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State Senator Spilka honored by Framingham State as Citizen Laureate

State Sen. Karen Spilka was presented with the Citizen Laureate Award at the Framingham State University graduate commencement ceremony May 19, according to an FSU press release ...
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Framingham Town Meeting votes to sell Maynard Building to Danforth Museum

Framingham Town Meeting members on Tuesday voted Tuesday to sell the Jonathan Maynard building to the Danforth Art Museum and School ...
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Former Framingham State student changes plea, sentenced in drunken driving fatality

Following an emotional statement by the victim’s mother, a Haverhill woman was sentenced to three years in a house of correction for her role in the death of a fellow Framingham State University student in a 2011 drunk-driving crash.
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State OKs plan for 'Boston Landing' commuter rail station near New Balance project in Brighton

The state Transportation Department voted unanimously Wednesday to approve plans for new commuter rail station in Brighton, which New Balance will pay to construct and to operate for at least the first decade after the station opens.
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Town Hall Closed on Monday, May 27, 2013

Town Hall will be closed on Monday, May 27, 2013 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday ...
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Framingham State oak to become part of Mayflower II

A white oak tree that is being removed to make way for a new science building at Framingham State University will become part of the Mayflower II, the university announced this week ...
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Microsoft Store to open in Natick Mall, Weezer to perform

There will be a new place to buy an Xbox game console or Surface tablet locally ...
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Framingham State tree to become part of Mayflower II

Part of a white oak tree that is being removed to make way for a new science building at Framingham State University will become part of the Mayflower II, the university announced in a press release ...
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First Time Homebuyers Assistance Program

Please join us Thursday, May 23rd, for an information session on the Town of Framingham's First Time Homebuyers Assistance Program.
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Tee off at Metrowest golf courses

Listen Live Golf is a popular activity to take part in now that the weather is warmer ...
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Memorial Day Program on May 27, 2013

The Framingham Department of Veterans Services is pleased to invite the Community to the annual Memorial Day Ceremonies on the front steps of the Memorial Building.
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Walking tours west of Boston

Massachusetts has a variety of towns and trails that offer to reconnect people with the world around them ...
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Garden clubs in the MetroWest

Its high season for garden clubs, and that means primarily ladies in brimmed hats transforming traffic islands, holding plant sales, and doing all manner of interpretive floral arranging ...
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Top 10 best locations to live in Mass.

If you were to move to any Massachusetts community, where should you go? We analyzed and ranked each towns crime rateincluding violent and property crime,the number of public transit options, the number of historical sites per resident, the percentage of acres that are open space, and the number of grocery stores ...
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Cheapest places to live in Massachusetts

Here's a slideshow of the 10 towns with the cheapest home values in Massachusetts ...
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Top 10 Most Fun Places to Live in Massachusetts

How fun is your town? We ranked the top 10 most fun communities in Massachusetts by analyzing the number of restaurants, theaters, and museums, using Tripadvisor and other online sources, per population data provided by the US Census ...
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Top 10 towns with best schools in Massachusetts

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Top 10 hipster places in Massachusetts

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