A lawsuit aims to reverse the Zoning Board of Appeals decision blocking a development project and warn off local resident opposition.
Moving Framingham's pension liability payoff date past 2030 or refinancing it with a bond issue, could free up at least $15 million/year.
The city is looking for residents to fill roughly 100 roles on municipal boards, committees and other groups.
It's not yet clear what the contents are, but the city says they were buried in 1994 to reflect efforts then being made to stop racism.
This is the first time that a public hearing will be held prior to the Mayor's submission of the budget. Will the community turn up?
Brian Turbitt began work yesterday as Framingham’s chief financial officer.
The city of Framingham has said no thanks to Massachusetts grants that would pay for local celebrations around the soccer tournament.
Representative Jack Patrick Lewis successfully secured two wheelchair-accessible vans in Ashland and Framingham.
Courtney Cyriaque, a Framingham resident and campus aide at King Elementary School, was honored at the Black Excellence on the Hill Awards.
With endurance & clarity the ZBA saw through a blizzard of arcane legal arguments by the developer's lawyer to secure a win for Framingham
The developer/NECC lease executed on August 28, 2025, finally appears, but only 13 heavily redacted pages of 39 or more are revealed
A developer is trying to use the Dover Amendment to build 47 residential units on prime waterfront property after destroying its woodland.
The School Committee has forgotten that it is an independent branch of local government entrusted with good stewardship of the schools.
When the state boosted funding for school districts, 390 increased local funding, 50 cut funding. Framingham & Marlborough cut the most.
For the next six months, city health staffers will be working out of new offices.
Struggling with its mortgage, Eastleigh Farm is looking to the city for financial help.
State ethics rules suggest real ethical conflicts if the Councilors engage in discussion and votes on rezoning of the Edmands/Edgell parcel
Representative Jack Patrick Lewis voted in favor of legislation that seeks to increase the state’s trades’ workforce.
For years the city has pursued building reserves and lowering taxes at the expense of disadvantaged students. That cannot continue.
Mayor Charlie Sisitsky will make the first State of the City Address of his new term, and his fifth such speech overall.
Rep. Lewis joined his colleagues in passing a bill removing outdated language in our laws to describe persons with disabilities.
Financial mismanagement in city government is front and center as the FY27 budgeting begins, and the school system faces a huge shortfall.
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Reps. Jack Lewis and Higgins offered their congratulations to Sunny for receiving the 2025 Manufacturer of the Year award
Dec. 31, 2025, will be recognized as Frederic A. Wallace Day in Framingham. Here's what to know.
The election loss was a tactical defeat, but the change movement scored a strategic victory, establishing a bridgehead which will expand.
A bill will eventually allow parcels at 600 and 602 Concord St. to be transferred from the state to Framingham.
Rep. Jack Lewis joined his colleagues in the State House in supporting several education bills that seek to improve reading outcomes.
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Rep. Jack Lewis voted for comprehensive legislation to strengthen oversight, transparency, and accountability in the child welfare system.
The money will help fund construction for part of the Carol Getchell accessible trail.
Pre-K expansion is 4 times smaller than claimed, and 50% of kindergartners are not fluent in English, not 25%.
Rep. Jack Lewis voted to approve legislation that strengthens protections for public transit workers.
Here's what you need to know ahead of Framingham's Nov. 4 municipal election.
Representative Jack Patrick Lewis joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in voting for the supplemental budget.
Charlie Sisitsky is funding a $200 million backlog in water & sewer work on the backs of rate payers. He got state law wrong, and we pay!
Mayoral and City Council candidates will be present at the Saturday forum. Here's what to know.
It’s one of the easiest ways to save money and support local clean energy jobs. And it’s as simple as subscribing to Netflix.
Community solar: a win-win for your wallet and the environment -- no equipment required.