YAY! This is encouraging news on two levels: An affordable supermarket is needed in Framingham and the Mt. Wayte Plaza is currently in need of a new life! Let's hope this will happen! By the way, Maenzo's Barber Shop (and hairdressing too) is also located at the plaza.

Bring it! Market Basket delivers great value and its presence on Mt. Wayte would rejuvenate that desolate space. With the Temple St. Stop & Shop upgrading its image - and its prices - residents could use a budget-priced alternative. There are traffic control issues to consider, but traffic is not currently a big problem on that street.

AWESOME! This is probably the best news today! Stop & Shop (erroneously) believes that they are the only game in town and their pricing reflects their misconception. In addition to their considerably better pricing, Market Basket's customer service is pretty much peerless as far as any other grocery store in the area (perhaps with the exception of Whole Foods but I do consider them a little out of the mainstream); it would be nice to have other consumer stores in the area to have the service competition as well.

This would be fantastic! Wish the space in Nobscot was big enough - I've been saying for years that I would love a Market Basket there. I miss having a grocery store in Nobscot plaza!

Yes Market basket would be great there!

It would likely take a tax deal to convince the current owner to give up his cheap taxes. I suspect his property taxes are very low due to his having no rental income at present. He probably also gets an IRS tax loss. I imagine that's the narrow thinking driving the current vacancy. If he had a tenant he would have to actually manage the property too.

GREAT news! Maybe I won't have to grocery shop at 6:30 in the morning!

Jim: You comment was inappropriate. And I have removed it.

Unfortunately, the people with an agenda tend to dominate these discussions. There's not much you can do about them except grit your teeth.

I'm with you, Susan. My husband and I drive around quite a bit lately, and passing that plaza is just downright sad. I remember shopping at the Price Chopper years ago when my children were small, and I think a Market Basket would be perfect in that spot. It's also probably logical to assume that more businesses equal more traffic. As with everything in life, it's all about compromise.

I vote YES.
I go to MB a couple of times per month to stock up on our usuals. WAY better prices than Stop & Shop - often up to $1 per every item I put in the cart. That's a lot of money. I have also found their customer service to be excellent.

I'll take a MarketBasket in Nobscot, willingly. Would LOVE a Butcher Boy too. I'll take any decent retail outlet that revives the wasteland that Nobscot currently is. It's a business opportunity there for the taking!

Yahoo! Currently I drive 20 minutes each way to get from my house in Framingham to get to Market Basket in Ashland. I would LOVE it if they came to Framingham! Not only are their prices awesome, but their customer service is fabulous. The customer service there is reminiscent of those old fashioned grocery stores. Whenever I am looking for something, they walk me to where it is in the store. They never point and tell me what aisle number. And, if there is a product that I would like them to carry, I simply bring in the packaging and they order it and then have it on the shelves. Their main goal is to make sure the customer is 100% happy. I hope this works out!

Awesome. It will be right on the corner from my house. I hope the deal goes through!

I would be thrilled to see Market Basket come to Framingham and agree with everyone's sentiments. Hopefully the town will agree and make it a painless business deal for MB.

It would be great if they put in a food bar and internet access.
Then I would have another destination point to work out of.
There are several access points already, I say the more the merrier.
And we all want to be merrier, don't we.
Jim@ccfiile.com

This place is a big cut through for a lot of people. I think it would be great to have it there. Of course the people living there will probably complain about the traffic but like I said it already is a big cutoff spot for towns like Ashland, Hopkinton, Milford with their traffic now.
Bring on the store or one like it. Put a coffee shop in it with WI-Fi.

Joe Rizoli

I am in Milford and when I discovered the Market Basket in Bellingham two years ago, my life changed significantly for the better--no lie! And if there were a Market Basket in Framingham I would be able to go there on my way home from work and that would be excellent! Now if only they could bring back that amazing fabric store that used to be in the center of Framingham... And I remember a great used-book store that was about a block away... And...

Thank you Susan for the reminder of the specialty shop. I hope that it will pan out.
Margaret

Hope this works out and doesn't turn into a brouhaha about what types of trees to plant in the parking lot or some other nonsense!

What bill? How much have we spent on the sister cities? Or are you just blowing smoke yet again?

Jim: Play nice. Mary does a terrific job with Milford Patch.

Framingham Patch is not just for Framingham residents; there are many readers and those who comment, who work in Framingham but live in elsewhere in MetroWest.

Everyone is always welcome to comment - as long as they use there real name and no fake names or pseudonames like Framingham99.

So having a sister cities in Governador Valdares, Minas Gerais, and Lomonosov, Saint Petersburg doesn't cost us anything. Got it.

I think having Market Basket in town would be great. I hope it would be a full size store.

Oh boy.

So we pretty much agree that a Market Basket would be a great thing....so what is the next step to getting it in there.
Jim@ccfiile.com

James - how about you start by not calling them pejorative names or using an otherwise happy announcement as a platform for yet another one-note discussion about immigration. How about you start there? Good Lord, it's no WONDER people don't want to come to Framingham to do business when they can expect this kind of commentary.

Come on Brenda, I really don't think people don't want to come to Framingham by commentary by Jim Rizoli. As much as the Rizoli's would love to have that power I really don't think that would happen.

Joe Rizoli

Oh good Lord, Joseph, don't flatter yourself. Unfortunately you and your brother aren't the only ones who perpetuate the kind of xenophobic rhetoric that is so damaging but you two are probably those most vocal. Your brother asked a question and I posted a response to him. I can only hope that like many black holes the two of you will eventually collapse in on yourselves and the rest of us can go forth in peace.

Well said Brenda!!! Bravo...