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  • Framingham Chosen for Healthy Aging Pilot Program

    Hebrew SeniorLife / Tufts / Harvard Medical School
    Hebrew SeniorLife awarded awarded $117k by Tufts Health Plan Foundation

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – In a press release, Hebrew SeniorLife announced it has received a two-year grant from the Tufts Health Plan Foundation to expand and implement healthy aging programs in Massachusetts and to develop two pilot “healthy aging program communities” in Framingham, and in Lawrence, MA. HSL was awarded $117,000 in funding for the first year of the grant.

    “The nation’s rapidly growing senior population is currently confronting an array of debilitating and life-threatening diseases and disabilities,” says Robert J. Schreiber, M.D., HSL’s chief medical officer. “Our goal is to help seniors continue to maintain their independence and improve their quality of life through increased exercise, improved nutrition, enhanced social engagement, and increased motivation to self-manage chronic illness.”

    With the Tufts grant, HSL will work with community agencies and (more…)

    Framingham Chosen for Healthy Aging Pilot Program

  • What’s Next for Nobscot Shopping Center?

    Framingham, MA - Nobscot Shopping Center / Countryfare Star Market, vacant property, September 2011
    Nobscot Shopping Center's Countryfare Star Market has been vacant for most of the past decade. Mall owner Centercorp Retail Properties, Inc. recently announced plans to refurbish the property and hire a new leasing agent to attempt to revitalize the strip mall. (Photo taken September 3, 2011)

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – After we ran an article on September 13, 2011, “Centercorp to make Nobscot anouncement October 1st”, Framingham resident Beth Escobar, (who had been in contact with Centercorp Retail Properties, Inc. Property Manager Terri Desjardins), leaked the news that the company now intends to fix up the Nobscot Shopping Center property and hire a new leasing agent in hopes of getting new tenants to lease the now mostly vacant strip mall.

    The news was then leaked to the Nobscot Neighbors group, and to the Metrowest Daily News, and since then ideas and suggestions have been swirling around on a Nobscot email list about what types of stores local residents would like to see in the plaza.

    After reading several of the ideas — which consisted mostly of thoughts about what chain or specialty  grocery store may lease the vacant former Countryfare / Star market, (which is the largest retail space on the property), and hopes that CVS would (more…)

    What’s Next for Nobscot Shopping Center?

  • Women’s Soccer Drops Double Overtime Heartbreaker to Babson College

    Framingham State University, home of the RAMS!
    Framingham State University, home of the RAMS!

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – Babson College senior Lauren Clement (Pittsfield, Mass.) scored the game winning goal with 3:34 remaining in the second overtime as the Beavers defeated the Framingham State University women’s soccer team 2-1 in heartbreaking fashion in non-conference action this afternoon at Maple Street Field. With the win Babson improves to 4-1-1 on the year, while the Rams are now 1-3.

    The Rams struck first in the 28th minute as they sent a long shot into the box that deflected off the Beaver netminder. Sophomore forward Marissa D’Angelo (Whitman, Mass.) was right there to control the loose ball and tap it into the back of the net for her first goal of the season.

    The Beavers had several chances to tie the score late in the (more…)

    Women’s Soccer Drops Double Overtime Heartbreaker to Babson College

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