MWRA supply tunnels, connectors and aqueducts in and near Weston, MA
WESTON, MA – on Saturday afternoon, (May 1, 2010), the Metropolitan Water Resource Authority, (MWRA), announced a major break in a 10 foot diameter pipe.
The break is located where the MetroWest Water Supply Tunnel meets the City Tunnel on Recreation Road in Weston.
The leak has caused 8 million gallons of water per hour to leak from the water supply into the Charles River.
Framingham residents are not affected by this break, and no “boil water” advisory for the town has been issued.
Due to infiltration of the water supply, residents of the following towns and MWRA designated areas east of Weston are advised to (more…)
FRAMINGHAM, MA – following is a list of happenings for Framingham’s Callahan Senior Center for the Month of May, 2010.
Volunteers needed at Callahan Center for 4-hour shifts. Must be computer-literate and committed. Very interesting job. Please call 508-532-5980, ext. 4102.
BOSTON, MA – In a televised press conference today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the Obama administration had approved the Cape Winds project which could result in 130 electricity generating win turbines being placed in Nantucket Sound off the shores of Cape Cod.
The project which has been debated for almost a decade draws a lot of criticism from Cape residents and even from some environmentalists who believe the project will detract from the natural marine beauty of the coastal area. (more…)
FRAMINGHAM, MA – Framingham has a problem. And, the town is not alone in this problem — people all over the state and the country are complaining about the same thing — those “damned immigrants”.
It isn’t a new problem — it’s been going on for many years. Just the names called and words used [to describe “the problem”] are different.
In our new politically correct world, it’s considered very un-PC to express dislike for a race or class of people using words we might prefer if we knew they would not hear us. Instead we say things like “based on immigration status” or “because they don’t speak English“, or “because they probably get welfare and foodstamps“. (more…)
Minuteman Statue, Buckminster Square, Framingham, MA USA
FRAMINGHAM, MA – While many locals think about the Boston Marathon and a three day weekend — many forget, or never knew the significance of April 19th which is celebrated as Patriots’ Day in the State of Massachusetts.
Patriots’ Day commemorates the original American Patriots, the Revolutionary War soldiers who fought the British at Lexington and Concord, on April 19th in the year 1775.
Many don’t realize the significance Framingham’s own Minutemen played in the War for Independence. Before the first shot was fired on the battlefields of Lexington and Concord, Framingham residents readied themselves and worked closely with other patriots throughout the greater Framingham area in 1775.
The next time you are driving from Framingham Center towards Downtown, as you head south on Main St., and it divides, (Main St. to the left, Maple St. to right, and straight ahead is Union Ave.), consider for a moment as you pass the statue of the Minuteman, that you have just passed through the same location where Framingham residents gathered and planned and mustered to defend us against tyranny and oppression long before we were born.
February 22, 1775 – British General Gage sends out spies to chart the way to Worcester for his invasion. They stay at Buckminster’s tavern and observe the Framingham minutemen drilling.
April 19, 1775 – General Gage sends his Redcoats against Lexington and Concord instead of Framingham and Worcester. Framingham sends it’s minutemen, and one man is wounded.
On April 19th, 1775, the original Patriot’s Day, Framingham was there. The Minuteman statue in Buckminster Square stands as a reminder of the events which not only shaped Framingham, but shaped a nation.
FRAMINGHAM, MA – The 114th Running of the Boston Marathon will take place on Monday, April 19, 2010.
Marathoners will leave the Hopkinton starting line in groups and waves starting at 9:00am. With up to 25,000 expected to participate this year, it will take an hour and a half to get all the marathoners over the starting line and headed towards Boston.
The schedule below lists the groups and starting times: (more…)
FRAMINGHAM, MA – Money. In then end, many good ideas comes down to the answer to the simple question, “How will we pay for it?”
Pepsi to the rescue! Through it’s “Refresh Everything” webiste, Pepsi is offering grants ranging from $5K to $250k each month for projects “which are intended to improve communities through an online, democratic voting process”.
FRAMINGHAM, MA – New parking regulations based on findings and recommendations by the Framingham Traffic and Roadway Safety Committee, (TRSC), and approved by the Framingham Board of Selectman have significant implications for those who want to, or need to park “on street” in Framingham.
Framingham's new parking signs take a bit of reading. This one is at motorist eye-level at the intersection where Speen Street meets Old Connecticut Path.
Placement of new signs, and the removal of other signs has cleared up confusion about where and when you can park, (and caused confusion in others areas).
The major points of the new parking regulations are;
Overnight on-street parking [of passenger cars] is now allowed, (so long as parking is not prohibited by other parking regulations). Effective January 1, 2010
On-street parking is now regulated by a year-roundodd/even system. (Parking is allowed on even numbered side of street in even number years, odd numbered side in odd number years). Effective May 1, 2010.
The (2) hour on-street parking restriction is being eliminated townwide; but, in two “zones”, (the Framingham Center/State College area, and the Downtown Framingham / Hospital area), there will now be a (3) hour parking limit from 6AM to 6PM, (Monday through Friday). Effective May 1, 2010.
These new regulations are the outcome of several public meetings where input from residents, from Town departments, as well as input from business owners and other (more…)
Framingham, MA – The litter layer refers to the layer of dead leaves, twigs, and other organic material that litters the ground in wooded areas. Many people don’t realize just how much of a fire hazard this material poses in early spring.
With no leaves on the trees, the full heat of the early spring sun makes it’s way through the trees. Although the ground may still be wet from snow melt and spring rains, the topmost layer of organic material quickly dries posing a fire threat in and near wooded areas.
Many residential neighborhoods in Framingham are heavily wooded. Over the winter, leaves, twigs and other materials may have fallen from trees or been blown from the surrounding area and collected in corners of flower beds, along fences, or up against the side of a building.
FRAMINGHAM, MA – Ok, it was April 1st, and someone posted the following on their FaceBook wall; “Obama Lands at Marlborough Airport”. Now this is something that would seem strange even if it wasn’t April Fools Day.
Several “hahaha” replies quickly follow and accusations of, “very funny, April Fools, huh?” start to fly. One friend comments that it wasn’t even possible, claiming the President’s aircraft only land at military air bases. The original poster followed with details. (more…)
