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- Framingham Reads Together Debuts
Framingham Public Library is inviting the entire community to participate in the first annual Framingham Reads Together program.
- Studies Challenge Framingham Risk Score
Two studies, from the United States and the Netherlands, question the accuracy and value of the long-established Framingham Risk Score in predicting heart disease and cardiovascular death.
- Allegation of rape may shift shelter
After reviewing events leading up to an attempted rape of a 5-year-old girl in the town's emergency shelter on Dec.
- Work continues on Westfield bridge project
By TED LaBORDE tlaborde@repub.com WESTFIELD - Construction crews will work throughout the winter months on the $60 million Great River Bridge project over the Westfield River at North Elm Street.
- Police investigate unholy theft from Framingham church
A disappearance from a nativity scene outside a church has police investigating.
- Nobscot Neighbors -- New Neighborhood Group Forming
Nobscot area residents and supporters have come together to form 'Nobscot Neighbors.' Nobscot Neighbors is a group of concerned Framingham citizens and other interested parties dedicated to the improvement and ...
- Genealogy Query - MARTIN : MOONEY
Looking for James E. Mooney born July 26. 1885 in Belfast Northern Ireland. He came to Boston in early 1900's - settled in Framingham MA in 1912 & worked for Dennison Manufacturing Co.
- State issues two recalls
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin alerts consumers to the recall of a low protein imitation cream cheese product that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
- January 2009 Christmas Tree Curbside Pickup
The Framingham DPW has scheduled curbside Christmas tree collection the week of January 5th through the 9th, 2009.
- MCLA applications jump by 60 percent J
College applicants are becoming thrifty consumers - seeking the best possible financial aid packages by applying to schools at every price range, but officials at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts believe a ...
- As the night sky turned bright
Sitting on the front steps of my house in Framingham, Massachusetts, watching the day slowly turn into evening, eating Pixy Stix Candy, unaware of the light show about to WOW us... I remember one hot summer day ...
- January 2009 Happenings at Callahan Senior Center
JANUARY HAPPENINGS AT CALLAHAN CENTER Town of Framingham & Callahan Center Snowstorm Policy Notice - If the schools close due to snowstorms or other inclement weather days, there will be no activities at the ...
- Couples say they intend to spend less for gifts
Like many people this economically uncertain holiday season, Melissa O'Toole and her husband decided to cut back on spending and forgo presents for one another.
- Mass. state colleges see a surge in applicants
Massachusetts high school students seeking more affordable college options in tough economic times are applying to the state's public colleges and universities in record numbers.
- Framingham man hurt in Scenic Highway crash
A Framingham man was taken to Jordan Hospital in Plymouth yesterday after he lost control of his pickup and struck a guardrail on the Scenic Highway, according to the state police.
- Pelham man faces federal gun charges
Police arrested a 31-year-old Pelham man Friday on illegal firearms possession charges.
- Is happiness contagious?
Can strangers make you happy? A new study says they just might. The results of the study, published in The New York Times Dec.
- Lynn gears up as storm bears down
Get the shovels ready and find an off-street parking spot because the first significant winter snowfall arrives Friday morning.
- Teen charged with fleeing after fatal crash
A Framingham teenager pleaded not guilty Wednesday to motor vehicle homicide after authorities say he forced another car off the road in a crash that killed another teen, then fled the scene.
City DescriptionFramingham is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 66,910, making it the most populous town in New England. There have been several proposals to change the town's charter to make Framingham a city, but none have succeeded.
The first syllable of the name is pronounced with a long a; that is, the name of the town is pronounced exactly like the two words "framing" and "ham."
Framingham, sited on the ancient trail known as the Old Connecticut Path, was first settled when John Stone settled on the west bank of the Sudbury River in 1647. In 1660, Thomas Danforth, an official of the Bay Colony, formerly of Framlingham, Suffolk, received a grant of land at "Danforth's Farms" and began to accumulate over 15,000 acres (61 km). He strenuously resisted petitions for incorporation of the town, which was officially incorporated in 1700, following his death the previous year. Why the "L" was dropped for the new town's name is not known. The first church was organized in 1701, the first teacher was hired in 1706, and the first permanent schoolhouse in 1716.
On February 22, 1775, the British general Thomas Gage sent two officers and an ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Middlesex County
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