 Main Street. On Wednesday, May 29, the Board of Assessment Review will meet from 4:00-8:00 PM to hear complaints […]
Franklin Town Board – May 7, 2019
A video recording of this meeting is below. The regular meeting of the Franklin Town Board was called to order by Supervisor Jeff Taggart at 7:31 PM . Present were Jeff Taggart, Garret Sitts, David Grant, Donnie Smith, Dwight Bruno, Mark Laing and Paul Warner. Also present were Ernie Cawley, William VanGardner, Tracey Howland, Roger […]