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  • Framingham Council on Aging Holds 3rd Annual Senior Heroes Awards

    Framingham Council on Aging 3rd Annual Senior Heroes Award recipients Norma Shulman, William Rabkin, Margaret Kelley and Peggy Holland.

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — Peggy Holland has been answering suicide hotline calls since 1986.

    A decade ago, she became one of the first volunteers for Framingham-based Call2Talk.

    This month, she was one of four senior citizens honored by the Framingham Council on Aging at the 3rd Annual Senior Heroes Awards. Holland was honored for her efforts in health/healthcare. Other recipients included Margaret Kelley, William Rabkin, and Norma Shulman.

    More than 75 individuals attended the ceremony at the Callahan Center on Thursday afternoon, May 25.
    In 2020, Framingham Council on Aging member Glenda Thomas came up with the idea to recognize “seniors who promote diversity and inclusion.”

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    Framingham Council on Aging Holds 3rd Annual Senior Heroes Awards

  • Framingham High Educator Rebecca Maynard Headed to Costa Rica for Pollinator Research

    [photo] Rebecca Maynard, Framingham High School Educator
    Framingham High School Science Teacher, Rebecca Maynard awarded Project Kindle Fellowship from Earthwatch

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — Framingham Public Schools is proud to share that Rebecca Maynard, Science Teacher and Environmental Awareness Club Co-Advisor at Framingham High School, has been awarded a Project Kindle Fellowship from Earthwatch.

    In an effort to continue to raise awareness for environmental issues, Ms. Maynard will be traveling to Costa Rica in July to complete field research on pollinators, which are animals who provide essential ecosystem services and play a crucial role in the production of many fruits and vegetables. Due to climate change, pesticide use, and habitat loss, pollinator communities are becoming more and more threatened each year.

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    Framingham High Educator Rebecca Maynard Headed to Costa Rica for Pollinator Research

  • Framingham Seeking New Bids for School Bus Contract

    Framingham School Bus Transportation

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — The City of Framingham, MA has released information that the contract for school buses (with or without drivers) for a three-year period from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026 are being put out to bid following the threat of a strike by drivers (and monitors) from Teamsters Local 170 of Worcester, MA against NRT Bus, the company which currently holds the contract to provide school transportation services in Framingham.

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    Framingham Seeking New Bids for School Bus Contract

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