Author: News Staff

  • Framingham Based Ameresco Installs 26,000 Solar Modules in Rhode Island

    Framingham Based Ameresco Installs 26,000 Solar Modules in Rhode Island

    [photo] Ameresco - R.I. Airport Solar Installation
    Ameresco’s Tiverton’s solar energy site comprises over 12,000 modules with an electricity generation capacity of 4.95 megawatts.

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – Framingham based Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading clean technology integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, today announced that it achieved commercial operation at its solar energy site in Tiverton, Rhode Island and mechanical completion at its site in Cumberland, Rhode Island. Both milestones mark meaningful steps in the advancement of solar energy resources within the State of Rhode Island.

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  • IRS Extends 2021 Tax Filing Deadline, Mass Acts to Move State Date

    IRS Extends 2021 Tax Filing Deadline, Mass Acts to Move State Date

    2021 TAX TIME - IRS / 1040 tax form image
    Filing deadline for 2020 Income Tax delayed.

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – In addition to having the date for Q3 Real Estate Tax payment extended to May 1st, 2021, those in Framingham are getting a little relief with Federal and most likely with (MA) State income tax filing for 2020 tax year.

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  • Framingham Mailing Delayed Q3/Q4 2021 Real Estate Tax Bills

    Framingham Mailing Delayed Q3/Q4 2021 Real Estate Tax Bills

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – The City begins mailing third-quarter (Q3/2021) real estate tax bills today (March 17, 2021), and will send out fourth-quarter (Q4/2021) tax bills Wednesday, March 31.

    Payment for both (Q3 and Q4) real estate taxes will be due on Monday, May 3, 2021.

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  • FSU Softball Returns to Action with Doubleheader Sweep of Emmanuel College

    FSU Softball Returns to Action with Doubleheader Sweep of Emmanuel College

    Framingham State University (FSU)

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – After losing the entire 2020 season, the Framingham State University softball team returned to the field this afternoon and used the long ball to defeat Emmanuel 7-1 in the opener and rallied from a two run deficit to finish the sweep of a non-conference doubleheader with a 3-2 victory over the Saints at Maple Street Field.

    In the opener, senior Camille Desrochers (Westford, Mass.) led off the inning with (more…)

  • Framingham Police Seek December 2020 Shooting Suspect

    Framingham Police Seek December 2020 Shooting Suspect

    Framingham Police, Wanted Photo: Axel Mercado 2/17/2021
    Axel Mercado, suspect wanted by Framingham Police for Attempted Murder and Weapons Charges. (2/17/2021)

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – The Framingham Police Department has issued warrants for a suspect involved in a shooting in Framingham in December of 2020.

    The suspect,Axel Mercado, age 40, of Roslindale, MA is wanted for Attempted Murder and Firearms charges.

    Mercado was arrested in December of 2020 by Framingham Police in (more…)

  • Framingham City Councilor John Stefanini Seeks to NAG Neighbors

    Framingham City Councilor John Stefanini Seeks to NAG Neighbors

    (The following article is the opinion of John Stefanini,  Framingham District 8 City Councilor and resident).

    John A. Stefanini, Framingham City Council Member

    Our neighborhoods need a voice!

    Our neighbors and neighborhoods, places of worship and activities, small businesses and schools, connect us together like a jigsaw puzzle. Our respect for our human differences is our foundation, but it is the activities, associations and places that connect (more…)

  • Framingham Seeks Bids to Remove Trees from Edgell Grove Cemetery

    Framingham Seeks Bids to Remove Trees from Edgell Grove Cemetery

    [photo] Edgell Grove CemeteryFRAMINGHAM, MA – The City of Framingham is requesting bid pricing for the removal and stump grinding of 131 (one hundred and thirty-one) trees in the Edgell Grove Cemetery. In addition, there are 3 (three) trees that will need (more…)

  • Framingham Tax Bills Delayed, State Late Approving Rate

    Framingham Tax Bills Delayed, State Late Approving Rate

    Framingham's Town Hall, the Memorial Building is located at 150 Concord Street in Downtown Framingham.
    Framingham’s City Hall, (“The Memorial Building”), is located at 150 Concord Street in Downtown Framingham.

    FRAMINGHAM, MA  – Long time property owners in Framingham were starting to wonder why no quarterly tax bills were showing up in their mail.  In response, the City released a statement concerning “City of Framingham Tax Bills”.

    In it, the explanation was, “The City of Framingham’s Real Estate and Personal Property bills will be delayed. The reason for this delay is because the State of Massachusetts has not approved Framingham’s tax rate. We are anticipating more information by the end of January. When the bills go out, the third and fourth quarters of Fiscal 2021 will be due on May 3, but they can be paid before the May 3 deadline.”

    The statement went on to suggest that tax payers “check the City of Framingham Treasurer’s Webpage or call for updated information”, and further suggested that if taxpayers wish to pay in advance of the bills being mailed, they send estimated payments to the Treasurer’s Office or call City Hall Systems to pay over the phone.

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  • Framingham Public Schools Announce The Karen Foran Dempsey Scholarship

    Framingham Public Schools Announce The Karen Foran Dempsey Scholarship

    [photo] Karen Foran Dempsey, Framingham, MAFRAMINGHAM, MA – Born and raised in Framingham, Karen Foran Dempsey spent her entire life advocating for equality for those with disabilities, and most recently served as District 2’s School Committee Member. She experienced a challenging physical disability from herearly years and never let it impede her living life to the fullest, as she used her experience to advocate vigorously for all people to have equal access and equal opportunity. Sadly, Karen died suddenly at the age of 54 on December 24, 2020. (Obituary)

    “Karen’s passing is a tremendous loss for our community as we have all learned from her example and (more…)

  • Mass State Police Rt. 9 Framingham Heliport Airspace Designation Proposal

    Mass State Police Rt. 9 Framingham Heliport Airspace Designation Proposal

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – Massachusetts State Police Headquarters located on Route 9 near the Route 126 overpass seeks a higher level controlled airspace designation for it’s heliport.

    In an notice of proposed rulemaking, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), published notice of the proposal in the Federal Register titled “Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Framingham, MA“, announcing (more…)