Sally had her first two children before Benjamin returned. She named them for her father and brother—Benjamin Franklin Bache (or “Benny”) and William Franklin Bache (“Willy”).

Franklin Square will undergo a major overhaul that includes adding new restrooms, a playground, LED lighting, and bike lanes. The projects will cost about $7.8 million and take about 18 months to ...

Ever prescient, John Adams rightly predicted that Benjamin Franklin would forever ... living in Boston, Franklin was the 15th of 17 children. Franklin left school at 10 and began an apprenticeship ...