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  • Second Pre-Halloween Snow Falls on Framingham

    [photo] Framingham Snow Plow
    Snow plow parked, but ready to clean up after Nor'easter predicted to drop two to six inches of snow on Framingham, (Saturday, October 29, 2011).
    FRAMINGHAM, MA– Having snow even once in October is pretty rare for eastern Massachusetts, but for the second time in three days, snow fell on Framingham.

    As predicted, precipitation moving up the U.S. eastern seaboard combined with low pressure and declining temperatures resulted in a Nor’Easter dropping approximately 3″ of wet snow in town between 5:00pm and 10:00pm today, (Saturday October 29th, 2011).

    The small amount of snow which fell on Thursday, (October 27th, 2011), did not accumulate on roadways as the pavement was still warm from the day’s moderate temperatures.

    Today’s snow did accumulate — enough so that snow removal equipment was called out to plow commercial parking lots and some (more…)

    Second Pre-Halloween Snow Falls on Framingham

  • FSU Football Takes Bogan Division in 14-7 Win over Coast Guard

    Framingham State University RAMS
    Framingham State University RAMS

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – Framingham State University Sophomore running back Melikke Van Alstyne carried 39 times for 180 yards and two touchdowns as the FSU Rams football team clinched its first ever New England Football Conference (NEFC) Bogan Division title with a 14-7 win over Coast Guard on a bitter cold, windy and rainy day at Maple Street Field.

    With the win, Framingham improves to 7-2 overall and 6-0 in the Bogan Division, while Coast Guard dropped its fifth game this season by seven points or less as they are now 1-7 overall and 1-5 in the division.

    With his 180 yards in the game, Van Alstyne established a new FSU single season rushing mark as he now has 1,399 yards on the season which surpasses (more…)

    FSU Football Takes Bogan Division in 14-7 Win over Coast Guard

  • Occupy Framingham

    Occupy Wall Street presentation at Framingham State University, November 3, 2011
    Part of a poster for an Occupy Wall Street presentation at Framingham State University, Hemenway Hall, Thursday, November 3, 2011 from 4:30p.m.-5:30p.m.

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – On Thursday, November 3rd, 2011 from 4:30 p.m. – 5:30p.m. students and professors who have been the Boston protests will hold a “A Campus Speak-out and Discussion“ and engage in an “exciting dialog about the growing movement to empower the non-wealthy 99% of Americans (including you)!” at Hemenway Hall, Room G32, Framingham State University, 100 State St., Framingham, MA.

    The Framingham State University HRAC, (Human Rights Action Committee), is inviting anyone interested in hearing about and discussing the “Occupy” demonstrations which started with Occupy Wall Street, spread to Occupy Boston — and have since resulted in occupations in hundreds of other locations in the US and abroad.

    On September 17, 2011, the occupy movement, spurred by discontent with how (more…)

    Occupy Framingham

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