New DPW Director up for Council approval, the Community Center project on hold, a tough budget ahead for next year, and more ...

$6 million in late water & sewer (W&S) bill payments, tenant W&S costs double those of homeowners and a $10 million FY28 budget problem

Existing videos of Board of Library Trustee meetings in May-August, just 7 meetings and 7 Zoom videos, take more than 2 weeks to produce!

In a Facebook post, George illuminates the huge disconnect between the state mandate to serve all seniors and the city plans to serve ~10%.

It is an idea rejected by all cities and towns across Massachusetts and is opposed by all relevant advisory bodies and the local community.

According to a City Councilor, the Mayor said that the director "campaigned for Epstein" in the Mayoral race. Nothing could be more untrue.

Framingham Today hosted by Dennis Giombetti and Doug Stefan shows the strengths Brian Turbitt bring as our new Chief Financial Officer.

This forum provides an update on the preK-5 Education Center project aimed at replacing the current Hemenway Elementary School

In a last ditch effort, Councilors Ward, Feeney, Mallach, Alexander and Bryant, tried to mitigate damage to the schools, but fell short.

Never have both City Charter guidance and basic values of the community been cast aside so comprehensively by the Mayor and City Council

These 3 oppose city membership in the well regarded Massachusetts Municipal Association, dedicated to improving cities and towns across MA

Past estimates for city revenue & costs have been way off, creating huge budget surpluses. Fixing that would close the schools budget gap.

Major cuts are planned for the SAGE and ESL programs, seriously damaging the most successful and innovative features of the school system

The FY27 budget public hearing at 7pm today offers the community its only real opportunity to let the City Council know what it thinks

As City Councilors aim to make further deep cuts to the schools, Jaimie makes clear that school support needs to be boosted not cut

Residents can join the opposition to the Mayor/City Council driven cuts by attending the finance showdown meeting on Tuesday, May 26.

The school system budget cut is $3.2 million - not $1.2 million - and the damage will be huge despite glib rhetoric from Stefanini et al

The budget gap between the Mayor’s budget and the School Committee’s voted budget just exploded to $4 million. Huge staff cuts are ahead.

The City Council rejected the Mayor’s budget submission, creating chaos in the budget process and offering little guidance on solutions

The Strategic Initiatives & Financial Oversight Committee’s March 2026 report sheds light on the root cause of Framingham’s budget crisis

The Mayor reneged on his promised funding for the schools, excluded new solar projects & violated the new charter - a mismanagement trifecta

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.

This is the first time that a public hearing will be held prior to the Mayor's submission of the budget. Will the community take advantage of that opportunity to influence its government?

This is an update, and includes a guest perspective by Jim Paolillo, with a survey to help gather community support for a tough battle

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.

State ethics rules suggest real ethical conflicts if the Councilors engage in discussion and votes on rezoning of the Edmands/Edgell parcel

A battle is going on where a local neighborhood is trying to save a unique waterfront property from a highly problematic, 47 unit residential development on 4.3 acres.

For years the city has pursued building reserves and lowering taxes at the expense of disadvantaged students. That cannot continue.

Now ICE is entering homes without warrants, violating the 4th Amendment

The election loss was a tactical defeat, but the change movement scored a strategic victory, establishing a bridgehead which will expand.

The stand outs will occur in the morning on Thursday, November 13, at all schools.

Pre-K expansion is 4 times smaller than claimed, and 50% of kindergartners are not fluent in English, not 25%.

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!

A pristine waterfront woodland destroyed illegally with no fines from the city, nor neighborhood consultation. This is a great example of a developer's free for all.

With $77,000 in cash on hand, most of it raised from real estate developers or people who live outside Framingham, who does the Mayor serve?

Here's How to Lock in Your Benefits Before They're Gone

While his campaign has garnered national attention, Geoff Epstein (no, not that one) outlines the priorities in his bid for Framingham mayor.

The members of the Composting Task Force deserve a special award for enduring the bureaucratic nightmare the Mayor designed for them.

This is the first in an ongoing series which will attempt to let the community know when candidates have events. That promotes community awareness.

The different approaches of the two candidates: Geoff Epstein and Charlie Sisitsky were captured on Instagram, but apply across the board

After its influence on the Mayor & City Council leadership failed by a hair to force Nobscot rezoning last December, J&Co is back for more

The deadline to file nomination papers at the City Clerk's office is July 15 at 5pm.

Geoff Epstein has officially qualified to be on the ballot for the 2025 Framingham Mayoral election.

Both cities cut local education funding as state Student Opportunity Act funds flowed in, building reserves at the expense of students.

Attend the budget hearing at City Hall: 6pm Tuesday, May 13