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🌱 Patch AM: What Haley Ward’s takeover means for Framingham’s CDW Consultants
And check out Access Film Festival on the Framingham Patch calendar

Hey there, Framingham! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What Haley Ward's takeover means for Framingham's CDW Consultants
Also on today's calendar: Access Film Festival and 11 more events.
Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 65 and low of 41 degrees.
- Sunday: Increasing cloudiness, temps: high: 64, low: 53.
- Monday: Some rain in the morning, with a high of 68 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Bangor-based Haley Ward acquires Massachusetts environmental and civil engineering firm (mainebiz.biz subscription) — Framingham-based CDW Consultants has been acquired by Bangor engineering firm Haley Ward, but all 26 CDW employees are being retained as the company becomes a division of Haley Ward. The deal expands Haley Ward's environmental and civil engineering reach across southern New England while keeping CDW's local expertise, including brownfield redevelopment and regulatory compliance, available to Massachusetts clients.
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📸 Around Framingham
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Framingham
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★ Featured events ★
- Access Film Festival →
Village Hall on the Common, 2 Oak St, Framingham
10:00 am - Africa Exchange Project Fundraising Party →
The Plymouth Church in Framingham 87 Edgell Road, Framingham, MA,
6:00 pm - Why We Tell Stories with First Parish of Sudbury →
First Parish of Sudbury, 327 Concord Rd, Sudbury
10:00 am - Abraham's Table Series: One Creator: Many Paths, Finding Common Ground →
The Islamic Society of Greater Milford, 2 W Elm St, Hopkinton
3:00 pm - Columbus Day Ninja Obstacle Club →
USA Ninja Challenge - Marlborough, MA, 19 Brigham St, Marlboro
9:00 am - Boston Haunted Walk - The Most Amazing Halloween Walk Anywhere! →
Massachusetts Horticultural Society - Garden at Elm Bank, 900 Washington St, Wellesley
11:30 am
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Monday October 12
Sunday October 18
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Other local events
- US Brazil Trade Show →
150 Concord St, Framingham
10:00 am - Free Inferno Hot Pilates Class →
Mystic Fitness Hot Yoga Studio, 855 Worcester Rd, Framingham, MA, 01701
11:30 am - Framingham Community Justice Support Center Open House →
298 Howard St, Framingham
1:00 pm - Job Search Prep Program with career coach Ed Lawrence →
Framingham Public Library, 49 Lexington St, Framingham
7:00 pm - Natick Art Association Open Studios →
Various Locations Across Natick, Natick
11:00 am - 100 Years in the 100 Acre Wood: Winnie-the-Pooh 100th Anniversary | FPL McAuliffe →
McAuliffe Branch Library, 746 Water St, Framingham
12:00 pm - 25th Anniversary of Interfaith Book Club of the Islamic Center (Wayland) →
Islamic Center of Boston (Wayland), 126 Boston Post Rd, Wayland
2:30 pm - Interfaith Book Club 25th Anniversary Celebration →
Islamic Center of Boston, Wayland, 126 Boston Post Rd, Wayland
2:30 pm
Saturday October 10
Thursday October 15
Saturday October 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Fernando Castro, Rep. Lewis Nominee, Honored at Latino Excellence Event on the Hill —Maddie Miller Read on Patch
- TJX posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate - Part Time in Framingham. Apply here.
- The TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for HomeSense Framingham Retail Sales Associate in Framingham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Framingham here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ashland
- New RIT course on AI and copyright helps creative students feel empowered (rit.edu)
- Hopkinton Today for Friday, Oct. 9: McAuliffe responds to convenience store lobby claims over tobacco regulations (hopkintonindependent.com)
- Johansson finds his way as starting quarterback (waylandpost.org)
Natick
- Natick girls volleyball improves to 9-2 with win at Framingham (metrowestdailynews.com)
- Natick Halloween happenings, 2026 edition (natickreport.com)
- Natick, Mass. residential property sales for Sept. 17-28, 2026 (natickreport.com)
Sudbury
- New Yoga Studio Debuts In Sudbury (patch.com)
Ok Framingham! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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