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  • MERCHANTS OF PINEFIELD PRESENT THE 3RD ANNUAL JINGLE BELL DAY

    MERCHANTS OF PINEFIELD PRESENT THE 3RD ANNUAL JINGLE BELL DAY

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — Bring the family to Pinefield Shopping Center, located at the intersection of Water Street and Nicholas Road, in Saxonville, for the third annual Jingle Bell Day full of family activities, specials, and giveaways on Saturday, December 8th.

    Pinefield Shopping Center Jingle Bell Days 2007

    The free fun starts with a Treasure Hunt for kids from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. McAuliffe Library will feature drop-in storytelling and crafts 10 – 11 a.m. and 3-4 p.m. Face painting and fun at Always Golden Tanning from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m and arts & crafts at Liberty’s Famous Pizza from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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  • Fabric of Framingham Exhibit at the State House

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — The Framingham Historical Society’s exhibit, the Fabric of Framingham is debuting at the Massachusetts State House this week.

    Opening Reception Thurs. Sept. 27th

    An opening reception is Thursday, September 27th at 4:30 p.m. and includes a celebration of the work of State Rep. Debby Blumer who served the Framingham community in the Mass legislature from 2001-2006.

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  • Gov. Patrick Helps Celebrate Greater Framingham Community Church’s 35th Anniversary

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – The Greater Framingham Community Church, corner of Franklin and Park Sts., is celebrating 35 years of ministry and service to the MetroWest and Greater Boston communities.

    As part of the celebration, GFCC is hosting an anniversary banquet on Saturday evening, September 29, 2007, 5:00 PM Reception , 6:00 PM Banquet at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel at 1657 Worcester Road (Route 9 West) in Framingham, MA with the Honorable Deval Patrick, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as the Guest Speaker. The anniversary theme is “Celebrate the Journey.”

    The celebration continues at the ten o’clock Sunday morning Worship Service on September 30, 2007, with the Rev. Dr. Conley Hughes Jr., pastor of Concord Baptist Church in Boston as Guest Preacher.

    For tickets ($75 per person), placing an ad in our souvenir program booklet or for more information, please call the church at (508) 626-2118.

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  • Natick Collection, the revamped & upgraded Natick Mall, celebrates Grand Opening

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — As of Friday, September 7th, 2007, the Golden Triangle will have a new group of upscale stores and restaurants to experience as the Natick Collection, formerly named, (but still to be called by locals) the Natick Mall, officially opens.

    The Natick Collection will open with the fanfare of Boston Symphony Orchestra Trumpeters during an aerial ribbon cutting at 10 a.m.

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  • Special Tour of Common’s Historic Buildings

    Special Tour of Common’s Historic Buildings

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — The Framingham Historical Society & Museum invites you to an evening of fun and entertainment at the Framingham Historical Society and Museum on Wednesday August 8th.

    Civil War era Edgell Memorial Library located in Framingham Centre.

    Come tour all three of your historic buildings on the Framingham Centre Common and learn about this treasure of a museum, our town’s rich history, and our efforts to save these buildings. See old friends and meet new ones at our wine and cheese reception.

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  • FRAMINGHAM.COM Celebrates 12th Anniversary!

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – This month framingham.com celebrates 12 years online and over 100,000 visitors a month, or over 1 million visitors a year. This website provides an ever-expanding online resource center of news and information about the hub of MetroWest. Framingham.com also showcases greater Framingham as a great place to live, work, play, shop, and do business.

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  • Framingham: Concerts on the Green (2007)

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — Below is information about the 2007 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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  • Green Up Day in Framingham

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — Join neighbors, friends, family, school children with parents and community volunteers for this newly energized town-wide program!

    This year we will target the sidewalks around the Framingham Public Schools. Registration begins at 9 a.m. at the following schools: Barbieri, Brophy, Cameron, Dunning, Fuller, Framingham H.S., Hemenway, Juniper Hill, Potter Rd., Stapleton, Walsh and Woodrow Wilson.

    The Green Up Day Framingham clean-up continues in the neighborhoods surrounding the schools until noon.

    Volunteers will be provided a t-shirt, special trash bags, Waste Ban Materials Hotline number, protective non-latex gloves and a ticket to attend the Celebration.

    The Green Up Day, Framingham Celebration is scheduled from 1-3 p.m. at Farm Pond to include Food and Music. For more
    information contact Angie Sottile-Fowler, Town of Framingham Recycling Coordinator at 508-532-6001 or S. Thomas Greeley, President of Green Up, Inc. at 781-431-4732.

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  • Alice in Wonderland Read on the Radio

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — Beginning Monday, May 7, 2007, Thursday, May 10, 2007 and the following Monday, May 14, 2007, The MetroWest Radio Reading Service will present the
    book, “Alice In Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll recorded and read by Michael McGurk, a McAuliffe Charter School student in Framingham.

    All episodes of this book will air at 2-30 p.m. The MetroWest Radio Reading Service can be accessed through wdjm 91.3 fm when students are not programming, or by special radio by contacting the Disability Services Office at Framingham State College at 508-626-4627.

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  • Boston Marathon in Framingham

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — Reminders about the Boston Marathon on April 16, 2007:

    • Route 135 will be closed from 8:45 AM to 1:30 PM
    • Pearl Street Parking Garage will open at 6:00 AM — No Fee on Marathon Day! — Open garage – cars can enter and leave anytime
    • Trains are running on a normal weekday schedule

    Getting To Downtown Framingham

    Coming from the north or south – The Town of Framingham’s LIFT Public Transit System will operate LIFT bus routes 3 and 6 on Patriots Day allowing many MetroWest area residents to leave their automobiles at home. There will be no charge.

    For more information regarding the LIFT Public Transit System, visit the Town of Framingham’s web site at: www.framinghamma.gov or call 508-532-5459 or 800-649-6096.

    Coming from the east or west – Take the MBTA Commuter Train into Downtown Framingham. The station is located directly adjacent to the Boston Marathon route, and three blocks from Framingham’s Cultural Triangle. For MBTA schedule information call 800-392-6100 (TTY 617-222-5146), or visit their web site at www.mbta.com.

    The Framingham Police Department suggests that you take Public Transportation when possible.

    For more information: Boston Athletic Association – www.baa.org or 617-236-1652.

    Don’t forget the Framingham Rotary’s free Multicultural Fair runs from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Memorial Building, 150 Concord St., Downtown Framingham, just blocks north of Rt. 135. Great family fun.

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