Traffic Alerts & Construction Detours (Nov. 7th – 11th, 2011)
Drivers are alerted to Be Prepared To Stop as construction continues on Concord St. and other roads in Framingham.
FRAMINGHAM, MA– Roadwork on several major capital improvement projects in town will continue this week, (Monday through Friday, November 7th – 11th, 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 work sites and traffic detours, and sign up to receive email alerts for all or any of the currently listed projects.
The email traffic alert for the week of November 7th – 11th, 2011 indicates that:(more…)
Building Commissioner May Face Criminal Charges
Framingham Board of Selectmen, (left to right) Laurie Lee, Charlie Sisitsky, Jason Smith, Ginger Esty and Dennis Giombetti.
FRAMINGHAM, MA – In an updated agenda that was published late Friday afternoon, the Framingham Board of Selectman, (BOS), have decided to meet earlier than usual for a closed-door executive session on Tuesday November 8th, 2011.
In the agenda the selectmen have announced they will meet at 5:30pm, (in the Nevins Conference Room of the Memorial Building), and as their first order of business have listed the following item:
1). Discussion Regarding Investigation of Building Commissioner per M.G.L. Ch. 30A, Sec. 21(a)(1) and 30A, Sec. 21(a)(5).
Framingham Building Commissioner Michael Foley was placed on administrative leave (with pay) last week after allegations of padding expense reports, playing golf on work days, not showing up for work and giving friends and associates thousands of dollars worth of discounts on building permit fees were unveiled.
Town Meeting Member George Lewis, (Precinct 18 Chair), has also made allegations that Foley denied him access to public records, illegally barred Lewis from entering the Building Department office, made disparaging remarks about Lewis to others, and in one instance threatened Lewis with bodily harm.
The sections of Massachusetts General Laws, (“M.G.L.”), cited in the Selectman’s Meeting agenda item address administration of the government and more specifically when and why public bodies may meet in closed-door executive session and pertain to (more…)
Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test on Wednesday
Emergency Alert System to perform Nationwide Test on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 2:00pm.
FRAMINGHAM, MA – On November 9, 2011 at 2:00pm, the first ever nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System will take place.
The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is a media communications-based alerting system that is designed to transmit emergency alerts and warnings to the American public at the national, state and local levels.
The EAS was created in 1994 to replaces the Emergency Broadcast System (EBS), which was first introduced in 1963.
In the past, you may have been watching t.v. or listening to the radio and heard an announcer break in and say, “This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. Had this been an actual emergency you would have (more…)
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