Framingham State RAMS Youth Football Camp

FRAMINGHAM, MA - The Framingham State University football program is sponsoring a youth football camp July 25-28, 2011 from 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at the university's Maple Street field.

The "no-contact" camp is open to players age 8 through 15.

Space is limited to the first 100 players to register, (to maintain a 10:1 player coach ratio).

Participants must submit medical release form with registration and $120 (non-refundable) fee.

For additional information or to download forms visit:  www.fsurams.com/sports/fball/

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FRAMINGHAM, MA - With warmer weather finally arriving, local doctors and emergency room staff are seeing an increase in deer tick bites, and anxious parents worried about the bacteria they carry which cause Lyme Disease.

Doctors at Framingham Pediatrics report treating children with deer tick bites every week last season, and this year should be no different.

Deer Ticks are common throughout all of Massachusetts and can be active from April through October and are most active in June, July and August. Adults deer ticks can be active any time of the year when temperatures rise above freezing.

The deer tick, or "blacklegged tick", (Ixodes scapularis), bites and feeds on blood at all stages of its 2-year life cycle. Adult females have a ...[read more]

FRAMINGHAM, MA - the Framingham Public Library Summer Film Series will be showing Alfred Hitchcock's 1938 comedy thriller "The Lady Vanishes" starring Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave on Thursday, July 29th at 7 p.m at the Main Library.

(1938) Alfred Hitchcock film showing at Framingham Library, July 29 ,2010

The film will be introduced by Dr. Claudia Springer, Assistant Professor of Film Studies at Framingham State College. Ice Cream from Mad Willies will be served after the film.

The Edinburgh University Film Society writes, "[the film] has all the ingenuity and unparalleled mastery of suspense that made Hitchcock's Hollywood output so acclaimed and popular. It also however has a lightness of touch and warmth of humor that his later films lack."

The Framingham Public Library Main Branch is located at 49 Lexington St., (just off Rt. 126 / Concord St. near Downtown Framingham).

For additional info about library programs, contact the Framingham Library at (508) 532-5570, (for TTY users: 508-872-2775), or visit the library website at: www.framinghamlibrary.org

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FRAMINGHAM, MA - Staples, Inc. and Ashoka, the world's community of leading social entrepreneurs, have launched the fourth annual Staples/Ashoka Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition.

The global competition highlights youth-led organizations focusing on social issues affecting their communities, and is part of Ashoka's Youth Venture, an initiative that identifies and fosters young entrepreneurs all over the world who are creating positive change.

Since 2006, Staples Foundation for Learning, the charitable arm of ...[read more]

FRAMINGHAM, MA - As in summer's past, the Framingham Public Library and the McAuliffe Branch are modifying their hours during July and August.

McAuliffe Library is open Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Fridays 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and is closed Saturdays and Sundays. NOTE: McAuliffe is never open on Sundays during the school year.

The main library is open Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. until noon. Closed on Sundays until October 4th, 2009.

This is not the first time that the main library has curtailed the Saturday hours during the summer. Some patrons may remember summers when the library closed at 1 p.m. on Saturdays. Usually the main library reopens on Sundays after Labor Day, but due to budget restraints, Saturday hours were reduced and the date for resumption of Sunday afternoon hours was pushed back.

On Friday, August 7th, both libraries will be open from 9 a.m. to 12:3 p.m. They are closing early for staff development. Visit www.framinghamlibrary.org for more info.

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