Articles from The New Franklin Register
By Louise Hebbard and Lynne Kemen (The second in our series about community involvement and volunteering.) In many places, particularly in small, rural communities, volunteer fire companies provide the service […]
These are harrowing times. The world seems to be going to hell in a handbasket, wrapped and delivered by those claiming to govern, serve and provide. Intelligence, truth, or justice […]
To the Editor: I am responding to a recent article by Brian Brock. [“Franklin River Walk”, Summer 2019] I do believe that the concept is a fine idea for an […]
By Michael Sellitti When the Sidney Center Improvement Group (SCIG) was formed over thirteen years ago, the founding members began with identifying the issues in the hamlet that were most […]
By Shana Ko After what felt like six years of summer in New Orleans, I longed for crisp air and snowy days. I needed the stillness to think. Moving north […]
International intrigue visited Franklin recently in the form of ransomware on the village computer. Ransomware is a form of computer hack or malware attack that scrambles (encrypts) data, making it […]
Last year, the Franklin town government spent $1.72 million. Most of that came from property taxes (66 percent) and state aid (27 percent). Where did this all go, and how […]
Issue #38 – Vol. XIII No. 3 Fall 2019 – 20 pages with ads (download the full issue in color, PDF 3.7MB) Budget Matters: Town Spending – Brian Brock Speeding […]
A list known online resources of interest to the Franklin/Treadwell community. If you have links to online resources we should add to the list, contact us. On small screens, click […]
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, […]