FRAMINGHAM, MA — A group of local citizens who organize themselves online as a Facebook group called “Keep Framingham Beautiful” is launching the first ever “Keep Framingham Beautiful Week”, Saturday October 16th through Sunday October 24th, 2021.
According to a notice on their website, they “will mostly be encouraging folks to do small clean ups on their own or in self organized groups” on weekdays, and will be performing (3) larger scale group cleanups during the weekends.
New digital parking meters installed in Downtown Framingham Central Business District.
FRAMINGHAM, MA – The City of Framingham has installed 146 new “Smart Parking Meters” in the Downtown Framingham Central Business District.
The new meters replace the old coin-operated ones that were removed for the recently completed downtown sidewalk renovations.
The new meters are smart meters and take both credit cards and coins.
The new meters are located in the Downtown Framingham central business district, on Concord Street, Hollis Street, Howard Street, Park Street and Union Avenue
Metered parking fees are $1.25 per hour or $2 for two hours.
Maximum parking time is two hours.
Framingham will enforce parking Monday-Saturday 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays and holidays are free.
According to information on the manufacturer’s website, (IPS Group), the new M5™ Single Space Meters have advanced capabilities to handle Pay-by-Phone, Token, Permit, optional NFC/contactless payment, as well as software integration for real-time data, Parking Enforcement, Advanced Data Analysis and more. The units can be solar powered and managed via wireless network configuration.
FRAMINGHAM, MA – Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey today approved plans by the Town of Framingham to rezone its Central Business District, Downtown Framingham. The rezoning plans were approved on October 21, 2015 by Special Town Meeting members. Town officials see the rezoning as critical to encouraging transit-oriented development (TOD) in Downtown Framingham, and will move their efforts forward to encourage this kind of residential development.
“Downtown Framingham is poised to reclaim its title as an important walkable, urban center for economic development in MetroWest and Greater Boston,” said Charlie Sisitsky, Chair of Framingham’s Board of Selectmen. “The Town of Framingham is excited to offer in Metrowest an urban living experience to people who may be attracted to the Town’s small-town atmosphere and convenient proximity to Boston. We anticipate (more…)
Brothers Eric, Jack and Sam Hendler of Jack’s Abby Brewing, (framingham.com File Photo)
FRAMINGHAM, MA – Today, Jack, Eric and Sam Hendler, co-founders and owners of Jack’s Abby Brewing, announced plans to build a significantly larger brewery at 100 Clinton Street, occupying part of the former Dennison Mfg. complex in downtown Framingham.
The expansion will allow the brewery to increase production capacity, warranted by a rise in demand for the beer in its home state, as well as expanded territories such as Connecticut, upstate NY and Vermont only a few short years after the brewery’s August 2011 official grand opening.
The new 67,000 sq. foot space (up from the current brewery’s 12,000) will feature state-of-the-art brewing equipment including a canning line and a 60 bbl brew house for initial brewing capacity of 50,000 bbls annually, with opportunity to scale up to 125,000 bbls.
“We’ve developed a great relationship with the town of Framingham over the past three years and couldn’t be happier that we found a location for the brewery that meets (more…)
FRAMINGHAM, MA – On Monday, March 31th at 1:00 p.m. a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at the Town of Framingham, Police Department’s new Tripoli Community Police Substation located at 904 Waverly Street. The new substation will enhance communication and create a community-centered method of policing.
Dennis Giombetti, Chair of the Board of Selectmen, stated: “The opening of a community policing station on this site is an important addition to the neighborhood. Since the Tripoli Barbershop moved to their location a few blocks away I have been working with the Police Chief and Lee Mencoboni, the owner of La Cantina and this property to make it a community policing substation. I am very proud that my last official act as a Selectman will be this ceremony. It merges my long standing efforts to invest in public safety and my love for the neighborhood where my father and I grew up. ”
Framingham Chief of Police Kenneth Ferguson commented: “The implementation of this substation is an excellent example of community policing in action, your police collaborating with public and private partners for the betterment of the community.”
FRAMINGHAM, MA – Cheryl Perreault, Liz Appleby, Dianne Bilyak and Deborah Rocha came together when they met at The Mouth, a forum for women performers, poets and writers created by Liz Appleby.
Discovering they could make each other laugh uproariously, they decided to pool their talents and create a fluid, humorous reflection of the world from their unique points of view.
On Wednesday, November 6th, 2013, the ensemble will be featured at the Amazing Things Comedy Mique Show in a set entitled, “I’ll Give You Something to Laugh About”, a product of their collective talents told in poems, stories and (more…)
FRAMINGHAM, MA – The MBTA is seeking public input as new schedules for the Framingham/Worcester Commuter Rail line are being developed as part of a planned expansion of service coming this fall.
The increase coincides with the change in the line’s management from CSX to complete MBTA control which plans to prioritize customer needs.
With 13,000 customers riding the Framingham/Worcester Commuter Rail line every weekday — and growing — this expansion will build on the additional peak train departures introduced last fall and spring. Additional planned improvements to (more…)
FRAMINGHAM, MA – With school out, some kids are left wondering what to do for lunch.
In cooperation with the USDA Summer Food Service Program, The United Way of Tri-County will be providing free lunches to children throughout summer vacation.
Starting on Monday, July 1st, lunch will be served at Pearl Street Cupboard and Cafe from 11:30 to 12:30. The program will be available Monday through Friday until August 23rd. Any child (more…)
The Tavern in Downtown Framingham will host a fundraiser to support “One Mission”, a MA based pediatric cancer charity.
FRAMINGHAM, MA – During the 2013 Memorial Day Weekend, on Friday May 24th and Saturday May 25th, The Tavern in Downtown Framingham will be hosting the 2nd Annual Lager Cask Fundraiser (Party!!!) to benefit One Mission.
“One Mission” is a Massachusetts based charity and serves the needs of pediatric cancer patients and their families living in the greater New England area.
There will be 24 lager casks available, and tickets are being sold each of the (3) two and a half hour “sessions”.
FRAMINGHAM, MA – April 15th has more meaning than “tax day” when it falls on the third Monday in the month of April. “That Monday” has been marked on calendar since 1897 as the day of the running on Boston Marathon.
Thanks to Framingham photographer Wayne Dion, who worked from an aerial position, we’ve got a birds-eye view of the marathon as runners make their way through Downtown Framingham —
