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  • Framingham Mosquito Spraying July 20, 2023

    Framingham Mosquito Spraying July 20, 2023

    East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project
    East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project in Framingham.

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — The East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project is planning to use a truck mounted aerosol sprayer to control mosquito populations in Framingham on Thursday, July 20th, 2023.

    The spraying will take place in the South Framingham, including the Coburnville-Tripoli neighborhoods. Spraying route includes areas located south of Waverly Street near Fay Road, Bethany Road, Winthrop Street, Hollis Street, Irving Street, Bates Road, Hickory Hill Lane, Jodie Road, (and many other side-streets and smaller roads in same area).

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  • Ameresco Announces Several Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Projects

    Ameresco Announces Several Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Projects

    Battery enclosures at an Ameresco Battery Energy Storage System (BESS).

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — Cleantech integrator Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), has been winning contracts and partnerships to build and operate some of the largest Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in North America.

    Over the past month or so, Ameresco, headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts (USA) has announced BESS related projects in California and Colorado in the US and in Ontario Canada.

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  • MA Gov. Proclaims “Hurricane Preparedness Week” July 9-15, 2023

    MA Gov. Proclaims “Hurricane Preparedness Week” July 9-15, 2023

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has declared July 9-15, 2023, to be “Hurricane Preparedness Week,” recognizing the importance of preparing for the impact of extreme weather.

    Hurricane Gloria approaching New England on September 27, 1985, (image by HurricaneMan895 at Wikimedia Commons)

    While the Atlantic hurricane season runs [officially] from June 1st through November 30th — the most active time for these storms in Massachusetts is August and September.

    According to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), which is headquartered in Framingham, “Hurricanes have the power to cause widespread devastation, and can affect both coastal and inland areas. Threats from hurricanes include: storm surge, high winds, heavy rainfall, inland flooding, subsequent tornadoes, ocean rip currents”.

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  • Framingham Fire Department Receives $3,186 Fire Prevention Grant

    Framingham Fire Department Receives $3,186 Fire Prevention Grant

    Framingham, MA - Fire Department insignia / patch.
    Framingham Fire Department receives $3,186 fire prevention grant from FM Global

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — The Framingham Fire Department has received a $3,186 fire prevention grant from FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers.

    The award will be used to assist with fire investigations to help fire investigators more efficiently investigate and determine the cause of a fire.

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  • Framingham Medical Reserve Corps Seeking Volunteers

    Framingham Medical Reserve Corps Seeking Volunteers

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — The Framingham Medical Reserve Corps unit needs new volunteers, especially nurses, and doctors.

    Created after Sept 11, 2001, the Medical Reserve Corps is a federally-recognized and state-supported “community-based group of volunteers who assist local public health departments to promote healthy living as well as to prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergency events.”

    Massachusetts currently has 12 units across the Commonwealth.

    Here in Framingham, the Medical Reserve Corps can be seen assisting at vaccine clinics and providing a first-aid tent at events like the Framingham Farmers’ Market and the 2023 Farm Pond fireworks.

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  • Framingham Farmers Market Open Thursdays 3-7pm

    Framingham Farmers Market Open Thursdays 3-7pm

    [photo] Framingham Farmers Market sign.

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — The Farmers Market on the Framingham Centre Common is back in swing, with more vendors and booths lining the walkways that crisscross the grassy village green.

    The market is open from 3:00 PM ’til 7:00 PM on Thursdays throughout the summer and early fall, (the last Thursday of the 2023 season is scheduled for September 28th).

    Vendors include local favorites like Hansons Farm Lemonade (located in spot #50 highlighted on map below), with Velma’s Kettle Corn (located in nearby spot #T9), along with the dozens of others including local area farms, food vendors (and food trucks in Village Hall parking lot), crafts people, local organizations and civic groups, the Framingham Public Library Book Mobile and others participating in the popular Thursday afternoon / evening event.

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  • Frozen Fruit Recall From Trader Joes, Walmart, Aldi and Other Stores

    Frozen Fruit Recall From Trader Joes, Walmart, Aldi and Other Stores

    Frozen Fruit Recall From Trader Joes, Walmart, Aldi and Other Stores

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published information on June 21, 2023 about a “Voluntary Recall of Specific Frozen Fruit Products Due to Possible Contamination by Listeria monocytogenes“.

    The recall by Sunrise Growers Inc (a subsidiary of SunOpta Inc) includes frozen fruit packaged under several brand names for several grocery retailers.

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  • Eversource Breaks Ground on Geothermal Energy Project in Framingham

    Eversource Breaks Ground on Geothermal Energy Project in Framingham

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — As part of its commitment to advancing clean technologies and exploring innovative ways to help the commonwealth achieve its aggressive decarbonization goals, Eversource today broke ground on a first-of-its-kind utility-scale networked geothermal system in Framingham, Massachusetts.

    The energy company’s geothermal pilot program highlights the collaboration necessary between utilities, state and local government, environmental advocate partners like HEET, and other stakeholders to combat climate change and achieve decarbonization and electrification goals.

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  • Framingham Man Indicted on Felon in Possession of Firearms Charges

    Framingham Man Indicted on Felon in Possession of Firearms Charges

    Edwin Alago, 42, of Framingham, MA, indicted on felon in possession of a firearms, (Framingham Police booking photo from related arrest in 2022).

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — The U.S. Justice Department’s Office of State Attorney, Massachusetts Division announced a Framingham man Edwin Alago, 42 was indicted on two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.

    Alago was previously arrested on related state charges and will appear in federal court at a later date.

    According to the indictment, in May 2021, Alago possessed a SCCY .9mm CPX-2 semi-automatic pistol bearing a defaced serial number and seven rounds of .9mm ammunition.

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  • Canadian Wildfires Cause Poor Air Quality in Framingham

    Canadian Wildfires Cause Poor Air Quality in Framingham

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is alerting people in parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont regarding air quality that is unhealthy for sensitive groups, due to elevated concentrations of fine particle air pollution due to wildfires in Quebec and Northern Ontario.

    Hazy skies, reduced visibility, and the odor of burning wood is very likely as the smoke plumes move through Framingham and the greater New England region.

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