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  • Framingham High Drama Company selected to represent the US at 2010 International Festival in Scotland

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — The Board of Advisors of the American High School Theatre Festival (AHSTF) has selected the Framingham High School Drama Company to perform in the world’s largest and most prestigious arts festival. The Board reviews applications and identifies top high schools based on their most recent bodies of work, awards, community involvement, philosophies, and recommendations.

    “We are thrilled that AHSTF recognized our entertaining and innovative productions,” said FHS Drama Company Director Donna Wresinski. “The students, parents, and teachers will (more…)

  • Framingham: Concerts on the Green (2009)

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — Below is information about the 2008 Framingham Concerts on the Green / Summer Concert Series held on the Framingham Centre Common (The Village Green), located at Edgell Rd. and Vernon St, near Rt. 9.

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  • Activities at Callahan Senior Center in June 2009

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — CALLAHAN HAPPENINGS FOR JUNE 2009

    Heritage Gallery INDOOR YARD SALE at Callahan Center – Friday, June 12, 2009 10:00 am – 1:30 pm – Start your holiday shopping early and pick up some unique items at reduced prices. We will have tables with items for 25 cents, 50 cents, $1.00, $2.00 and up! Stop by and have a fun shopping trip! All proceeds will go to Heritage Gallery for the Friends of Callahan Building Fund. The Gallery will be closing on Friday, June 26, 2009 for the summer months of July and August and (more…)

  • Memorial Day Observances in Framingham 2009

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – This year’s theme at the Framingham Memorial Day ceremonies will be, “Let us not forget our fallen veterans.”

    Assemble at 8 a.m. at the rear of the Memorial Building.

    At each location the service will include: Officer of the Day Abbey Anderson; Prayer by unit Chaplain Robert Anspach; Placing of the wreaths: Cmdr. Pinsley Post 157 (more…)

  • Informational Sessions for the Ride Service in Framingham and Natick

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — On July 1, 2009, the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA) is taking over the RIDE service for Framingham and Natick. Four public sessions are being held to answer any questions that you may have.

    When and Where:

    Wed., May 27, 2009 — Kennedy Senior Center, 117 East Central (more…)

  • Summer Jobs Program for Framingham Youth

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — Future Skills Institute (FSI), a young adult career and jobs center based in Framingham, has been awarded funds through the state’s YouthWorks program to provide job-readiness training and subsidized internships to youth aged 16-21.

    FSI is currently seeking low-income youth as well as employers to participate in the program. Private businesses, public agencies, and non-profit organizations are needed to (more…)

  • Can the Summer Concerts on the Green be saved?

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – As June approaches, the Framingham Summer Concerts on the Green are more in jeopardy than ever before.

    While the concerts are run under the auspices of the Town of Framingham by Jim Egan, Director of Town Building Services, the funding is through donations. The bands, set-up expenses, (more…)

  • Book signing and lecture by Curt Hoffman

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — Annie’s Book Stop in the Nobscot Shopping Plaza on Water Street presents a Book signing and lecture by Curt Hoffman this Wednesday, May 13,at 7.00 p.m.

    Book: The Seven Story Tower: A Mythic Journey through Space and Time/ (Plenum Books), An exploration of myth in cross-cultural context. This book arose out (more…)

  • Mother’s Day Weekend at Garden in the Woods

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — New England Wild Flower Society’s Garden in the Woods, 180 Hemenway Road, is a very special place at any time of the year, but never more so than Mother’s Day weekend. All three layers of the Garden are in bloom; trees, shrubs, and ephemerals. Rain and the spring sun have given the Garden just the right mixture of ingredients to bring a rainbow of colors and a profusion of textures.

    Since Moms are so special, New England Wild Flower Society will celebrate Mother’s Day for three days; Friday, May 8, with National Public (more…)

  • The United Nations Comes to Framingham

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — In 1946, a United Nations search committee, accompanied by Governor Maurice Tobin visited Framingham. The committee inspected the Doeskin Hill area as a possible site for the permanent location for the United Nations. Back then, the idea was to find a relatively unpopulated convenient location to build a small United Nations city.

    While the committee was impressed, Henry Dennison, who lived on Doeskin, and Henry Ford (more…)