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Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Study finds Framingham MA Fire Department is 'greatly understaffed' (metrowestdailynews.com) — Framingham's firefighters union says a new study shows the city's fire department is significantly understaffed and often fails to meet national response-time and staffing standards, especially in western Framingham and Nobscot. Union leaders, the fire chief, and the mayor all acknowledge the problem but say fixing it will require phased hiring, new apparatus and stations, and difficult budget decisions from City Hall.
• Jo Dee Messina Said No to Bankruptcy in 1997 -- Instead, Tim McGraw's Protégé Is 56 and Still Touring. She Refused to Quit (parade.com) — A country star who grew up in MetroWest got her start in Framingham before chasing her dreams in Nashville, where she narrowly avoided bankruptcy and went on to rack up multiple No. 1 hits. Now 56, Jo Dee Messina is back with a new album and a busy tour schedule, showing how far determination can take a kid from Framingham and Holliston.
• Bellingham MA is latest to not renew contract with Flock. Here's why (metrowestdailynews.com) — Bellingham police will not renew their contract with Flock Safety's license plate reader system, citing contractual disputes and unease over new AI-powered search features. The move follows similar decisions in Natick, Cambridge, Watertown, Framingham, Stow and Hopkinton, where residents and officials have raised privacy concerns about how surveillance data is collected, shared and potentially misused.
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