Four undocumented Brazilians in Framingham took the “pharmaceutical business” a little too literally—by allegedly importing and selling black-market prescription drugs from Brazil. Douglas Reis de Souza, 40, aka “Droga Reis” (which ironically translates to “Drug King”), and his team—Dekny Marcos de Carvaleho Reis, 33; Dekmara de Carvalho Reis, 34; and Wandiscleia Ferreira de Souza Guimaraes,
FOIA DUMP: Terra Brazilis – FBI Outbreak Assessment Audit Form
Incident Summary (i.e., define and describe the size, scope, and distribution of the incident): On 7/17/24 Epi and FPP were notified by a local hospital ED provider of several reports of GI illness following consumption of food from a Brazilian-style restaurant. Since the initial notification, additional cases continued to be identified over the coming 2
Bullying in Framingham Public Schools: Rules Exist, But Do They Matter?
Bullying is a problem in every school district, but in Framingham Public Schools (FPS), the issue isn’t just the bullies—it’s the lack of consequences. While the district has policies that technically exist, their enforcement seems about as effective as a wet paper towel trying to stop a hurricane. FPS Anti-Bullying Policies: A Masterpiece in Theory
POLICE REPORT: Trio cased gas station & robbed it, brandishing a Glock 19 Airsoft gun
Rudy Castaneda, Junior Herrera, and a unnamed juvenile were arrested in connection to this crime.
Carvana operating 7 days a week without permission, sought permission after the fact
Carvana started operating 7 days a week and at longer hours on Jan 6th said Dre’Marquis Kendall, a Senior Manager, Market Operations at Carvana. He was asked to “sit on a call” with the Framingham Board of License Commissioners by someone at the office to answer questions, for their hearing on Feb 24th, where the
POLICE REPORT: Lewdness, Open & Gross. Link to City
FU checks the arrest logs daily, and on 1/29/2025 we noticed this entry for the day prior. Nicholas Faini was arrested for Lewdness, Open & Gross, a felony. We checked the court calendar and docket at Framingham District Court and saw an entry for his arraignment to occur on 1/29/2025. Later that day we logged
A FIRST LOOK: Coreano’s Restaurant in Framingham
Jina & Alex Kim of Coreano’s Inc, has applied for a Common Victualler license, to be able to open and serve food on premises. They plan to be open 11a-10p daily, with Sunday hours noon-9p. Coreano’s , 1255 Worcester Road. Framingham, MA. Brick building end of small strip mall. Single main entrance in front, exit
PER POLICE REPORT: 22 dogs were found in a trashed and feces filled apartment. Dogs likely to be bred and sold by ‘Smoke or Smoove Bully’ breeders.
About a week ago, FU published the image above, with the text above. Initially in our post the image had the full address including unit number, 28A, if you look closely at the image, you’ll see the hasty editing job to remove the unit letter. Almost immediately a woman by the name Stephany Duplessis started
FOIA DUMP: FY 2024 School Spending over $10,000
Acme Research and the Independent School District Expenditures Database Project filed a FOIA request with the school department requesting the following: “Public spending information, including both capital and operating expenditures, for payments made by or on behalf of the Framingham Public Schools during fiscal year ending in 2024. Specifically, for any payee, other than an
A First Look: Miller’s Burgers at 80 Waverly St
Miller’s Burgers is a DBA, or doing business as, for Los Pollos. So the owners will remain the same, the name of the business will change…. and so will the menu. Here’s a look at the menu and the changes. While some things are changing, the name is now more Americanized, and while one would
WedgeLinks Pitch & Putt Golf Course Proposed for Staples Campus area.
A new pitch & putt course coming to town! WedgeLinks is trying to come to Framingham at land formerly owned as part of the Staples campus (225 Crossing Blvd). The site is currently 33 acres of land, including wetlands. WedgeLinks is proposing to construct a 9-hole golf course with a clubhouse. As proposed, the Project
Hit & Run Pedestrian Crash Police Report
When a perp runs from the scene of the crime, is it really still an ‘accident’? On Nov 21 2024 just after dark, on Cochituate Road, a vehicle struck a man crossing the road and fled the scene. The victim of the crime was a Nobscot resident, a man named Robert B. Robert is a