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  • Pop Culture Super MegaFest in Framingham

    Christopher Lloyd, Doc Brown in Back to the Future, Rev. Jim on Taxi at Framingham Super MegaFest
    Meet Christopher Lloyd who played ''Doc Brown'' in the ''Back To The Future'' movie trilogy, and also starred as the lovable ''Reverend Jim'' on the hit t.v. series TAXI. Lloyd began his film career as an unnamed character in the movie ''Airport'' in 1970.

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – What do Reverend Jim from Taxi, Peter Tork from The Monkees, a Gigantic Animated Talking Robot, Playboy Playmate Cathy St. George, Chewbacca from Star Wars and Gary Sohmers of The Antiques Roadshow all have in common?

    Answer: They will all be at Super MegaFest, (and the Come Together Fest concert), the weekend of Saturday & Sunday, November 20th and 21st,  2010 when pop culture lovers and the popular icons they love will converge on Framingham’s  Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center for New England’s largest multi-media fan festival.

    …and that’s just a partial lineup of the fun packed weekend that’s planned!

    While it takes a whole website just to list who and what will be there, here’s a few more stars you may see, meet or get autographs from; Norman Reedus, (Murphy MacManus in The Boondock Saints), Gary Lewis (of Gary Lewis & The Playboys), Marina Sirtis, (of Star Trek Next (more…)

    Pop Culture Super MegaFest in Framingham

  • Framingham State Name Change

    Framingham State College changes name to Framingham State University
    Will a degree from Framingham State University look better than one from a mere college? And what to do about those who routinely shorten the name to "FSC" ? , (initials which no longer fit!)

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – “Framingham State University” is now the official name of the school which has sat atop Bare Hill since 1853.

    The school was originally founded in 1839 as a state-funded “Normal School” to standardize, (or “normalize“), the training of teachers in America.

    The Normal School was first located in Lexington and then Newton, MA and after outgrowing both locations moved to Framingham where it has flourished and grown for more than a century and a half.

    An act which became effective October 26, 2010 changes M.G.L. Ch. 15A, Sec. 5, and creates sub-sections of the law which in addition to renaming (6) colleges, breaks the state’s system of higher education into three segments;

    • (i) the university of Massachusetts segment
    • (ii) the state university segment
    • (iii) the community college segment (more…)
    Framingham State Name Change

  • Salute to Framingham Nominations Open

    Framingham High School Foundation, 19th Annual Salute to Framingham
    Do you know someone who deserves to be recognized for their contributions to Framingham youth?

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – The Framingham High School Foundation, (FHSF), has announced they are now accepting nominations for the 19th Annual “Salute to Framingham”, which honors three individuals each year who have “made a real difference in the lives of Framingham’s youth“.

    “The Salute to Framingham is the largest single annual fundraiser for Framingham High School.”

    In the past monies raised have helped to support a seemingly endless list of arts, sports and extra-curricular activities including; uniforms, (more…)

    Salute to Framingham Nominations Open

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