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March 31, 2008

Franklin Justice

Brian Brock / New Franklin Register, NFR4

Franklin has had one or more Justices of the Peace since its earliest days, although since a State statute was passed in 1962, he is referred to simply as Justice. This position began in England during the Middle Ages when a proclamation of Richard I in 1195 appointed knights to keep the peace locally.  In […]

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November 2, 2007

Your Franklin Government

Brian Brock / New Franklin Register, NFR3

This is the first in a series about our local government. Later installments will cover the Justice of the Peace, Assessor, the Fire Departments, the Board of Education, and the Village Board.

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New Franklin Register #3
November 1, 2007

New Franklin Register #3

Franklin Local / New Franklin Register, NFR3

Issue # 3 – Vol. I, No. 3 Fall, 2007 – 8 pages (download full issue, PDF 1MB) Your Franklin Government Brian Brock, page 1 Community Greenhouses Mark Davies, page 1 Net Energy Eugene Marner, page 1 First Thanksgiving Family Feud Jim Mullen, page 2 Wind Turbines Bob Miller, page 3 … Peak Oil Preparedness […]

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August 1, 2007

A Century of Franklin Newspapers

Brian Brock / New Franklin Register, NFR2

Franklin enjoyed almost a century of its own weekly newspaper. Beginning in 1855, George W. Reynolds published the Visitor and continued for over eight years, except for a two year hiatus while owner and editor of the Binghamton Standard. For the first year or so, it was the Weekly Visitor before being renamed the Franklin […]

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New Franklin Register #2
July 1, 2007

New Franklin Register #2

Franklin Local / New Franklin Register, NFR2

Issue # 2 – Vol. I, No. 2 Summer, 2007 4 pages (download full issue, PDF 450KB) Relocalization Eugene Marner, page 1 Olde Franklin Day … May Miller, page 1 The Upside of Global Climate Change! Jim Mullen, page 1 A Century of Franklin Newspapers Brian Brock, page 2 The Past is the Future Robert […]

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New Franklin Register #1
April 1, 2007

New Franklin Register #1

Franklin Local / New Franklin Register, NFR1

First issue of the New Franklin Register, Franklin NY – Spring 2007

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