Schools & Education

Framingham Public School Canceled Jan 13, 2011

January 12th, 2011

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Framingham Public Schools will remain closed on Thursday, January 13, 2011. School administration offices will be open. Since Friday, (1/14),  was already scheduled as a professional development day for elementary, middle and high school, and Monday, (1/17),  school is closed for Martin Luther King Day, Framingham schools are effectively closed for the next 5… [read more].

Framingham Public School Canceled Jan 12, 2011

January 11th, 2011

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Due to expected heavy snowfall, Framingham Public Schools and school administration offices will be closed on Wednesday, January 12, 2011. Residents are reminded that there is no parking on arterial roads during a snow emergency, and that even if cars are parked legally on non-arterial roads they may be towed if they interfere with… [read more].

FHS Photo Exhibit in Nobscot

December 29th, 2010

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Students in the Framingham High School “Photo 2” program will have their works on display at Annie’s Book Stop / Espresso Paulo, (in the Nobscot Shopping Center, Water St., Framingham), for the month of January 2011. The juried exhibit of approximately 40 original framed photos are the works of FHS upperclassmen enrolled in Rebecca… [read more].

Laramie Project Closes After Sellout Weekend

December 5th, 2010

FRAMINGHAM, MA – After months of planning, casting, rehearsing and finally performing the play — “The Laramie Project” closed after its second sellout night at Framingham High School. I didn’t see the play. I’ll admit to never going to a play unless my kid was in it. What I did see and hear were an incredible amount… [read more].

WBC Protest in Framingham

December 3rd, 2010

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Under the cover of darkness T.V. news trucks quietly pulled into the old State Lumber parking lot at the corner of School Street and Concord Street. It was still before dawn as reporters fixed their hair, straightened their jackets and ties, and cameramen readied their equipment. The Assignment: Get some film of the Westboro… [read more].

Framingham Save Our Schools Petition

November 30th, 2010

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Herb Chasan, Framingham Precinct 4 Town Meeting Member, (and local home improvement contractor), is sending out an S.O.S — a “Save Our Schools” message. In September, Chasan, registered a domain name and put together a website, www.FraminghamSaveOurSchools.org which provides info about recent school budget cuts and prompts visitors to sign and online petition. The… [read more].

Westboro Baptist Church Coming to Framingham

November 18th, 2010

FRAMINGHAM, MA – I got a call yesterday afternoon. The woman said a reporter left a message saying they were from Framingham and wanted to interview her, but didn’t leave a call-back number, so she searched the internet and found the phone number for framingham.com She asked if she was reaching “a news outlet”, and I told… [read more].

Framingham State Name Change

November 4th, 2010

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… [read more].

Salute to Framingham Nominations Open

November 4th, 2010

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… [read more].

Framingham, MA - FY2011 Cherry Sheet

August 19th, 2010

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Each year the Massachusetts Commissioner of Revenue produces “estimates” of how much state aid each city and town will get for the upcoming fiscal year, (along with any assessments which reduce aid payment from the state). Known as the “cherry sheet” for the color of paper it was originally printed on, the state now… [read more].