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Adding Jobs to Help With Class During COVID
As more schools work to bring more students back to the classroom, the district in Framingham, Massachusetts, is planning to hire dozens of new employees to help.
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Parents Frustrated, Concerned as More Mass. School Districts Go Remote
Parents across Massachusetts are frustrated and concerned as more and more school districts are switching to remote learning in response to the continued rise in the number of COVID cases in the commonwealth. “I think it’s hard for parents who really have to go to work, what are they going to do?” asked Joana Almeida, a parent of three...
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Framingham Schools to Go Remote on Monday: ‘We Need to Adjust Our Operations'
Students in Framingham, Massachusetts, will switch to remote learning starting Monday as coronavirus cases rise in the city and the Framingham High School Daycare and Explorers programs will stop through at least Jan. 4, the district announced Sunday. Framingham Public Schools Superintendent Robert Tremblay said that the community has seen an increase of COVID-19 cases, some of which were due…
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Officials in Red Zone Communities Aim to Curb Spread of COVID-19
As more communities are designated high-risk for coronavirus transmission, cities and towns are working to deal with the rising case numbers. The weekly health report more than doubled the number of cities and towns in the red since last week, going from 30 to 62. Framingham is one of those cities on the list, and the mayor said officials are…
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As Cases Spike and Thanksgiving Approaches, People Wait in Long Lines for COVID-19 Tests
COVID-19 testing lines are getting longer in Massachusetts with Thanksgiving right around the corner. The TJX headquarters parking lot in Framingham was shut down periodically Tuesday, given the large number of people looking to get checked for coronavirus, with a surge underway ahead of the holiday next week. “We’re only doing something small for the holidays, just our immediate...
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Long Lines for COVID-19 Testing
Cars packed a Framingham parking lot Tuesday as people waited to be tested for coronavirus.
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John Harvard's Brew House at Shoppers World in Framingham Has Closed
[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] It looks like a longtime brewpub west of Boston has shut down. According to a source, John Harvard’s Brew House at Shoppers World in Framingham is no longer in operation, with an article from the Framingham Source saying that its website is no longer working and that its space is for...
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Framingham Cracks Down on Parties, Issues Fines Ahead of Holidays
Framingham is cracking down on parties during the pandemic, issuing at least $5,000 in fines to people who have violated state rules. Authorities wrote 10 citations at $500 apiece to party hosts who violated state guidelines, which limit indoor gatherings to 25 people and outdoor gatherings to 50 people. Framingham health officials are also discouraging people from traditional trick-or-treating during…
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Framingham Issues Fines for Parties
Framingham officials are cracking down on parties ahead of the holidays, issuing 10 fines at $500 a piece to date.
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Family Urges Mask Use After Death of Trump Follower Who Refused to Wear One
Juan Ciprian was an ardent support of President Donald Trump — one who believed that COVID-19 was a hoax and that masks did not work. Then, the virus killed the Massachusetts man. “It was very, very scary,” said Ciprian’s granddaughter, Stephanie Landaverde. In late September, Ciprian, 81, of Framingham, began showing symptoms of the virus. Soon after, it had spread…
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1 Dead in Framingham Apartment Fire
A 29-year-old man is dead person after an early-morning fire in his Framingham, Massachusetts apartment, officials said Tuesday. Harold Anderson, Jr., 29, was declared dead after the fire broke out at his apartment at 15 Clark St. around 2:45 a.m., according to the Department of Fire Services. The fire began in the apartment’s kitchen, though it remained unclear how it…
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Fatal Fire Under Investigation in Framingham
A fatal fire is under investigation in Framingham, Massachusetts.
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Framingham Woman Rescued by Neighbors After Massive Tree Falls on Her House
Neighbors rushed to help a Massachusetts woman on Sunday after a massive tree came crashing down on her home in Framingham while she was inside. Crews were cutting the tree and clearing the damage after the incident, which happened on Rockridge Road just before 11 a.m. Teddy Quintal is one of the woman’s neighbors who rushed into help. He...
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Massive Tree Crashes Down on Framingham Home With Woman Inside
Neighbors rushed to help a Massachusetts woman on Sunday after a massive tree came crashing down on her home in Framingham while she was inside.
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These Massachusetts School Districts Have Already Decided to Go Online Only This Fall
Friday is the deadline for schools to submit their fall reopening plans, and at least 32 of them have already decided against having kids return to class at all. Auburn, Barnstable, Belmont, Bourne, Brockton, Brookline, Chelsea, Dedham, Everett, Framingham, Gardner, Lawrence, Leominster, Lynn, Marblehead, Manchester-Essex, Masconomet, Mendon-Upton, Methuen, Northbridge, Revere, Salem, Somerset, Somerville, Taunton, Topsfield, Wachusett, Watertown, Wayland, Webster, West…
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State Trooper Injured in Multi-Vehicle Crash on Mass. Pike
A state police trooper was injured in an accident on the Massachusetts Turnpike on Friday morning. The accident was reported before 8 a.m. on Interstate 90 east in Framingham. Four vehicles were involved in the crash, according to state police. Framingham fire confirmed that they responded to the scene of an accident involving a state police cruiser in the area…
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State Trooper Injured in Crash on Mass. Pike
A state trooper was injured Friday morning in a crash on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Framingham.
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Noose Found at Framingham Charter School, Sparking Police Investigation
A noose was found on Juneteenth on the campus of a charter school in Framingham, Massachusetts. School officials said Wednesday that police are investigating after the noose was found hanging from a structure outside a building at the Christa McAuliffe Charter School Friday. “This racist act is abhorrent and stands in opposition to everything McAuliffe stands for and hopes to…
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Framingham Police Chief Becomes 2nd in Mass. to Announce Retirement in 2 Days
For the second time this week, a Massachusetts police chief announced his plans to retire. Framingham Police Chief Steven Trask said Wednesday that he would step down. Friday will be his last day on the job. The announcement comes on the heels of Tuesday’s news that Newton Police Chief David MacDonald will also retire. No date was given, but...
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Framingham Students and Parents Petition for Removal of School Resource Officers
As calls to defund the police echo throughout the country, some students and parents in Framingham, Massachusetts, are calling for the removal of school resource officers. Advocates say students of color are disproportionately affected by police in schools and they want the funding to be spent elsewhere. “All we see is overdisciplining of students of color, and they are just…