Saturday, May 18, 2013
If passed, the legislation would go into effect from Sunday, Aug. 11 through Thursday, Aug. 15.
The Joint Committee on Revenue in the Massachusetts legislature held a hearing this week on the notion of a potential meals tax holiday for August and one supporting group liking its chances. According to the state's Restaurant and Business Alliance (R.A.B.A), the hearing held Tuesday, May 14 for the Meals Tax Holiday Bill saw "no sign of opposition" to the measure. Twelve legislators have signed on to the bill primarily sponsored by Rep. Keiko Orrall of Lakeville and Sen. Michael O. Moore of Millbury. If passed, the legislation would go into effect from Sunday, Aug. 11 through Thursday, Aug. 15. "We should offer a Meals Tax Holiday to benefit employees and small local business owners inside Massachusetts to help stimulate the economy," …
Behold. We bring you the best in postings this week on our local Craigslist.
Editor's Note: Patch has no control over the status of these posts on Craigslist and how long they remain available. Tell him how your phone was acting strangely, and you could have a date Last week, a guy shopping in Ocean State Job Lot in Westborough noticed you. You being a redhead on crutches with a cell phone that was apparently doing "weird things" while you were shopping. We're not sure what your cell phone could have been up to, but if you can prove you're the woman, this man wants to talk with you. He would have talked to you then, but it would have been "weird" because he had his child with him. The guy's straight, but he really likes the way you cut his hair Hey Mark, a hair stylist in Shrewsbury—there's a guy who goes into your…
Friday, May 17, 2013
We post a roundup of restaurant openings and closings in the area.
Have you noticed a new restaurant while driving around the MetroWest area recently? We know you don't just stay in town when you want to eat out: so here is a round-up of restaurant news around the area. Westborough Chateau Supports Marathon Tragedy Victims The Chateau Italian Family Dining restaurant held a fundraiser for the Boston Marathon tragedy victims last month. The restaurant donated 20 percent from its lunch, dinner and take-out sales to The One Fund Boston. New Dunkin Donuts Opening We answered this emailed inquiry: When will the new Dunkin' Donuts on Route 9 open? Dunkin' Donuts franchisee Brian Marino told Westborough Patch the new shop at 183 and 185 Turnpike Road will open in early June. The current Dunkin' Donuts at 133 …
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
I'm hoping to drive my old beater into the ground before we need to get another car, but I'm on the lookout. What's your next car going to be?
My wife and I drive a perfectly good 2002 Nissan Sentra with 127,318 miles on it. "Stella" has four wheels and gets us from Point A to Point B. We've reached the stage in the life of the car where we don't repair body damage (as you can tell from the accompanying photo). I'm ashamed for my Dad to see it. But hey, it's paid for. Even though I'd love to get 200K miles out of Stella, she has some mechanical problems, like a seized bolt that has left the transmission fluid unchangeable for about eight years. She could conk out any old day. So we've been on the lookout for our next car. I'm paying attention to car commercials, asking friends about their cars. You know the feeling. We're looking for something that gets good gas mileage, and is …
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Board of Health identified more than a dozen violations, including warm food in coolers, unrefrigerated items, mold & mildew in ice dispenser and unsanitized food and bar areas at a Framingham restaurant.
The Framingham Health Department inspector ordered The Chicken Bone to toss all of its food and identified more than a dozen violations that posed an imminent health hazard. There were 8 violations related to food borne illness risk factors. Framingham Board of Health Sanitarian Matt Armendo inspected The Chicken Bone on Tuesday, April 16 - the day after the Boston Marathon. Armendo re-inspected the Route 135 restaurant & pub on Wednesday, April 17 for the critical violations identified the day before to make sure they were fixed and corrected. Many of the violations identified were almost identical to issues brought up during the production of the Spike TV show Bar Rescue 2 years ago, said Framingham Board of Health Chair Michael Hugo. …
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The agreement, if Town Meeting approves, would amend access to the site, convey 88 acres of land to the Town of Framingham and require the developer to make a $1 million payment to the town.
The Framingham Board of Selectmen has reached an agreement with the developer of the Danforth Green multifamily residential development in the Saxonville area to alter the financial terms of a 2003 PUD Access Agreement. The new agreement, announced in a press release, alters the financial payment due the Town under a 2003 agreement between an earlier owner and the Town. In exchange, the current owner, Baystone Development of Weston, agrees to convey ownership of 88 acres of land, which had been part of the development as originally proposed, to the Town. The amended agreement requires the approval of Framingham Town Meeting, which will be asked to vote on the agreement later this month. The proposed amendment will require the developer to …
Monday, May 13, 2013
The average price for unleaded gas in Massachusetts of $3.48 is still 10 cents lower than the national average.
Press release from AAA of Southern New England: Gasoline prices in Massachusetts are up six cents this week, according to AAA Southern New England, which has an office in Framingham off Route 9. AAA’s May 13 survey of prices in Massachusetts found self-serve, regular unleaded averaging $3.48 per gallon, six cents higher than a week ago. Prices locally are up a cent over the past month. The current price is 10 cents less than the national average for self serve unleaded of $3.58. A year ago at this time the Massachusetts average price was 23 cents more at $3.71. The range in prices in the latest AAA survey for unleaded regular is 34 cents, from a low of $3.35 to a high of $3.69. AAA advises motorists to shop around for the best prices in …
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Early Saturday morning about 19,000 customers in Natick and Framingham were without power.
NSTAR says a "lightning arrestor failed at its Speen Street substation" causing 19,000 customers in Framingham and Natick to be without power early Saturday morning. A lightning arrestor is used in a substation like a surge protector is in your home. A lightning arrestor is a protective device that limits surge voltages due to a lightning strike or an equipment fault. At one point, about 25 percent of Framingham and more than 40 perent of Natick was without power. Customers were without power for as short of time as 20 minutes to about 3 hours, according to NSTAR. The first reports of the power outage came about 12:45 a.m. Saturday. Most of Route 9 in both communities was without power. AMC Theatre also lost power, according to Framingham …
Larry
5:24 pm on Friday, May 17, 2013
"I talked earlier today personally with Dan Cathy, CEO of Chick Fil-A about the new reports that Chick Fil-A had capitulated to demands of the supporters of same sex marriage. This is not true. The company continues to focus on the fair treatment of all of its customers and employees, but to end confusion gave me this statement: “There continues to be erroneous implications in the media that … more ›