AF-TV is the public access television station in Framingham, MA.

FRAMINGHAM, MA - Access Framingham, (AF-TV), the local public access television station is now accepting registrations for a new 2012 Summer Video Production Camp.

AF-TV will offer a new Video Production Camp to young people ages 10-12. The camp session will run daily from 9:00am to 12:00 noon daily starting Monday, August 13th, 2012 through Friday, August 17, 2012.

Campers will work together to develop and produce an original program. Every child will have a hands-on experience with studio cameras, microphones, control room switcher, graphics and audio.

Students interested in video production, editing, and writing are strongly encouraged to participate. The final project will be played ...[read more]

Framingham Road Construction Detours / Alert.

FRAMINGHAM, MA- Roadwork in town continues this week, (Monday through Friday, May 14th - 18th, 2012).

Delays due to traffic and detours around some of the work sites can add to driving times, so motorists should plan accordingly.

The Town of Framingham's Department of Public Works / Highway Division / Capital Projects website offers residents and visitors to Framingham helpful information about current and upcoming construction projects.

You can view up to date traffic alerts, maps of project work sites and traffic detours, and sign up to receive email alerts for all or any of the currently listed projects.

The email traffic alert for the week of May 14th - May 18th, 2012 indicates that: ...[read more]

Civil War Encampment on Framingham Centre Common, May 4th - 6th, 2012

FRAMINGHAM, MA - This weekend, May 4th - May 6th, 2012, the Framingham History Center will roll back the calendar to the 1860's as Civil War reenactors setup camp on the Village Green, (Framingham Centre Common) as part of Framingham's ongoing celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War.

Union and Confederate troops will pitch their tents, along with sutlers, (food and provision sellers). There will be artillery demonstrations, a blacksmith forge and period actors including a review of troops by then President Abraham Lincoln, presentations by Julia Ward Howe, (prominent American abolitionist, social activist, poet and author of "The Battle of the Republic"),  and ...[read more]

Framingham Town Hall, The Memorial Building

FRAMINGHAM, MA - One of the duties of the Framingham Board of Selectmen, ("BOS"), is to appoint residents to serve on various boards, committees, and commissions.

The BOS has published the following list of vacancies that it is seeking to fill:

• Agricultural Advisory Commission - 2 Positions
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee - 1 Position
• Board of Health - 1 Position
• Cable Advisory Committee - Position
• Community Development Committee - 7 Positions
• Conservation Commission - 2 Positions ...[read more]

FRAMINGHAM, MA - The Town of Framingham will celebrate Earth Day 2012, on Saturday, April 28th. Events are scheduled throughout out the day.

The day starts with Framingham's 12th annual Greenup Day. From 9:00am to 12:00 noon, join friends, neighbors and other volunteers at various locations throughout Framingham to help remove trash and debris from ponds, rivers and streams, parks and roadways to improve Framingham's environment. For complete information about Greenup Day and details of meetup locations, visit:  www.greenupday.org

From 10:00am to 12:00 noon Framingham will participate in World Tai Chi & Qi Gong Day on the Centre Common (rain or shine). Tai Chi & Qi Gong are "Chinese healing techniques and exercises have been used to treat certain conditions, stimulate the immune system and harmonize and balance the body's energy."  All are welcome! For more info World Tai Chi & Qi Gong Day, visit: www.tqhi.org

From 11:00am 'til 3:00pm the 2012 Framingham Earth Day Festival will be held on the Village Green, (Framingham Centre Common).  Educational, environmental and fun events for families, kids and people of all ages including on-site recycling, sustainable living demonstrations and over 80 vendor booths showcasing green and eco friendly products, local foods and art and craft items by area artisans. There will be games, crafts, face painting, a magic show  and other activities just for kids.  Live performances by "The Elderly Brothers",  "Something With Digby" and "Adam & Eve" will fill the Common with music for the afternoon.

In case of Rain, the Festival will be held indoors at Framingham High School, (on "A" Street).

For detailed schedules of  events, and other info, visit the following websites:

• Greenup Day: www.greenupday.org
  
• World Tai Chi & Qi Gong: www.tqhi.org
  
• Framingham Earth Day Festival: www.framinghamearthday.org
  

For more information, contact: Donna Kramer Merritt, Chair, Earth Day Festival Committee by email at: FraminghamEarthDay@gmail.com, or by calling (508) 788-7300.

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