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A road was briefly closed Thursday in Franklin, Massachusetts, due to a crash involving a vehicle and an MBTA Commuter Rail train. The Franklin Police Department said in a Facebook post that Grove Street was “closed for the unforeseeable future.” As of 5 p.m., police said, the train had been moved. The road was also reopened. Authorities did not say…

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,...

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...

A fire broke out at St. Mary Parish in Franklin, and authorities believe it was intentionally set.

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....

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…

After helping Team USA take home the bronze medal in women’s rugby at the Paris Olympics, Kristi Kirshe received a hero’s welcome in Franklin.

The drug that led to Matthew Perry’s death is used illegally for recreational purposes, but also in treatment at clinics like Franklin’s Alleviation Ketamine.

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

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...

A store in Franklin, Massachusetts, has been targeted repeatedly by thieves.

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...

Three arrests have been made in connection with a burglary last month at a smoke shop in Franklin, Massachusetts. Franklin police say three youths were charged for the Feb. 4 break-in at the Moonlight Smoke Shop. A second break-in that occurred this past Sunday remains under investigation by detectives. Police haven’t shared if they believe the two incidents are connected,…

Franklin police say three juveniles have been arrested in connection to a Feb. 4 break-in at the Moonlight Shop. A second break-in is under investigation.

Shattering the glass at a smoke shop in Franklin, Massachusetts, four thieves used what appears to be a metal bar to break into the business. It happened early Sunday morning at the Moonlight Smoke Shop. “Kind of, like, discouraging to us,” said owner Hardik Patel. “We try to work hard, and this happens.” Patel just opened the business less than…

Police are trying to find the people caught on camera breaking into a smoke shop.

A man who had been canoeing with his young children has been charged with DUI after the canoe capsized and they were all dumped into the frigid water