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2019 NH Project of the Year
n Rye, NH on June 7th, the Mill City Park project was awarded the NH Planners Association 2019 Project of the Year. In a state with so many
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Feb 26, 20192 min read
The Governor Supports Franklin Falls
Chris Sununu, the Governor of New Hampshire, stands with our City, a community historically known as Franklin Falls, and with outdoor...
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Marty
Dec 3, 20183 min read
Plans for proposed Franklin water park include walking trails, camping site
When most people hear about the nonprofit Mill City Park, an organization working to bring a whitewater park to Franklin, they think about..
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Sep 10, 20189 min read
Franklin: From Troubled Waters to Whitewater Park
The churning waterways that helped give Franklin its nickname and powered its once-thriving mills are now helping to drive its rebirth.
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Marty
Apr 20, 20185 min read
Franklin Set for Transformation
The Three Rivers City is poised for an economic revival through two major projects that will answer a longstanding need: attracting outsider
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Apr 20, 20186 min read
Franklin bets on revitalization with new park
Can people playing in a river help revitalize a struggling city? Can the recreational opportunities in and along a river actually improve...
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Apr 17, 20182 min read
Two Franklin projects win CRDC grants
The Capital Regional Development Council, recently awarded a total of $10,000 to two separate initiatives aimed at reviving downtown...
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Apr 15, 20183 min read
CRDC Awards Community Grants to Two Economic Development Projects in Downtown Franklin, NH
CRDC awarded Mill City Park at Franklin Falls $5,000 to help fund the development of a master plan for 9.32 acres of land surrounding...
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Marty
Mar 5, 20182 min read
Boat Bash Snow Crash: Franklin making name for itself with downhill kayak race
The race course needed snow trucked in, but paddlers still made a go of the Boat Bash Snow Crash.
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Marty
Nov 9, 20172 min read
Proposed Whitewater Park Poised to Transform Franklin Economy
The old adage says that “a rising tide floats all boats.”
In the City of Franklin, it is more apt to say “whitewater floats a new economy.”
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Marty
Nov 8, 20173 min read
Whitewater Park Gets Big Boost
Efforts to create New England’s first whitewater park got a double infusion of capital on Monday when Franklin Savings Bank pledged $250,000
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Marty
Nov 7, 20172 min read
Franklin paddle park plan gets $430,000 cash infusion
A century ago, the Winnipesaukee River powered the mills that were the city’s lifeblood.
On Monday, it was announced that $180,000 in feder
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Marty
Nov 6, 20173 min read
Malcolm Gladwell & November 6th
On November 6th in soggy shoes and damp clothes, we welcomed almost 100 attendees to a community event at Trestle View Park. The rain fell..
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Aug 26, 20174 min read
New Commisioner: NH Entrepreneurship, workforce top list
Standing in front of a wall that separates economic development offices from travel and tourism in the newly created Department of Business
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Marty
May 31, 20173 min read
U.S. Sen. Shaheen visits Franklin with an eye on economic development
Rushing, choppy waters.
That was the backdrop for a portion of U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s visit to Franklin on...
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Marty
May 7, 20175 min read
Return to the River Part 3: Recreation – and rebirth?
On a given day, drivers passing Sanel Auto Parts and crossing over the Winnipesaukee River in Franklin may notice some brightly clad paddler
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Marty
May 6, 20174 min read
Return to the River Part 2: Creating a mill city
Eighty-five-year-old Franklin native Andy Nadeau calls himself an “original river rat.”
He grew up on River Street, in the Three Rivers..
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May 5, 20174 min read
Return to the River Part 1: Franklin's first inhabitants
Beneath cool, overcast skies, Paul Pouliot took in the land, the river, the trees – all the geophysical features – of Franklin’s Odell Park.
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May 4, 20174 min read
School-downtown partnerships are a win for everybody in Franklin
As efforts continue to build up downtown Franklin, a 15-year-old filmmaker, a high school engineering class and Colby-Sawyer College graphic
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Apr 27, 20173 min read
Franklin’s revitalization project picking up momentum
In his three decades of watching Franklin start and stop economic revitalization projects, Franklin Savings Bank President Ron Magoon said..
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