Land Deal in Limbo: Zani Family Owns Far Less Than Expected in Tri-City Open Space Project

A long-anticipated regional land conservation deal involving the City of Framingham, the Towns of Ashland and Sherborn, and private landowners is now stalled due to a fundamental problem: the seller doesn’t actually own all the land that’s been promised. The proposed $475,000 acquisition, which was marketed as nearly 40 acres of floodplain and wooded land

MEAT TEMPERATURES IN THE DANGER ZONE, FREEZER REGISTERED AT 50 DEGREES.

🔴 NO ONE WASHED THEIR HANDS. AT ALL. “No hand washing was observed during the entirety of the inspection.” (Violation 2-301.14) 🔴 NO HOT WATER AT THE START OF THE INSPECTION. “No hot water in establishment at the beginning of inspection.” (Violation 5-202.12) 🔴 RAW MEAT STORED WITH COOKED FOOD. “Raw meats and cooked meats

Drury Children Struck Down in Storm

📜 Framingham News – March 6, 1738 (Reported April 29, 1738)🕯️ As told in The Daily Gazetteer, London A most astonishing thunderstorm struck the town of Framingham earlier this March—startling residents by its force and fury, especially so early in the season. ⚡️Lightning struck near the home of Mr. Uriah Drury, blasting through the ground

CRISPUS WHO?

On April 5, 1770, the Maryland Gazette reported on the Boston Massacre and mentioned one of the victims only in passing: “A Mulatto man named Johnſton, who was born in Framingham, but lately belonging to New-Providence, and was here in order to go for North-Carolina, killed on the Spot, Two Balls entering his Breaſt.” No

“I Suppose I’ll Have to Go to the Electric Chair”

The 1933 Framingham Child Murders That Shocked a Nation Framingham, Massachusetts – May 26, 1933 The fire was meant to look like an accident. But the truth it tried to hide was even more horrifying. Inside a six-family tenement on Waverly Street, first responders found two children dead and a third clinging to life. Initial

The Life and Death of a Framingham Murderer: Frederick Hinman Knowlton, Jr.

On March 30, 1928, the battered body of 27-year-old Marguerite Isabelle Stewart was found lying beside the Cambridge Turnpike in Concord, Massachusetts. A respected supervisor at the Beverly School for the Deaf and daughter of a Worcester family, Miss Stewart had suffered a massive, fatal blow to the skull. The right side of her head

FRAMINGHAM’S FIRST AND ONLY POLICE MURDER — STILL NO CONVICTION.

3:30 a.m., February 3, 1923 – McGrath Square, Saxonville Patrolman William H. Welch, a 15-year Framingham Police veteran, was walking his beat on a rainy, sleet-slick morning when he noticed a man acting suspiciously near the mills. Just hours earlier, a store in South Sudbury had been burglarized—postage stamps stolen. Welch was on alert. He stopped

Framingham Superintendent Signs New Contract with Raises Tied to Metrics — and Votes from School Committee

FRAMINGHAM, MA — April 8, 2025 The Framingham School Committee has approved a new four-year employment contract for Superintendent Dr. Robert Tremblay, locking him in through June 2030 with a compensation package that includes performance-based salary increases, extensive benefits, and a notable exit clause that could cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars if terminated

Framingham Man Identified in Public Housing Drug Case; Community Reacts

FHA resident charged in drug distribution case following traffic stop subsequent raid Framingham Unfiltered EditorFramingham, MA — April 7, 2025 A Framingham man is facing felony drug charges after a traffic stop and police raid led to the discovery of what authorities say was an active drug distribution operation in a city-owned housing unit. Michael

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

Plans for Lake Waushakum Canoe & Kayak Launch

BackgroundIn an effort to create additional and accessible recreational opportunities surrounding LakeWaushakum, the City is proposing the installation of a kayak launch at 54 Nipmuc Road.The launch will be Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) -compliant and include pavedwalking paths leading to the gangway.

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