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FRAMINGHAM, MA – Back to school also means it’s time for many kids to start various fall sports.
Parents, student athletes, coaches and others involved in Framingham sports may be overwhelmed if they have to organize sports schedules — especially if they have to coordinate between two or more sports — or for more than one person or team’s schedule.
Of course, the best source of info is from the organization which runs the particular sports program.
Most print a schedule that they hand out at the beginning of a season — but (more…)
Patrons at CJ's Northside Grille take in some of the hot rods that show up most Saturday afternoons for the Classic Car Cruise-in.
FRAMINGHAM, MA – Bob Bradway probably never imagined that nearly 60 years after he opened the “Nobscot Drive-In” that many of the same types of cars would still be cruisin’ to the same parking lot on Saturday afternoons.
Never heard of the Nobscot Drive-In? Don’t feel left out, it hasn’t been called that for five decades — most locals remember it as Riley’s Roast Beef, or McCarthy’s or Leon’s or Lobster in the Red — or most recently as CJ’s Northside Grille — same place, different era.
This weekend, in addition to the Classic Car Cruise-in, the owners of CJ’s opened up the parking lot to the Framingham High School Flyers Cheerleaders who (more…)
52 residential properties were sold in Framingham during the month of August 2011.
FRAMINGHAM, MA– There were a total of 52 residential real estate sales in Framingham during the month of August 2011.
Of the properties sold, forty three single family homes were sold at an average sale price of just over $370k, ten condominiums sold at an average price of $113.6k, and two multi-family properties sold at an average of $223k.
On average, single family home which sold during August had been on the market for just over 10 weeks, while condos had taken nearly 4 months to sell. Of the two multi-family homes, one had been on the market for well over a year, and the other sold within (more…)
FRAMINGHAM, MA – Between the towns of Natick, Wayland and Framingham, MA, Lake Cochituate offer many recreational summer activities including swimming, boating and fishing.
Many locals may not realize that just a few hundred yards east of the Framingham/Natick town line, (on Rt. 30), the beach, picnic area, boat launch, snack bar and canoe/kayak rental shop are in Cochituate State Park, (which is operated by the MA Dept. of Conservation and Recreation).
Below is a list of fun, educational FREE summer activities for kids and families available at the park during the month of August 2011, (Tuesdays-Saturdays).
Most of the activities have a different theme each week, so (more…)
3 OF A KIND band featured at Concert on the Green, Framingham, MA, August 12, 2011
FRAMINGHAM, MA– In a summer of Friday nights marked by rain or the threat of it, the weather was perfect for the final “Concert on the Green” for the 2011 season.
Local band “3 OF A KIND“, (from Natick), featuring Ron Taddeo(lead guitar), Richie Wood(bass) and Jim McGee(drums) eased their way through sets of mostly classic rock from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s with a healthy dose of 50’s oldies in the mix.
Throughout the night Wood and Taddeo switched off playing lead while McGee, part showman and 100% drummer provided percussive fills that are as much a part of the band’s sound as any guitar riff or lyric could be.
The night’s show was the last one organized by Jim Egan, (more…)
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FRAMINGHAM, MA – Forbes.com has published an article titled, “Geekville, USA: America’s 20 Geekiest Cities“, and people all over town are patting themselves on the back for our new claim to fame as the #3 “Geekiest City” (town) in the USA.
Scott O’Connell of the MetroWest Daily News re-reported the findings in an article titled, “Framingham ranked third ‘geekiest’ U.S. city in Forbes survey“.
For his article, O’Connell interviewed three people who he must have thought were “Framingham geek experts” — Gary Sinewitz, (President, PC Healthstop), Brian Tilzer, (VP of eCommerce & Business Development, Staples Inc.), and Alison Steinfeld, (Director, Economic & Community Development Department, Town of Framingham).
I’ve known Gary since high school — he’s a geek. (But come on Gary, did you really mention “Prime Computer” and “General Motors” — they both shuttered their operations in Framingham 20 years ago — you need to get out more often).
Brian, I don’t know — but his job title makes it sound like he knows some geeky stuff.
Alison, was unsurprisingly surprised at Framingham’s new found (more…)
FRAMINGHAM, MA – Off The Hook band members Tony Maenzo(rhythm guitar), Ed Alderman(lead guitar), Renee Summer(vocals), Beth Gooch(vocals), Flavio Portugal(bass) and Chris Chipagio(drums) drew one of the largest crowds seen on the Framingham Village Green from well before the concert’s 6:30p.m. start time — and played into the night, leaving the crowd wanting more.
Off The Hook, a Framingham, MA based “soulful funky rock band “, living up to the description playing its rendition or “Spooky” at Concert on the Green, August 5, 2011.
The Framingham based band mixed it up playing tunes that ranged from the Grateful Dead’s “Dancing In The Street” to Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats”, an original instrumental written by lead guitarist Ed Alderman, and tunes like (more…)
The tasting room at Jack's Abby Brewing, LLC, Framingham, MA
FRAMINGHAM, MA – For the past few months people around Framingham have been hearing a lot about Jack’s Abby Brewing.
Brothers Jack Hendler, Eric Hendler and Sam Hendler — along with Jack’s wife “Abby” have been making appearances throughout Framingham and area towns touting each new beer as they ramp up production.
Today, Framingham Selectman Dennis Giombetti,along with Bonnie Biocchi, (President, MetroWest Chamber of Commerce),Donna Kelleher, (Chair, Chamber Board of Directors), Bill McGinley (Member, Chamber Board of Directors), and a host of friends, family, media and beer lovers met in the tasting room of the brewery for (more…)
This home at 262 Edmands Road, topped the list of Framingham, MA residential real estate sales for July 2011, selling for $670,225
FRAMINGHAM, MA– There were a total of 57 residential real estate sales in Framingham during the month of July 2011.
Of the properties sold, forty three single family homes were sold at an average sale price of just under $319k, eight condominiums sold at an average price of $112k, five multi-family properties sold at an average of $231k, and one piece of land was sold for $160k.
Sold properties had been on the market for an average of just under three months, except for the land sale — that property, a 4/10ths of an acre parcel located at 10 Fenwick Street was only on the market for four days, had an asking price of $159,900 and sold for $160,000.
Topping out the single family residence market, a 10-room, 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath colonial at 262 Edmands Road sold for (more…)
The Princeton Review, Inc, 111 Speen Street, Suite 550, Framingham, MA 01701
FRAMINGHAM, MA – The Princeton Review, Inc., (NASDAQ:REVU), is a Framingham, MA based company which markets college preparatory materials, (training test for PSAT, SAT, LSAT and other tests), and offers online and in-person courses, tutoring, software, books and related products and services in 41 states in the USA and in twenty other countries.
The company has recently come under fire and faces an impending class action lawsuit by investors.
On July 29, 2011, Attorney Theodore M. Hess-Mahan of (more…)
