Hopkinton and Milford top the charts.
After a week of voting, MetroWest-area readers have chosen their favorite destinations for staycations. The winners are: Hopkinton State Park in Hopkinton, and PiNZ in Milford. Did you vote for a winner? If not, give a shout out to your choice in the comments below! Tomorrow, return to Patch to vote on the best liquor stores.
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Find out what makes the 1,400 acre state park a favorite of readers in the MetroWest area.
In the first region-wide Best of Patch Readers' Choice contest we pitted local places where families could take a trip on the cheap. Staycations have been something that families turn to during economic downturns in order to save money. The focus of a stacation is to spend time with family like you would on a vacation, but while staying home. Everyone gets cabin fever sometimes though and because of that we wanted to help you get feedback from other Patch readers about where they like to go during their staycations. Hopkinton State Park had a late surge this week and ended up capturing nearly half of the vote. The park is open year round to visitors, during the summer it's a great place to swim in the reservoir or go for a walk on the 1,…
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Where do you get your best blooms?
This week our Readers' Choice Best of Framingham Patch Contest focuses on florists. Where is the best place to get fresh flowers? A plant? A gift basket? Who has the best customer service? Vote in the poll, tell us more in the comments and don't forget to post a review on your favorite place's Patch listing! Here are some of our favorite places, but if we're leaving one off of the list, please let us know in the comments. To write a review, click on each business below and it will take you to its Framingham Patch listing. Voting in the poll below is open until 9 a.m. Friday. Because this poll is not scientific, it is not the sole consideration in choosing a winner. The winner will be determined by the Framingham Patch editor, based on …
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2:46 pm on Saturday, June 23, 2012
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With more than 2,500 votes and 25 reviews, J&M won this contest.
Framingham sure does love its bacon and eggs or its stack of pancakes. In our Readers' Choice Best of Framingham contest this week, more than 4,250 voters cast their ballots for the best place to eat breakfast. And the winner is: J&M Diner J&M Diner easily won the poll part of the contest with 64% or 2,748 votes. votes. J&M Diner also won the review section of the contest with more than 2 dozen reviews posted this week. J&M Diner, open since 1998, is a friendly, old-fashioned diner serving breakfest and lunch. They are a family business. Owned by Karen and Dave Fiore, the diner is named for the couple's two oldest daughters. The third daughter has a special on the menu. All five work at the diner. "We are thrilled to win," said Karen, who …
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The winner will be chosen using a combination of votes in the poll and reviews on the establishment's Framingham Patch directory listing; and ties will be broken by comments on this article.
This week our Readers' Choice Best of Framingham Patch Contest focuses on breakfast. Where is the best place to get eggs and bacon? French toast? or a stack of pancakes? Vote in the poll, tell us more in the comments and don't forget to post a review on your favorite place's Patch listing! Here are some of our favorite places, but if we're leaving one off of the list, please let us know in the comments and we'll add it. To write a review, click on each business below and it will take you to its Framingham Patch listing. Voting in the poll below is open until 9 a.m. Friday. Because this poll is not scientific, it is not the sole consideration in choosing a winner. The winner will be determined by the Framingham Patch editor, based on poll …
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5:02 pm on Monday, April 2, 2012
Joe: That is a what if question - as I would tell me daughter? What if you didn't have to do you homework? What if you could always have dessert before dinner? If you file a petition for Town Meeting - I'd be happy to write about it. If Town Meeting votes to accept the petition or if the town changes its policy - then albeit it would be a fair question; until then you basically have to eat your … more ›
Tell us: is your salon on the list?
Throughout the MetroWest region, Patch polled readers for their opinions on where to get their hair cut or styled. After five days of voting, the winners have been chosen. Do you go to any of these salons? What do you like about them? Starting tomorrow, come to Patch to vote on the best place to get breakfast. Framingham: Knockouts Haircuts for Men, Prisms Hair Design Studio Grafton: Cut Loose Hair Studio Holliston: Studio D Hopkinton: Jackie & Company Marlborough: Drumais Hair Salon Milford: Plaza Barber Shop and Hair Salon Natick: Shear Magic Northborough: Innovations Shrewsbury: Scizzors Westborough: Michelle's South Street Salon
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2:05 am on Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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In our latest Readers' Choice Best of Framingham poll, we awarded Knockouts Haircuts for Men as the best place for men and Prisms Hair Design Studio as the best place for women.
