FRAMINGHAM, MA – Following an investigation over the past two months, WBZ-TV “I-Team” reporter Joe Shortsleeve has produced a segment regarding certain Framingham municipal government related personnel and financial issues.
This afternoon Joe confirmed that the segment which was originally scheduled to air tonight, (Monday October 31, 2011), has been preempted due to the volume of storm related news from this weekend’s snow and will be broadcast during the CBS/WBZ-TV Channel 4 News at 11:00pm on Tuesday November 1st, 2011.
Follow up rebroadcasts are also tentatively scheduled and video of the segment will appear on the I-Team’s webpage after the on-air broadcast.
FRAMINGHAM, MA – After 5 1/2 years, Framingham Town Manager Julian Suso is leaving office this week after not having his contract renewed by the Board of Selectman.
Suso, who was a candidate for the Town Manager position in Duxbury, MA and Chatham, MA earlier this year but lost out on his bid for those jobs has landed the Town Manager job in Falmouth, MA will begin his new job in that Cape Cod town next week.
Suso’s “Concluding Statement” letter (below) thanks fellow municipal employees, Town Meeting members and residents — and even thanks the Board of Selectman who cited Suso’s lack of long term vision for the Town as one of the major reasons for not extending his contract earlier this year.
Motorists driving on Concord St., approaching the top of A Street should be prepared to stop as Police controlled single-lane alternating traffic patterns are in use at this construction site.
FRAMINGHAM, MA– Roadwork on several major capital improvement projects in town will continue this week, (Monday through Friday, October 31st through November 4th, 2011).
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 October 31st – November 4th, 2011 indicates that: (more…)
Snow plow parked, but ready to clean up after Nor'easter predicted to drop two to six inches of snow on Framingham, (Saturday, October 29, 2011).FRAMINGHAM, MA– Having snow even once in October is pretty rare for eastern Massachusetts, but for the second time in three days, snow fell on Framingham.
As predicted, precipitation moving up the U.S. eastern seaboard combined with low pressure and declining temperatures resulted in a Nor’Easter dropping approximately 3″ of wet snow in town between 5:00pm and 10:00pm today, (Saturday October 29th, 2011).
The small amount of snow which fell on Thursday, (October 27th, 2011), did not accumulate on roadways as the pavement was still warm from the day’s moderate temperatures.
Today’s snow did accumulate — enough so that snow removal equipment was called out to plow commercial parking lots and some (more…)
FRAMINGHAM, MA – Framingham State University Sophomore running back Melikke Van Alstyne carried 39 times for 180 yards and two touchdowns as the FSU Rams football team clinched its first ever New England Football Conference (NEFC) Bogan Division title with a 14-7 win over Coast Guard on a bitter cold, windy and rainy day at Maple Street Field.
With the win, Framingham improves to 7-2 overall and 6-0 in the Bogan Division, while Coast Guard dropped its fifth game this season by seven points or less as they are now 1-7 overall and 1-5 in the division.
With his 180 yards in the game, Van Alstyne established a new FSU single season rushing mark as he now has 1,399 yards on the season which surpasses (more…)
''Impact Framingham'' group plans to use proceeds of sale of Civic League building to fund worthwhile community projects.
FRAMINGHAM, MA – Impact Framingham, a new foundation dedicated to benefitting the town and the people of Framingham, is announcing the availability of grant funds for the 2012 year.
Impact Framingham was formed from the funds received from the sale of 214 Concord Street, formerly known as the Framingham Civic League. The League owned the building for nearly 100 years before they sold it to a religious organization in 2010.
The proceeds from the sale of the building have been set aside as a charitable fund that will be distributed as grants within the community.
The organization is now known as Impact Framingham, with the goal of “investing in our community.” Betsy Fishman, President of Impact Framingham, commented on the new name of the organization. With “IF” being the acronym for Impact Framingham, “We wanted to pose the question, ‘What if?’ to the people of (more…)
Drivers are alerted to Be Prepared To Stop, (and wait), as construction continues on Concord St. and other roads in Framingham.
FRAMINGHAM, MA– Roadwork on several major capital improvement projects in town will continue this week, (Monday through Friday, October 24th through October 28th, 2011).
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 October 24th -28th, 2011 indicates that:(more…)
The Framingham Education Foundation 20th Annual Adult Team Spelling Bee will be held on November 16, 2011 – Register your team now!
FRAMINGHAM, MA – The 20th Annual Framingham Education Foundation Adult Spelling BEE will be held on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at Cameron Middle School, (215 Elm Street Framingham, MA).
The event is one of the major fundraisers to support the grant program the Framingham Education Foundation sponsors to fund innovative and exciting programs in classrooms in the Framingham Public School system.
A few months ago, we ran the article,”Good Words Wanted by Framingham Education Foundation“, when they were looking for suggestions for the 1000 word list that’s prepared each year so contestants can study the words they may be asked to spell.
This year’s list is now complete — and teams are forming! This is an adult team spelling bee — businesses, schools, organizations, or any (3) adults can be(e) a team, (team registration fee is $350 — 100% of all fees go towards education programs in Framingham Public Schools!).
Use the links below to download sponsor or team registration form and word lists, (list is available in MS-Word or Adobe PDF format).
2011 BEE Sponsor Form – use this form to pledge to sponsor a team in the name of your business, organization, or on behalf of a family or individual donor/sponsor.
If you would like to form a team and join in the challenge, contact the Ed Foundation at framinghamedfoundation@live.com or visit their website at: www.framinghamedfoundation.org
FRAMINGHAM, MA – Freshman Isabela DeSouza of Framingham tallied a pair of goals and picked up two assists as the Framingham State University women’s soccer team defeated conference leader Fitchburg State 5-4 this afternoon in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) women’s soccer action at Maple Street Field.
With the win, the Rams improve to 8-6-1 on the year and 3-2-1 in the MASCAC, while the loss is the second straight MASCAC loss for the Falcons who are now 4-2 in the conference and 10-3-2 overall.
In a high scoring first half, the Rams took a 1-0 lead in the 7th minute as sophomore Marissa D’Angelo took a thru ball from (more…)
FRAMINGHAM, MA – The Framingham State University football team stopped Westfield State on 4th down with 28 seconds remaining to hold off the Owls and pick up a 27-24 victory this afternoon in New England Football Conference (NEFC) Bogan Division action at Maple Street Field.
With the win, the Rams improve to 6-2 on the season and remain undefeated in the division at 5-0. The loss drops the Owls to 3-5 overall and 2-3 in the Bogan Division.
Sophomore quarterback Dino Mancinelli (Madison, Conn.) completed 19 of 35 passes for 274 yards with a touchdown and an interception, while senior wide receiver James McCarthy (Newton, Mass.) made seven catches for 185 yards and two scores. Sophomore running back Melikke Van Alstyne (Salem, Mass.) rushed for over 100 yards for the (more…)
![[photo] Framingham Snow Plow](https://framingham.biz/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/20111029-2nd-snow-storm-of-year_03.jpg "Snow plow parked, but ready to clean up after Nor'easter predicted to drop two to six inches of snow on Framingham, (Saturday, October 29, 2011).")
