Franklin

The Franklin Fire Department shared a video to social media around 4 a.m., saying that crews were out in the area of Populatic Street battling the flames, alongside mutual aid from several nearby towns including Medway, Bellingham, Norfolk and Plainville.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is advising all religious institutions to increase security after a recent rise in arson cases targeting houses of worship. The ATF’s Boston Field Division said there are no specific threats, but referred to an increase in incidents in the past six months, including in the Massachusetts communities of Franklin and Kingston, and...

Parishioners of St. Mary’s in Franklin, Massachusetts, gathered outdoors to celebrate mass Sunday, the same day a special fund was created to help restore the church after someone allegedly intentionally set it on fire last week. “Due to the unfortunate and unforeseen fire in our church, Fr. Bob is calling our community together, for a simple outdoor Mass,” a notice...

A fire, believed to have been set intentionally, forced the cancellation of the funeral for a beloved priest at St. Mary’s Parish in Franklin, Massachusetts. Other members of the church’s clergy shared their devastation, and words for whoever started the blaze.

A fire that damaged a Roman Catholic church in Franklin, Massachusetts, Wednesday is being investigated as a case of arson, state and local fire officials said Thursday. Officials are offering up to $10,000 as a reward for information that helps the investigation into what started the blaze at St. Mary’s Parish. Anyone with information was asked to call 1-800-682-9229. The...

A fire broke out at a Roman Catholic church in Franklin, Massachusetts, Wednesday evening, postponing scheduled services for one of their priests who died earlier this month. The Franklin Police Department says the Metacomet Emergency Communications Center received a fire alarm from a central station monitoring company around 5:46 p.m. for 1 Church Square. That was followed by a caller...

An explosion at a work site Friday in Franklin, Massachusetts, sent a person to the hospital. Police said they responded to the incident on Pond Street to find that a barrel had exploded at a job site. One person was brought to the hospital with injuries, according to Franklin police. Authorities did not comment on the nature or severity of...

Firefighters in Franklin, Massachusetts, responded to a hazmat incident in an industrial area on Forge Parkway Tuesday morning. Here’s what know so far.

An investigation is underway into the cause of the fire at The Plant Group, a plant wholesaler on Pond Road in Franklin, early Monday morning, but police said it appears to be accidental. The fire burned fertilizer and pesticides, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and they said the environmental impact appears to be minimal. Firefighters…

A crash this weekend in Franklin, Massachusetts, left a motorcyclist dead, police said Monday. Police responded just before 7:30 p.m. Saturday to East Central Street after a crash involving a motorcycle and a sedan. The motorcyclist, a 57-year-old Franklin resident whose name has not been released, was brought to Milford Hospital and pronounced dead. The sedan’s driver was taken...

The Moonlight Smoke Shop in Franklin, Massachusetts, was broken into Wednesday morning, marking the third smash-and-grab at the store in just two months. “I have no words,” owner Hardik Patel told NBC10 Boston Wednesday. “I don’t know what we should do. Should we stay open? Shut down? I don’t know.” Franklin police say three teenagers were charged in the...

A man is dead after a crash Friday afternoon on Interstate 495 in Franklin, Massachusetts. The crash happened around 3:30 p.m. near Exit 41. Massachusetts State Police say the driver, a 39-year-old Weymouth man, was ejected from his vehicle, which rolled multiple times. The man was taken to Milford Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to police. His name…

A 15-year-old girl who had been missing for more than 10 days in Franklin, Massachusetts, has been found, police announced Saturday. Franklin police said Jazlyn Rodrigues was safely located Saturday afternoon and was being reunited with her family. Massachusetts State Police shared the local police department’s social media update and thanked everyone who shared the missing child alert for the…

10/21/23 UPDATE: Franklin police say the 15-year-old has been safely located. The search for a 15-year-old teenager, missing since last Tuesday in Franklin, Massachusetts, has intensified with both police and community members working to try and find her. The Franklin Police Department posted on social media that it is still searching and investigating the disappearance of 15-year-old Jazlyn Rodrigues. She…

10/21/23 UPDATE: Franklin police say the 15-year-old has been safely located. Police in Franklin, Massachusetts, are asking for the public’s help to find a missing teenager. Authorities said Wednesday that they were looking for 15-year-old Jazlyn Rodrigues, who was last seen Tuesday evening. Rodrigues is described as being a Hispanic girl who has dark, curly hair with blonde highlights. Police…

A construction crane fell tipped over and fell onto a home in Franklin, Massachusetts, on Wednesday. Images from the scene showed the tilting crane leaning on the house on Michelle’s Way, its beam resting on the roof. “Fear. Terror. Terror like it was the end of the world. Like your house was on fire and you needed to get...