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Traffic Alerts, Road Construction Detours (Sept. 19-23, 2011)

FRAMINGHAM, MA– Roadwork on several major capital improvement projects in town will continue this week, (Monday through Friday, September 19th through September 23rd, 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 /…
MWRTA Now Accepts Charlie Card

FRAMINGHAM, MA – The MWRTA, (Metrowest Regional Transit Authority), is Framingham’s local bus service. Riders may now pay fares for fixed route trips on the MWRTA bus system using the same Charlie Card used on MBTA busses and trains! Former “LIFT”, (Local Framingham Inter-Transit), bus routes are now part of the MWRTA as are several…
Janet Leombruno Earns 2011 Good Scout Award

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Janet Leombruno was born and raised in Framingham. She attended the Mary E. Stapleton Elementary School, the Cameron Middle School, and graduated from Framingham North High in 1981. Always a trail-blazer, she was one of the first two girls in Framingham to play Little League baseball! Janet volunteered at the YMCA to…
Hurricane Irene Hits Framingham MA, August 28, 2011

FRAMINGHAM, MA – After forming in the Bahamas on August 20th, 2011, then building to hurricane strength and tracking north/northwest along the eastern seaboard of the United States, Hurricane Irene struck Framingham, MA on the morning of August 28th, 2011. This page contains a timeline of events, photos, videos and information related to Hurricane Irene…
FREE Nature Activities at Cochituate State Park for Month of August 2011

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…
FPAC-TV to Run “Democracy Now!” News

FRAMINGHAM, MA – In a press release, Bill McColgan, (Executive Director of Framingham Public Access), announced FPAC-TV will begin carrying the daily, independent, award-winning news program, “Democracy Now!” According to McColgan, FPAC-TV received a “very large number of requests” from Framingham residents to have the show broadcast on the town’s public access station. The show…
FREE Kids Nature Activities at Cochituate State Park

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Between the towns of Framingham, Wayland and Natick, 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 rental…
4th of July Weekend Events & Fireworks (2011)

FRAMINGHAM, MA – There have been no fireworks in Framingham since the local popular display over Farm Pond ended in the 1970’s. Back then families would pack the kids, a cooler, some chairs or a blanket into the car and head down to the Co-Op shopping center or the open spaces along Dudley Road —…
Framingham Traffic Alerts (June 20th – 24th, 2011)

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Roadwork on several major capital improvement projects in town will continue this week, (Monday through Friday, June 20 – 24, 2011). Major delays due to backed up traffic and detours around some of the work sites can add to driving times, so motorists should plan accordingly. The Town of Framingham Department of…
2011 Framingham Public Beach Info

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Within the The Town of Framingham there are three public beaches that are maintained and staffed by the Park & Recreation Department. For the 2011 Season the beaches will be open Thursday, June 23rd and remain open through August 18th, 2011. All three beaches are open from 10:00 a.m. ’til 7:00 p.m.…

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