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Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Conference at FSU
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Framingham State University is hosting the 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Conference on Saturday, January 14, 2012 from8:30am – 1:30pm.

The 2012 Youth Conference has something to offer to Framingham youth of all ages, with breakout sessions for kids in grades K-12. The conference includes workshops and a “team building lunch”.

The conference starts with a general session titled: “We’ve come a long way. Celebrating the journey”.

Grade/age appropriate breakout workshops include:
- All You need is Love! – This workshop is designed to introduce our younger children, (Grades K-5), to Dr. King, his dream and (more…)
January 12, 2012
Traffic Alerts & Construction Detours (Jan 9th – 13th, 2012)

Framingham Road Construction, Traffic Alerts and Detours for January 9th - January 13th, 2012

FRAMINGHAM, MA– Roadwork on in town continues this week, (Monday through Friday, January 9th through January 13th, 2012), with a majority of the work occurring in the Framingham Centre area, along Rt. 9 and Rt. 126.

Delays due to traffic and detours around some of the work sites can add to driving times, so motorists should plan accordingly.

The Town of Framingham’s Department of Public Works / Highway Division / Capital Projects website offers residents and visitors to Framingham helpful information about current and upcoming construction projects.

You can view up to date traffic alerts, maps of project work sites and traffic detours, and sign up to receive email alerts for all or any of the currently listed projects.

The email traffic alert for the week of January 9th - January 13th, 2012 indicate that: (more…)

January 9, 2012
Food Pantry Opens in Former RMV Building

Pearl Street Cupboard & Cafe, 10 Pearl Street, Downtown Framingham.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – After months of stalled permitting, the Pearl Street Cupboard & Cafe is slated to open this week in the former Registry of Motor Vehicles, (RMV), building at 10 Pearl Street in Downtown Framingham.

Operated by the United Way of Tri-County, the primary function will be to serve as a food pantry which will provide a week’s worth of food, (once a month), to those in need.

In addition to the food pantry operation, the facility will will house a “Clothing Corner” and “Book Nook” which will provide donated [gently used] childrens’ clothing and books to parents and caregivers who need those items.

Volunteers are needed to staff the pantry, and donations of (more…)

January 9, 2012
Callahan Senior Center Happenings – January 2012

Located at 535 Union Avenue, the Callahan Center is open from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Mon – Fri

FRAMINGHAM, MA – The following information is about activities and services at the Callahan Senior Center for the month of January 2012.

NOTICE: Most of the activities, special programs and events listed below require signing up or advance reservation, (unless otherwise noted). Please do so in advance so activities can be scheduled effectively and in the appropriate space.

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Town of Framingham & Callahan Center Snowstorm Policy Notice – If the schools close due to snowstorms or other inclement weather days, there will be no activities at the Center. On these days, the Town of Framingham Staff will be available to you at the Center, unless the Town of Framingham declares an emergency closing.

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New Member Orientation Meetings are held the 2nd Tuesday of every (more…)

January 1, 2012
New Daytime Classes at Access Framingham

AF-TV to offer daytime television production classes starting in January of 2012.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Interested in learning about television production? Access Framingham has announced new daytime classes will be offered at the AF-TV Community Media Center beginning on January 18th, 2012.

The first daytime workshop will be a three session course in Basic Camcorder use, Access Framingham’s popular entry-level course on how to shoot great video using the studio’s professional-level camcorders. The camcorder workshop will take place on Wednesdays from 11:00am to 1:00pm, from January 18th through February 1st.

All Access Framingham workshops are included in the $30 annual membership fee.

“We have offered evening workshops for several years, and some folks have requested daytime availability,” said Francesca Cerutti-Harris, AF-TV’s Assistant Director for (more…)

December 30, 2011
Traffic Alerts: January 2nd – January 6th, 2012

Framingham Traffic Alerts, Detours, Road & Bridge Construction, January 2nd – 6th, 2012.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Motorists are advised that there may be construction work being performed during daytime hours on the following roads in Framingham during the week of January 2nd, 2012 through January 6th, 2012.

Auburn Street – Due to the location of the construction work zone, Auburn Street will be closed to through traffic. In order to reach the eastern portion of Auburn Street, Auburn Street Extension and Beulah Street, traffic will be directed north on Edgell Road to Central Street, from Central Street to Kellogg Street, from Kellogg Street to Prospect Street, from Prospect Street to Worcester Road west, from Worcester Road west to Beulah Street or Auburn Street.

Concord Street (Rt. 126 South of Worcester Road) – Sewer manhole work will occur on Concord Street south of Worcester Road (Route 9) and Gorman Road. Construction activities will (more…)

December 30, 2011
2012 New Years Eve in Framingham

Happy New Year from framingham.com !!!

Framingham, MA – Before listing the local venues where New Years Eve celebrations are taking place, we’d like to ask that readers remember those who lost their lives to drinking and driving related accidents this year, and ask that anyone planning to drink on New Years Eve to make sure they’ve planned ahead for how to get home at the end of the evening.

To insure you make it home safely consider making arrangements with a designated driver, taking a limousine or making your News Eve Party a Pajama Party and have your guests spend the night.

Tommy’s Taxi will remain open ’round the clock on New Years Eve for those who don’t have any other way of getting home safely.

The following Framingham establishments will be hosting (more…)

December 20, 2011
The 2011 NORAD Santa Tracker

Click image to visit NORAD's Track Santa website.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Children’s most popular question during the month of December; “How much longer ’til Christmas?” can be answered down to the day, hour, minute and second thanks to NORAD, (The North American Aerospace Defense Command).

For the past couple years the NORAD Santa Tracker website has provided real-time, up to the minute reporting of where Santa is, how many presents he’s delivered, and when he may be at your house — and this year they’ve added links to see real time video of Santa’s delivery route, a virtual “cookie counter”, (to see how many snacks St. Nick eats during his (more…)

December 10, 2011
Roadwork Nears Completion for Winter

Framingham Traffic Alerts, Detours, Road & Bridge Construction, December 12th through 16th, 2011

FRAMINGHAM, MA – After months of work on the East Framingham Sewer Improvement project, the Fountain Street Bridge replacement and other capital improvement projects to roads and sewers in town, crews will soon be wrapping up construction for the winter.

Still, motorists may experience delays due to the following work sites and detours during the week of December 12th through 16th, 2011.

Work along Concord Street, (Rt. 126, north of Worcester Road), this week will include site restoration between School Street and Summer Street, including site cleaning activities, paving, loaming and seeding. From 7:00am to 4:30pm, police will be directing a single lane alternating traffic management plan while construction activities are in progress.

Auburn Street will continue to be closed to through traffic. A detour will remain in place while construction work is (more…)

December 9, 2011
Framingham Residential Real Estate Sales (November 2011)

49 residential properties were sold in Framingham during the month of September 2011.

FRAMINGHAM, MA– There were a total of 49 residential real estate sales in Framingham during the month of November 2011.

Of those 49 properties, thirty one single family homes were sold at an average sale price of just over $312.5k, (average home size was approx. 1750 sqft.).

Single family home which sold during November had been on the market for an average of just over 15 weeks.

The highest price paid for a single family home in Framingham during the month of November was 28 Overlook Drive East for (more…)

December 5, 2011