General Interest

Framingham Daze Family Fair (and Duck Race)

June 11th, 2010

FRAMINGHAM, MA – The Framingham Rotary Club will be holding it’s Framingham Daze Family Fair and the much anticipated Duck Race on Saturday June 12, 2010 from 11:00am until 4:00pm at Butterworth Park, (located at the corner of Grant St. and Bishop St.) Money raised by the Framingham Rotary Club has been donated to improving Butterworth Park… [read more].

European Fire Ants

June 10th, 2010

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Professor Eldridge Adams studies the “behavioral and population ecology of social insects” at the University of Connecticut. Working with Wen Chen, a Ph.D student, Adams is researching the spread of Myrmica rubra, or the European Fire Ant which is part of the INANE, (“INvasive Ants of New England”) project. Adams contacted Darren Guertin, (Framingham’s… [read more].

Petting Zoo, Camel Rides and More in Pinefield

June 7th, 2010

FRAMINGHAM, MA – If you head down to Pinefield Shopping Center this week you might find a camel or kangaroo in your usual parking spot. Once again, Records & Burpee Traveling Zoo will be set up in the parking lot directly across from the McAullife Branch Library June 9 – 13, 2010 from 11:00am until approximately 9:00pm…. [read more].

Circus Una Motorcycle Aerialists at Paramount HD

June 2nd, 2010

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Circus Una, a female daredevil duo will be performing outdoors in the Paramount Harley-Davidson parking lot on Saturday, June 5, 2010. The star of the show, Una Mimnagh, performs aerial feats and dances on a trapeze suspended from a motorcycle while it’s ridden across a high wire. Una will be performing at 10:30 a.m.,… [read more].

Metrowest Colonials Semi-Pro Football

May 31st, 2010

FRAMINGHAM, MA – The Metrowest Colonials, a Framingham based semi-pro football team is scheduled to play the first three games of it’s season at Framingham State College’s football stadium on July 17, 24 and 31, 2010. Adult tickets are $6.00, Teens 13-18 and Seniors are $3.00, and kids 12 and under are free. The “double-A” team, which… [read more].

Fox News Zip Trip & Town Poll

May 26th, 2010

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Fox News has a feature called “Zip Trips” where they visit a city or town and show off the local legends and lore, best eateries and top students, and whatever info they can to help promote the “best of” that town. On Friday June 18, 2010, Fox News will be Zip Tripping to Framingham… [read more].

One Frog, Two Frogs, Tree Frogs

May 17th, 2010

FRAMIMGHAM, MA – From the first warm nights in spring, when the air temperature is above 60 degrees, strange sounds can be heard coming from the wet woodlands around Framingham.  The sounds can last through most of the summer. Some people think birds or strange insects are making the sounds, but it’s actually a tree dwelling frog;… [read more].

Recycle Schedule Changing

May 14th, 2010

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Framingham Town Meeting Members, (TMM), voted to pass an article which will leave Framingham residents with recycling pick up every other week instead of weekly. People opposed to new recycling plan offered many reasons why they did not want to see the article pass. Among the complaints; The new containers are too big and… [read more].

Deepwater Disaster

May 5th, 2010

LAST UPDATED:  January 3, 2013 While an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico might not have gotten much concern from some New England residents, in the coming months the effects of the explosion and subsequent oil spill at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform may have lasting effects across the country — and… [read more].

MWRA Tunnel Leaking 8 Million Gallons Per Hour

May 2nd, 2010

WESTON, MA – on Saturday afternoon, (May 1, 2010), the Metropolitan Water Resource Authority, (MWRA), announced a major break in a 10 foot diameter pipe. The break is located where the MetroWest Water Supply Tunnel meets the City Tunnel on Recreation Road in Weston. The leak has caused 8 million gallons of water per hour to leak… [read more].