A LOOK BACK: Mayor Spicer’s Private Army

Yvonne Spicer was the first mayor of Framingham, Massachusetts, serving from 2018 to 2022. She was elected during the city’s transition from a town to a city government. Her tenure faced criticism from some constituents due to various reasons, such as perceived lack of transparency, decision-making on contentious local issues, and disagreements over city policies.

A LOOK BACK: The first annual Indigenous Peoples Day in Framingham, and Spicer’s proclamation that she’s an Indian.

Originally posted October 13 2021: Spicer has spent too much time bumping elbows with Liz Warren. On Monday, at the Indigenous Peoples Day celebration at the McCarthy School, she made a wild new claim. She proclaimed, “my father shared with me that we have Native ancestry in the Cherokee Nation. “ VIDEO SOURCE: Petroni Media,

Coburnville & South Side are concerned with Rail activities, secret mayoral meetings, and findings of contempt of court.

TransloadX is a logistics and transportation company involved in the transloading and distribution of a wide range of goods, including hazardous materials. Communities should be concerned about their activities due to potential environmental and safety risks associated with the transportation and handling of these materials, such as spills, accidents, and contamination. Additionally, increased traffic and

FOIA DUMP: Students who requested transportation… who ain’t getting on the bus.

THE REQUEST PLACED 8/26/2024: I am looking for a list of all students who requested transportation by bus, who is not assigned a bus. Seeking the names and identifiers to be removed. Seeking the street name the person lives at, and the school included. Excel spreadsheet is fine THE RESPONSE ON 9/30/2024: Attached please find

FOIA DUMP: Property owner had needle exchange on his property with the city’s permission, but not his own.

THE REQUEST:I am writing to request access to and copies of all email and communication records between either City Council Chairman Philip R. Ottaviani, Jr. (pottaviani@framinghamma.gov) and/or Mayor Charlie Sisitsky with David Depietri at RMA Management (ddepietri@rma-mgt.com). This request also includes any relevant communications from Mr. Ottaviani’s personal Gmail account, which pertain to government business

FOIA DUMP: How much the taxpayers reimbursed Tremblay for his 2023 Brazilian vacation

REQUEST DATE: 8/7/2024 REQUESTED BY: Michelle Donati THE REQUEST: I am writing to request records about Superintendent Robert Tremblay’s trip to Brazil. I am requesting all records pertaining to Dr. Tremblay’s trip, including his calendar and schedule, meetings attended, hours worked and expenses requested for reimbursement. RESPONSE DATE: 8/20/2024 THE RESPONSE: Attached please find the

College-Counselor-Fortune-Teller seeks a license

The license hearing will be conducted remotely on Monday August 12th at 7pm via webinar. He owns an online tarot service operated since 2022 at https://www.mctarotadvising.com/, and his college counseling services at https://www.mcadvisingservices.com/. His resume includes his most recent job, not in his own employment, as working for 4 months as a senior consultant at

A Worcester Republican Senator with a history of doubting election integrity, looks to be meddling in Framingham’s voter rolls

A FOIA request came in today which was apparently submitted by an assistant to new Worcester Republican State Senator Peter Durant. He has been pursuing claims of voter fraud here in the state. The new FOIA indicates he is concerned with voter fraud here in Framingham as well. In his FOIA request, Daniel Hickey, of

CPA fund proposal by private entity, to preserve historic Bullard Building, is well worth considering.

The Community Preservation Act (CPA) is a Massachusetts state law passed in 2000 that enables communities to raise funds to preserve open space and historic sites, create affordable housing, and develop outdoor recreational facilities. The CPA allows communities to create a local Community Preservation Fund by levying a surcharge of up to 3% on real

Framingham Water Bill Discount Lists. It is now revealed who got them, and who is now being asked to pony up $$$ after years of underpayments.

WHY THIS MATTERS: The city determined years ago that it was incorrectly billing some customers less than they were supposed to, and this went on for years. Now the city is seeking to correct the issue by billing several condominium customers thousands of dollars each. The reality is, that rates had been increased to correct

FOIA DUMP: Marijuana Money in Framingham

REQUESTED BY: Rochelle Santos, former Media And Communications Manager, Framingham Public Schools REQUESTED ON: 7/12/2024  THE REQUEST: With regards to the Host Community Agreements, specifically the agreed upon Community Impact Deposits and Community Impact Fees (CIFs) for all Marijuana Establishments (“MEs”) and Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers (“MTCs”) operating in Framingham, I’m looking for the dollar