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Framingham Man Sentenced to Prison for Operating Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business

April 5th, 2024

BOSTON, MA — A Framingham man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. Luiz DaSilva, 69, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to 18 months in prison and two years of supervised release. On Nov. 27, 2023, the defendant pleaded guilty to operation of an… [read more].

Eversource Breaks Ground on Geothermal Energy Project in Framingham

June 12th, 2023

FRAMINGHAM, MA — As part of its commitment to advancing clean technologies and exploring innovative ways to help the commonwealth achieve its aggressive decarbonization goals, Eversource today broke ground on a first-of-its-kind utility-scale networked geothermal system in Framingham, Massachusetts. The energy company’s geothermal pilot program highlights the collaboration necessary between utilities, state and local government, environmental advocate… [read more].

MassBay College Acknowledges Campus Land Taken From Local Native American Tribes

September 18th, 2022

FRAMINGHAM, MA — MassBay Community College, which has campuses in Ashland, Framingham and Wellesley, Massachusetts, has formally recognized that the land the campuses are built on were “appropriated” from local Native American tribes. A statement on the college’s website reads, “Massachusetts Bay Community College wishes to acknowledge that the Wellesley, Framingham, and Ashland campuses sit on land… [read more].

Risky Milk Crate Challenge Shut Down by TikTok

August 26th, 2021

FRAMINGHAM, MA — Online “challenges” where social media users challenge others to perform some task and share the video under a common hashtag have the ability to go viral and spread very quickly. Some challenges are for fun or to do good; like the “Ice Bucket Challenge” which was used to raise awareness and money by The… [read more].

Area Mosquitos Carry West Nile Virus

July 27th, 2021

Framingham, MA — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced it has identified 14 West Nile Virus (WNV) positive mosquito samples out of 2,705 collected in Barnstable, Middlesex, and Suffolk Counties. Of the 2,705, there were zero Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) samples identified. There also were zero human cases of WNV and EEE in Barnstable, Middlesex,… [read more].

Framingham Public Health Walk-In Clinic Reopens

July 11th, 2021

FRAMINGHAM, MA — The Framingham Office of Public Health Nursing Walk-In Clinic, located at 113 Concord Street (diagonally across street from Memorial building), will reopen to the public on Monday, July 12th, 2021. Childhood vaccinations, lead screening, TB testing, and COVID-19 vaccinations (Johnson and Johnson, Moderna, and Pfizer), and more will be available. No appointment is needed…. [read more].

Framingham Mailing Delayed Q3/Q4 2021 Real Estate Tax Bills

March 18th, 2021

FRAMINGHAM, MA – The City begins mailing third-quarter (Q3/2021) real estate tax bills today (March 17, 2021), and will send out fourth-quarter (Q4/2021) tax bills Wednesday, March 31. Payment for both (Q3 and Q4) real estate taxes will be due on Monday, May 3, 2021…. [read more].

Mass State Police Rt. 9 Framingham Heliport Airspace Designation Proposal

January 19th, 2021

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Massachusetts State Police Headquarters located on Route 9 near the Route 126 overpass seeks a higher level controlled airspace designation for it’s heliport. In an notice of proposed rulemaking, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), published notice of the proposal in the Federal Register titled “Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Framingham, MA”, announcing… [read more].

2019 NORAD Santa Tracker

December 22nd, 2019

FRAMINGHAM, MA – This week, children in Framingham will be wondering not only what Santa will be bringing them — but will want to know exactly when he’ll will arrive. To be sure Framingham children have the latest technology to track Santa, we’re providing this important link to NORAD, (The North American Aerospace Defense Command) and it’s famous… [read more].

Framingham's Thomas Eames Historic Marker Reinstalled

August 28th, 2018

FRAMINGHAM, MA — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and the City of Framingham have announced that crews have reinstalled a historic 1930 Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Marker in Framingham as part of an effort to inventory and document the original markers that were installed nearly 90 years ago throughout the Commonwealth…. [read more].