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Marty

Jun 9, 20192 min read

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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Marty

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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Plans for proposed Franklin water park include walking trails, camping site

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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Franklin: From Troubled Waters to Whitewater Park

Marty

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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Franklin bets on revitalization with new park

Marty

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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Marty

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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CRDC Awards Community Grants to Two Economic Development Projects in Downtown Franklin, NH

Marty

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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Boat Bash Snow Crash: Franklin making name for itself with downhill kayak race

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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Proposed Whitewater Park Poised to Transform Franklin Economy

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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Franklin paddle park plan gets $430,000 cash infusion

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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New Commisioner: NH Entrepreneurship, workforce top list

Marty

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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U.S. Sen. Shaheen visits Franklin with an eye on economic development

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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Return to the River Part 3: Recreation – and rebirth?

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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Return to the River Part 2: Creating a mill city

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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Return to the River Part 1: Franklin's first inhabitants

Marty

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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School-downtown partnerships are a win for everybody in Franklin

Marty

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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Franklin’s revitalization project picking up momentum

Marty

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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