In our Readers' Choice Best of Framingham contest this week, more than 1,745 voters cast their ballots for the best place to get a hair cut in Framingham. And the winners are: Knockouts Haircuts for Men - best place for men to get a hair cut Prisms Hair Design Studio - best place for women to get a hair cut Knockouts easily won the poll part of the contest with 32% of the votes or 572 votes. Prisms had 21% of the vote or 368 votes. "We are honored to be Framingham's number one place for men's grooming. Thanks to all of our clients and fans for voting us number 1. We look forward to continuing our outstanding customer service," said shift manager Melissa Lenihan, speaking for the Knockouts. But in the reviews and comment portion of the …
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Tell us: is your gym on the list?
Throughout the MetroWest region, Patch polled readers for their opinions on where to work out. After five days of voting, the winners have been chosen. Are you a member of any of these gyms? What do you like about them? Next week, come back to vote on the best place to celebrate St. Paddy's Day. Framingham: XTreme Fitness Grafton: Anytime Fitness Holliston: Next Generation Martial Arts Hopkinton: bCalm Power Yoga Marlborough: New Life Health and Wellness Milford: Midtown Family Fitness Natick: Villari's Martial Arts Center Northborough: Shake Fitness Shrewsbury: MassDojo Westborough: Westboro Tennis and Swim
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Tell us the best place to get fit in town.
This week our Best of Patch contest focuses on gyms. Where is the best place to get fit? Who has the best trainers? Where is the best equipment? Where do you enjoy to sweat? Vote in the poll and tell us more in the comments! Here are some of our favorite places, but if we're leaving one off of the list, please let us know in the comments and we'll add it: Center for Yoga, Curves, Evolve Fitness, FitCorp at MetroWest Medical Center, Focus on Fitness, Metrowest Boot Camp, Mystic Fitness, Suburban Athletic Club, VaVa Voom Center, Xtreme Fitness, YMCA MetroWest, Yoga Leaf and Zumba Fitness with Ali. Voting in the poll below is open until 9 a.m. Friday. Because this poll is not scientific, it is not the sole consideration in choosing a winner. …
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2:39 pm on Saturday, May 5, 2012
I belong to Evolve for Zumba where the teachers are good, but people are friendlier at Va va Voom and Zumba with Ali. I need to switch. more ›
A week of polling has ended, producing 10 winners across the region.
Throughout the MetroWest region, Patch polled readers for their opinions on where to get the best sandwiches. After five days of voting, the winners have been chosen. If you haven't given any of these places a try, consider stopping by for a sub if and when you're in town. Let us know in the comments: is your favorite sandwich shop among this list? Next week, come back to vote on the best gym. Framingham: C.J.'s Northside Grill, 911 Edgell Rd., Framingham Grafton: Sir Loin's, 8 Williams Rd., North Grafton Holliston: Holliston Superette, 777 Washington St., Holliston Hopkinton: The Marathon Restaurant, 25 Hayward St., Hopkinton Marlborough: The Sandwich Co., 162 Church St., Marlborough Milford: Gene's Variety, 80 Water St., Milford Natick: …
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4:15 pm on Sunday, March 4, 2012
We did the same in Shrewsbury - here's the link: http://patch.com/A-rq0J. There are some great sandwich shops in Shrewsbury, too! more ›
Katie Potenzone
3:43 pm on Saturday, May 12, 2012
Hopkinton State Park also houses Boating in Boston, a boat and kayak rental place. Tomorrow (5/13), all mothers can go kayaking for free (1 hour free rental of a single kayak) in celebration of Mother's Day. Boating in Boston's boat house is open from 10am-7pm. My favorite thing to do at the park is rent a kayak, paddle over to one of the islands, and go for a swim! more ›