News and local information about Framingham, MA (USA)
FRAMINGHAM, MA – The Town of Framingham, Department of Public Works, solid Waste Division is holding its popular Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event on Saturday, August 11, 2012 from 9:00am to 1:00pm in the parking lot of the McCarthy Elementary School, 8 Flagg Drive, Framingham, MA.
There is no cost to dispose of hazardous waste materials.
Event is open to Framingham Residents Only – drivers license with Framingham address must be shown as proof of (more…)
FRAMINGHAM, MA– It’s been nearly a month since Christmas, and if you still have a Christmas tree in your home, it’s most likely very dried out — and could be a fire hazard at this point in time.
Dried out trees should be removed from your home or business and placed outdoors, away from any [cigarette] smoking areas or other possible sources of ignition until the tree can be properly disposed of.
The Town of Framingham Department of Public Works will be collecting Christmas Trees during the week of January 23rd through 27th, 2012. You should put your tree on the curb on your normal trash collection day.
The DPW will only pickup trees if all decorations, strands of lights, tinsel/garland, etc, have been removed — and the tree can not be in a plastic bag, (or it will not be picked up).
For additional information about Christmas Tree Curbside Collection contact the Framingham Department of Public Works, Solid Waste Division at: (508) 532-6001.
FRAMINGHAM, MA– As road crews working on capital construction projects in town wind down for the winter, there is less road work, less sewer construction and should be less detours and traffic delays in Framingham.
Crews will be paving over work sites that are completed and others that will be put on hold until the spring thaw.
The Fountain Street bridge is no longer on the list! Work to finish that project has been completed and motorists are once again using the bridge!
Some night work being done. The Contractor for the East Framingham Sewer Improvements Project will perform overnight milling activities in the intersection of Concord Street and Cochituate Road, Monday, November 28th through Tuesday, November 29th.
“A” Street – Construction crews will continue to complete site restoration activities, including curbing, loaming and paving on “A” Street, restricting traffic to a one lane alternating traffic pattern while construction is underway. At the end of each work day, normal traffic flow on “A” Street will be restored. Access to side streets and Framingham High School will be maintained.
Arthur Street – Construction crews will continue trench restoration work on (more…)
FRAMINGHAM, MA – At a Board of Selectmen Meeting on Tuesday November 8, 2011, Framingham Department of Public Works Director Peter Sellers asked Selectmen to postpone any plan to auction off the Nobscot Union Chapel which was recently taken by the town due to unpaid water bills.
Sellers presented a plan to round off the corner of Edgell Road and Water Street where the Nobscot Chapel is located.
Sellers reported that rounding out the final corner of the busy intersection would improve visibility, safety and traffic flow, and noted that the three other corners that make up Nobscot’s main intersection have been rounded in the same manner he’s proposing.
Sellers claimed that the chapel is not a historic
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FRAMINGHAM, MA – A special curbside collection of yard waste will take place as a result of the October 29th snow storm. Brush, branches, and limbs must be neatly piled curbside by Monday, November 14th, 2011.
The Department of Public Works will make one pass through the Town picking up those materials and will not be able to return to a residence should items not be left out on time. For this one time collection only, it will not be necessary to tie the materials up. However, please keep the area free of vehicles between the hours of 7AM and 7PM so that DPW truck mounted equipment can pick it up.
This collection is for natural vegetation only. Food, trash, construction materials, etc., will not be collected. Bagged leaves will continue to be collected as scheduled throughout the month of November on your regular trash day. In addition, the normally scheduled curbside brush collection will occur on (more…)
![[photo] Framingham Snow Plow](https://framingham.biz/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/20111029-2nd-snow-storm-of-year_03.jpg "Snow plow parked, but ready to clean up after Nor'easter predicted to drop two to six inches of snow on Framingham, (Saturday, October 29, 2011).")
As predicted, precipitation moving up the U.S. eastern seaboard combined with low pressure and declining temperatures resulted in a Nor’Easter dropping approximately 3″ of wet snow in town between 5:00pm and 10:00pm today, (Saturday October 29th, 2011).
The small amount of snow which fell on Thursday, (October 27th, 2011), did not accumulate on roadways as the pavement was still warm from the day’s moderate temperatures.
Today’s snow did accumulate — enough so that snow removal equipment was called out to plow commercial parking lots and some (more…)
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 as she approached and hit the Town of Framingham, MA.
(By the time she hit Framingham, Irene had been downgraded to a Tropical Storm, but still caused severe damage and knocked out power and other utilities across the town and region).
Friday, August 26, 2011:
FRAMINGHAM, MA– Roadwork on several major capital improvement projects in town will continue this week, (Monday through Friday, July 25th through July 29th, 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 / Highway Division / Capital Projects website offers residents and visitors to Framingham helpful information about current and upcoming construction projects.
You can view up to date traffic alerts, maps of project worksites and traffic detours, and sign up to receive email alerts for all or any of the currently listed projects.
The email traffic advisory for the week of July 25th through (more…)
FRAMINGHAM, MA – The Town of Framingham will be holding its spring Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday, May 21, 2011 from 9:00AM to 1:00PM in the parking lot of the McCarthy Elementary School, 8 Flagg Drive, Framingham, MA.
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Open to Framingham residents only.
Proof of residency and photo ID will be required.
No commercial waste.
Reduce long waits — combine your waste with your neighbors and car-pool!
For more information contact the Framingham Department of Public Works, Solid Waste Division at: (508) 532-6001 or the Recycling Coordinator by email at: recycling@FraminghamMA.gov
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FRAMINGHAM, MA – The Town of Framingham Department of Public Works is holding Shred-Fest: Confidential Paper Shredding Event on Saturday, April 16, 2011 from 8:00AM until 2:00PM at the Resource Recovery Center, (the old incinerator building), 255 Mt Wayte Ave, Framingham, MA.
The shredding service is FREE to Framingham residents with a valid recycling center permit. Shredding will beperformed by Northeast Record Retention, LLC.
For more info, call (508) 532-6001.
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