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Jun 3
3 min

Franklin Receives 1st Whitewater Park Permit

“I want to thank Commissioner Scott and his team at DES for believing in this project, says City Manager Judie Milner, “they certainly...

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Proposed Franklin whitewater and outdoor park wins regional planners’ award

Marty

Nov 20, 2019
2 min

Proposed Franklin whitewater and outdoor park wins regional planners’ award

Mill City Park, the private/public partnership that wants to build on the Winnipesaukee River a first-of-its kind “community whitewater...

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2019 Northern New England Project of the Year

Marty

Nov 15, 2019
2 min

2019 Northern New England Project of the Year

Thursday night the Northern New England Chapter of the American Planners Association presented Mill City Park and the City of Franklin...

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Mayor Pete Swings by Outdoor New England

Marty

Nov 10, 2019
2 min

Mayor Pete Swings by Outdoor New England

Last Saturday, Mayor Pete, democratic presidential candidate stopped in to Outdoor New England to chit chat with Marty. They discussed white

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Marty

Jun 10, 2019
2 min

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, 2019
2 min

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, 2018
3 min

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 11, 2018
9 min

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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Franklin bets on revitalization with new park

Marty

Apr 21, 2018
6 min

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 21, 2018
5 min

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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Marty

Apr 18, 2018
2 min

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 16, 2018
3 min

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, 2018
2 min

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, 2017
2 min

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, 2017
3 min

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, 2017
2 min

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, 2017
3 min

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 27, 2017
4 min

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

Jun 1, 2017
3 min

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 8, 2017
5 min

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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