Framingham News

Mayor Charlie Sisitsky To Deliver State of the City Address on January 27

Source: Framingham, MA - News Flash 21 Jan 2025 11:41 pm

The 2025 State of the City is Monday, January 27 at 7 p.m. in Nevins Hall in the Memorial Building.

Framingham Seeks Community Input on Proposed Splash Pad at Cushing Memorial Park

Source: Framingham, MA - News Flash 17 Jan 2025 7:59 pm

Meeting is at Loring Arena at 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 30, 2025

City of Framingham To Hold 4 Informational Sessions on Its New Community Electricity Program

Source: Framingham, MA - News Flash 17 Jan 2025 7:40 pm

Two sessions will be in English, one in Spanish, and one in Portuguese.

Organizations Invited To Submit 325th Event Ideas To City of Framingham

Source: Framingham, MA - News Flash 14 Jan 2025 10:34 pm

Events must be held between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025.

Framingham Assessor’s Office Launches New Database

Source: Framingham, MA - News Flash 14 Jan 2025 10:31 pm

The Axis Gamble: Framingham’s Battle of the Bulge

Source: Framingham History Center 14 Jan 2025 6:09 pm

Written by: Researcher and FHC Volunteer Mark Galluzzo On 16 December 2024, the nation will reflect on the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge (aka the Battle of the Ardennes). By early December of 1944, the war in Europe appeared to be ending. Th

Hackers Steal Framingham Heart Study Data

Source: framingham.com 15 Dec 2024 11:06 pm

FRAMINGHAM, MA - On Sunday, September 8, 2024, data related to participants of The Framingham Heart Study was stolen from a Boston University (BU) server. Data for all 15,448 participants was involved in the breach. Hackers gained access to the server, com

Recyling do's and don't's with Eve Carry

Source: Jim Pillsbury's Web Blog 18 Nov 2024 7:34 pm

 With the holidays approaching, I thought it would be a good idea to watch the show, Do's and Don't's about recycling, we did with Eve at the library in 2023. Just when we were starting to make progress in recycling, Eve left for a job in Milford.  http

Framingham Under Red Flag Fire Warning Wednesday November 6th, 2024

Source: framingham.com 6 Nov 2024 5:04 am

FRAMINGHAM, MA -- The National Weather Service has issued a "Red Flag" Fire Warning for the greater Framingham / Metrowest area as well as most other parts of Massachusetts for Wednesday November 6th, 2024, especially between the hours of 8:00 AM through 6

Huge news in the plastic recyling world

Source: Jim Pillsbury's Web Blog 25 Sep 2024 3:49 pm

California sues Exxon over plastics pollution. A first of it's kind lawsuit accuses Exxon of lying and deceiving Americans for decades over plastic recycling. If California prevails, billions could be had by the States in fines and penalties, but more impo

The discarding of books at FPS

Source: Jim Pillsbury's Web Blog 8 Aug 2024 5:47 pm

  As many of our readers know, I was a volunteer at Dunning for the compost pilot program for most of the last school year. My job was to ensure that foreign items that are not compostable were not thrown in the compost bin. Items like plastic ware, labe

And you wonder why cops and our ME's office, have such a bad reputation

Source: Jim Pillsbury's Web Blog 27 Jun 2024 8:15 pm

  If you have followed the case in Canton of the young women, Sandra Birchmore, who was groomed by three Stoughton cops from the age of 15 and found dead in her apartment in 2021, more disturbing revelations are reported by Boston globe reporter Laura Cr