So that 4 women can live together for the rest of their lives – Advocates seeks $75,000 of public monies to demolish a 200-year-old house

Advocates has applied to receive $75,000 of public CDBG funds to make this heartwarming project a reality. “Advocates is proposing to demolish a 200-year-old building and build a new, four-bedroom, 2,400 sq ft fully accessible group home at 693 Concord Street in Framingham, on property owned by Advocates. This project will increase the availability of

Framingham’s Rose Garden Apartments has sold

On Jan 30, 2024, the Rose Garden Apartment complex has sold from Rose Gardens LLC (VTT Management) and transferred to NC RR Framingham Apartments LLC. The complex is located at 258-262 Union Ave. Rose Garden has been on our radar for years, with complaints of rodents, swarming roaches, bad tenants, and sudden rent increases… The

The plan to redevelop Cedar Swamp into Cedar Woods/Park, has re-emerged, park tour planned.

First proposed several years ago due to one resident’s appeals to the, then town. The proposal has re-emerged, and proponents hope that the opposition to the plan is less feverous. Neighbors then, didn’t want to open their back yards up to public use, the already polluted wetlands, at risk, and with drug addicted vagrants living

Man calling in threats to synagogue had Framingham ties. A past of homicidal ideation, crimes, and assaults.

Reardon lived in and may have been evicted from SMOC housing at 46 Pratt Street, DTF. Below you can find a complaint, of a SMOC resident who stated he “lived in fear of Reardon”. He blamed FPD Officer Susan Machado for his eviction from housing, and filed repeated complaints against her. He has been before

Ashland’s Police Chief Suspended. Is Rossi under POST Commission Investigation? Is she Brady List imminent?

 Ashland Select Board meeting on Wednesday April 20, 2022 at the very beginning of the meeting at 7:05 min in, there was brief off-microphone awkward discussion between the Town Manager Herbert and Chairman Joe Magnani. Magnani as you know was a former police officer in the Town use that term loosely, he was known around

FOIA DUMP: 2023 LETF Spending

What is the concern with these monies. First off – there is no oversight here. This money can be spent on just about anything. Secondly, soon it will bes budget season, and the Framingham Police will be asking for a increased budget from the city for necessities, when we now know that the department has

A FIRST LOOK: Mary Dennison Park renderings & woes

On Jan 30, in City Council, the city will seek millions of dollars in cost overruns in the rehabilitation of polluted Mary Dennison Park. Nearly $20,000,000 was appropriated to the project in 2019. We expect the city to ask for an additional $17,000,000 to make the ends meet, pay the low bid contractor the initial

A FIRST LOOK: Recommendations for the City’s Use of Opioid Settlement Funds

This to be presented Jan 30, 2024 in City Council. There was a mega cash grab that took place involving emails by SMOC and other service organizations to the mayor seeking access to this money. We may post these later.

Reducing # of apartments by 21 after Planning Board said No, This Mega-Apartment Complex makes another proposal.

THE FOLLOWING PROPOSAL WILL BE DISCUSSED BY THE DEVELOPER ON FEB 1 2024

Louise Miller, Former CFO, to “recite the facts and issues” related to her “working conditions” at a future “appropriate time” – Is a MCAD Lawsuit coming?

Until now, we’ve only had notification from the Mayor, in an undated letter to city council that Louise Miller, CFO was to resign. After 38 days of patiently waiting for the city to release the record… mind you that the state law allows 10 business days… the city finally complied with public records law. Now

An in-home retail display of wares needed for a online clothing shop says ZBA petitioner… But, is it for a physical retail store as indicated by this influencer’s social media posts?

Why does this even matter? An affirmative vote could set a precedent for anyone who wishes to open a retail store in their home in single family residences, or in residential districts of city. A lot of things go through the ZBA that aren’t controversial. However we believe that this application will really drive some

A First Look – Raising Cane’s Design & Framingham specific mural

About a month ago we announced that Raising Cane’s was coming to join ‘Chicken Mile’ on Cochituate Road. See that full announcement HERE. Today we have a glimpse on the design for the site where the old Aegean used to sit. Raising Cane’s Restaurants, LLC is seeking to open a restaurant on Cochituate Rd, a

FOIA DUMP: The Real Estate Appraisal Report associated with the City’s October, $9,000,000 acquisition of property at Bethany Road from Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph

Village of Saxonville Facebook group loses City Councilor admin and shuts down

The remaining admin seems to suggest that outgoing City Councilor Cesar Stewart Morales no longer found the group a welcoming place. We had noticed that late summer, Stewart Morales had removed himself as the administrator of the Facebook group. Remaining admin, Vanessa Pendexter (Rosehip), in series of messages blames hacking and bringing back deleted posts