Every month, the Franklin School District publishes an excellent online newsletter that covers a very wide range of community events in and around Franklin. Among the interesting items this month are:

• Peabody Homes annual Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, December 1
• A Christmas Carol at Franklin Opera House from December 6 through 9
• December events at the TRIP Center, including Santa and his workshop on December 7
• Franklin Area Lions Club Pancake Breakfast and Pictures with Santa on Saturday, December 15
• Amahl and the Night Visitors at Franklin Opera House on December 21
• Franklin Rotary Club Christmas tree sale through December 23
• First Day Franklin on January 1
• The Lakes Region Big Band: Music and dancing at Franklin Opera House on January 19
• News from the Franklin Historical Society
• Franklin Parks and Recreation After School Program, including Christmas vacation activites, ice skating at Tilton School, basketball programs, and more

You can read the Three Rivers News online here.