Three Pakistani officials spent Monday morning with the Framingham History Center. Framingham History Center Director Annie Murphy said the three woman toured Village Hall, Framingham's first town hall, received a guided tour of Framingham's history from Town Historian Fred Wallace, and visited the Center's exhibit on the history of Shoppers World on Monday morning. Monday afternoon a reception and luncheon was held for the three woman at the Memorial Building. Food was provided by Punjabi Grill. Afterwards, the three women spend some time at the Framingham Library. Framingham Patch will have…

Framingham Earth Day Festival President Donna Kramer Merritt pictured with her daughter and her niece at the festival. Framingham Patch will post a slideshow from the festival next week.

The Chicken Bone has a special breakfast menu and music all day in honor of the 117th running of the Boston Marathon Monday.

The National Lancers, headquartered in Framingham at Camp DiCarlo, received a police escort Saturday morning. Formed in 1836 by then Massachusetts Gov. Edward Everett, the National Lancers is a volunteer troop of Militia cavalry. The National Lancers participate in dozens of parades, ceremonies and honor guard details every year, including Monday's Patriots Day celebration.

Demolition of the main library's garage continued Wednesday. Demolition began on April 1 and was scheduled to last about two weeks. Parking is at a premium, while the garage is being demolished and during the new construction phase. In October 2012, Town Meeting members agreed to tear down the crumbling Framingham Library parking garage on Lexington Street. Town Meeting agreed to demolish the three-tier parking garage adjacent to the public library and creating a surface parking lot. The project will cost an estimated $935,000. There will be more parking spaces after the projects is completed…

Today, April 8 is Immigrants Day at the Massachusetts Statehouse. Thanks to Kira Gagarin for the photo. Pictured are Gagarin, Dan Schullman and Ilma Paixao as well as Framingham State Representatives Tom Sannicandro and Chris Walsh.

The Lutheran Church of Framingham installed its new sign on March 10 and today on Palm Sunday the sign will be blessed at the beginning of Worship at 9:30 a.m. said Rev. Leslie D. Scanlon, who is Pastor at the Lutheran Church of Framingham on Edgell Road. All are welcome.

The Framingham Youth Hockey Squirt C2 team had a very exciting tournament last month. The team defeated Waltham in five overtime periods to win the tournament and bring the trophy home to Framingham. Final score was 2-1. The team is coached by Colin McCarthy with assistant coaches Tim Hannon, Brian Novello and Daniel Palma. Hockey players are Nicholas Novello, Ashlyn Ham, Ivy Hannon, Robert Steele, Joseph Martell, Darren Palma, Rachel Marinofsky, Christopher Hernandez, Braeden Peterson, Shane McCarthy, Aidan Wech, Joey Tunno, Ben Wheet, Chase Ellingwood, Matthew Sexton, Manny Julakis, Lucas …

Framingham received a foot and a half of snow with this week's storm. After the last snowflake had fallen, Framingham photographer Paula Swift captured this beautiful sunset over her neighbor's yard with her iphone. Swift, an award-winning photographer, has a studio in the Bancroft Building. Paula Swift Photography specializes in maternity, newborn, children, family photography, as well as high school seniors and engagement photography. 

Framingham resident Ian Anderson, an art student at Mass College of Art and a graphic design intern at Amazing Things Arts Center, created this Easter Island snow sculpture Sunday on Oakwood Court in the Potter Road neighborhood. *** Thanks for sharing your creation with Framingham Patch and our readers!

Framingham Boy Scoutmaster Dick Clarke from Pack 12 built an igloo during and after the Blizzard of 2013 and slept in it.

The driving ban ended at 4 p.m. Framingham Patch has been compiling a list of places open for emergency crews, DPW workers and plow drivers to eat tonight. Open are CJ's Northside Grill, Nobscot Cafe, O'Connell's Pub, John Harvard's Brew House, The Sports Pub, the new Chef Orient, BJ's Wholesale and Bertucci's pictured in this fabulous photo by Fraingham Patch reader Joann Ratta. For a complete list of what's open tonight and to see when businesses will open tomorrow, plus what has been cancelled or rescheduled, visit Framingham Patch's storm Central. And while the driving ban has ended, …

Framingham Girl Scouts sold 24,168 boxes of cookies during their door-to-door sales in December and January. Tuesday, those 2,014 cases were delivered to the Lutheran Church of Framingham. Girl Scouts will begin door-to-door delivery today, Feb. 6. If you didn't pre-order, don't fret you can still get your Thin Mint or Caramel de Lite fix, as Troops are holding booth sales through the first week in March at various locations throughout town. The more than 400 Girl Scouts in Framingham, as a whole, sold 4,140 more boxes of cookies this year than last year. *** TROOPS: Consider announcing your …

MutualOne Charitable Foundation donated $1,000 to St. Bridget Food Pantry this week so it could purchase 50 Deitz and Watson hams for Christmas. Last month, the Foundation donated $5,000 to the pantry to help needy Framingham and parish families. Pictured (from left) are Bill Theodorakas, vice president of distribution relations, Boston Salad and Prepared Foods, Steve Sousa, executive vice president, COO, MutualOne Bank; Trustee of the MutualOne Charitable Foundation, Rachel Stewart, Administrative Director or the MutualOne Charitable Foundation, Monsignor Francis Strahan, St. Bridget’s …

The rain pushed the annual tree lighting inside for the Town of Framingham, but none of the children seemed to mind once Santa and Mrs. Claus arrived. Framingham Patch will have more photos and videos of Santa, the Framingham Girl Scouts sing-a-long, the elementary school band performance and the fabulous entertainment from Framingham High School up soon. *** Until we post our photos and videos, feel free to upload your here!

Thursday was the opening of Framingham's first Winter Farmers Market at First Parish Church hall. Students from the preschool downstairs took the opportunity to explore and discover new things. Pictured is Framingham Centre Nursery School student Sadie Olin, 4, checking out a live lobster, which she told the other preschoolers was not scary to touch as his claws were taped. Shoppers were picking up fresh fish - haddock and cod were sold out by 1 p.m. - bread, scones, jams, jellies, vegetables and holiday greens and wreaths. The winter farmers market, managed by Jackie Meninno, will be open …

Local authors and McCarthy Elementary School third grade teachers James L. Parr and Kathy Kenney-Marshall sold and signed dozens of copies of their newest books at the Fountain Street Open Studios event Friday night. Illustrator Eva Burns, who worked with Parr on his book also signed books. There were many teachers and students in attendance at the book signing. The books were published by Damianos Publishing, a new venture by Lynne Damianos. Parr's latest is My Name is James and other poems for all ages. It is a collection of witty and whimsical rhymes on a variety of topics from animals to …

Have you seen the soliders around Framingham? This is one of two that guard the entrance to Bowditch Field. So who can name where all the soliders are in town? Tell us in the comments. Feel free to upload your photos of the soliders around town or photos of  the original soliders that guarded Shoppers World.

The Marian High School Girls Soccer Team has been awarded the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) 2012 Soccer Team Sportsmanship Award. The honor was presented at the State Soccer Championships Saturday, Nov. 17.

While in Detroit learning choreography for the NFL Thanksgiving halftime show, the Marian High cheerleaders had a chance to do some sightseeing of the Motor City and visit the Motown Museum. The Marian Mustang chereleaders are scheduled to be a part of the Detroit Lions-Texans NFL halftime show on Thanksgiving Day. Game starts at 12:30 p.m. Thanks to Heidi Zizza for this photo! Parents & cheerleaders feel free to text us (508-202-5597) and email us photos to editor susan.petroni@patch.com