Happy New Year from framingham.com !!!

Framingham, MA - Before listing the local venues where New Years Eve celebrations are taking place, we'd like to ask that readers remember those who lost their lives to drinking and driving related accidents this year, and ask that anyone planning to drink on New Years Eve to make sure they've planned ahead for how to get home at the end of the evening.

To insure you make it home safely consider making arrangements with a designated driver, taking a limousine or making your  News Eve Party a Pajama Party and have your guests spend the night.

Tommy's Taxi will remain open 'round the clock on New Years Eve for those who don't have any other way of getting home safely.

The following Framingham establishments will be hosting ...[read more]

Vendor space is still avialable for the Framingham Auxiliary Police sponsored Craft Fair that will be held December 10, 2011 at Keefe Tech.

FRAMINGHAM, MA - The Framingham Auxiliary Police will be holding their twenty-fourth annual Craft Fair from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 10, 2011. The fair will be held at the Keefe Vocational Technical High School, 750 Winter Street, Framingham, MA.

A limited amount of exhibitor space is still available for crafters.

The Craft Fair will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. where you will find a unique holiday shopping experience. During this fund raising event we anticipate over 125 exhibitors will be selling various merchandise including hand made crafts, hand crafted jewelry, hand decorated clothing, sketches, photographs, assorted flea market merchandise, and ...[read more]

Framingham author Robyn Bradley's latest novel, ''What Happened in Granite Creek'', (2011)

FRAMINGHAM, MA - In June I wrote about Framingham author Robyn Bradley, on the release of her first novel, "Forgotten April".

Without retelling that entire article, I'll mention again, Robyn is the youngest of six children, an only girl with five older brothers, that she graduated from Framingham North High in 1991, and that her inspiration to become an author came in Mrs. Shea's 4th grade class at the Charlotte Dunning School.

Jumping forward some twenty eight years after getting "three red stars" on a life changing writing assignment from Mrs. Shea, we find Bradley an accomplished writer, able to weave hard-to-put-down tales which take the reader inside the minds and lives of the characters she creates.

Her recently released second novel, "What Happened in Granite Creek" expands on a short story titled "Support Our Troops" which she penned in 2009.

Although much of Bradley's writing is geared towards the womens' fiction market, Granite Creek crosses over to appeal to both genders.  The book is definitely not a hearts and roses romance novel -- the sometimes gritty language and adult situations in this story ...[read more]

Judy Jackson gets her copy of the ''CELEBRATION 2012'' calendar autographed by Mr. February at the First Parish in Framingham's annual ''Pies On The Common'' fair on Saturday, October 15, 2011

FRAMINGHAM, MA - It was a perfect fall afternoon to wander down to Framingham Centre for the 21st Annual Pies the Common craft show and pie sale -- a fundraising event sponsored by First Parish in Framingham Unitarian Universalist Church.

Along with the pies, this year's event featured a bit of cheesecake -- the naked old guys from the First Parish in Framingham were there, (with their clothes on), autographing their now world-famous "CELEBRATION 2012" photo calendar.

Twelve gentleman from the First Parish, all between the ages of 64 and 87, posed au natural, (yup -- that means "naked"), for a fund raising calendar which, "boldly proclaims the joys of being an older man whether 64 or 87 with whimsy and humor".

News of the calendar has spread literally around the world, making headlines from ...[read more]

The GeoCaching event begins at 10:00a.m.  Participants must bring their own cache and GPS units.

According to The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site, (www.geocaching.com), "Geocaching is a real-world outdoor treasure hunting game. Players try to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, using GPS-enabled devices and then share their experiences online".

The LetterBoxing hunt begins at 10:00a.m., but participants need to arrive at 9:00a.m. to create logbooks.

According to Letter Boxing North America, (www.letterboxing.org), "LetterBoxing involves reading clues to find small weatherproof boxes hidden in public places (like parks). Each box contains a stamp and a visitor book. When a LetterBoxer finds a box they print that box's stamp on their logbook or game card and then imprint their own personal stamp in the letterbox's visitor book to prove they found the box and to let other letterboxers know who has been there already. Letterboxing combine navigational skills and rubber stamp art in a charming treasure hunt style outdoor quest."

The LetterBoxing event is open to children in grades K-5, (friends and family members may participate).

For the LetterBoxing hunt, participants will attempt to use clues and solve riddles that will help them find where the letterboxes are hidden. Each letterbox will contain stickers, and the child will take one and place it into their logbook as evidence that they've found that box.

(Note, the Framingham LetterBoxing event will use stickers instead of  rubber stamps).

The GeoCaching and LetterBoxing events will end at 2:00p.m.

Events will be held RAIN or SHINE! 

Directions: Follow Edgell Road or Water Street to intersection of Edmands/Water/Edgell, (in Nobscot).  Turn onto Edmands Rd. and follow approximately 2 miles, pass Nixon Road (on right) then look for "Callahan State Park" sign and small parking lot on the left.

To register for this event, contact Maeghan Walters, of the Framingham Conservation Commission at (508) 532-5460, or by email to: mnw@framinghamma.gov

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