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  • Senate Adopts Spilka’s ‘Gift of Life’ Tax Deduction for Living Organ Donation

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – (PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Senate adopted Senator Karen Spilka’s (D-Ashland) amendment ‘Gift of Life’ to the Senate budget, which creates an income tax deduction for citizens of Massachusetts who donate an organ, while living, to another human being.

    ‘Gift of Life’ will allow living organ donors a state income tax deduction of up to $10,000 in related expenses that include travel expenses, lodging expenses, and lost wages that are incurred by the donor and related to his or her organ donation that are not reimbursed in any way.

    “It is vital to ensure that living donors do not incur financial loss for their altruistic organ donation” Stated Senator Spilka. “This legislation will (more…)

    Senate Adopts Spilka’s ‘Gift of Life’ Tax Deduction for Living Organ Donation

  • CHASE Mortgage Attempts to Steal Framingham Man’s Home

    Ice Dam
    Ice dams are caused when heavy snow builds up then melts and refreezes along the outer edge of a building.

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – Like many Framingham residents, Dwight Woytowick had ice dam problems this past winter. Unlike those who got the snow and ice off their roof before damage occurred, the ice dams on Dwight’s home caused $50k damage.

    Woytowick’s 4000 square foot home which sits on nearly an acre of land off Singletary Lane near the reservoir behind Macomber Estates is valued by the Town at just under $500k.  According to records, the home has been in Woytowick’s family for 20 years, and was transferred into his name in 2001.

    Current with his mortgage, and fully insured, Woytowick put in a claim with his insurance company.  They promptly cut (more…)

    CHASE Mortgage Attempts to Steal Framingham Man’s Home

  • City or Town? Framingham Charter Rumblings Heard Once Again

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – In the municipality that claims to be “The Largest Town in America“, rumblings, in the form of off-the-cuff remarks, hushed whispers and a few outright cries for reform are once again being heard in Framingham.

    For those who weren’t around in the late 1990’s — or weren’t paying attention, the last Charter Commission was established, heard from, and its findings quietly tucked away along with the rest of the efforts to reform Framingham’s government from its historical Town Meeting form into a City, with a Mayor and City Council.

    The commission’s Majority Report from 1996-1997 began with the following statement- (more…)

    City or Town? Framingham Charter Rumblings Heard Once Again

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