VIDEO: Best Week Ever For Framingham? State Awards More Than $34 Million in 3 Days

Local leaders said last week's news is the best week ever for downtown Framingham and for the Town of Framingham as a whole.

During the first week of October: * Governor Deval Patrick came to Framingham and awarded Mass Bay Community College $22 million for a Framingham Campus, and recommended it be located downtown. * Thursday, the Commonwealth awarded Framingham Library Trustees $4.18 million towards a new McAuliffe branch. * Friday, Lt. Governor Tim Murray, state and local leaders held a press conference where he announced $8 million in federal/state money is coming to Framingham to fix the downtown traffic problem at Routes 135/126. During Friday's press conference Framingham Selectmen Chair Charlie Sisitsky jokingly asked the Lt. Governor "Is there any more money left in the pot?" Earlier in the week, the state announced it has reached an historic agreement…

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Election 2012

VIDEO: Warren Tours East Framingham Sewer Project in Saxonville

U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren, said like the sewer work Framingham is doing, Massachusetts and America need to make infrastructure improvements a priority just as China has made it a priority.

U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren brought her "Rebuild Now" tour to Framingham. Framingham Selectmen Chair Charlie Sisitsky explained to Warren how making infrastructure improvements, like the East Framingham Sewer Project, is saving the Town of Framingham money over the long haul. State Rep. Tom Conroy, whose new district includes Saxonville in Framingham, discussed the importance for infrastructure improvements to generate jobs and improve the economy. Warren also spent time with Framingham Selectman Dennis Giombetti and employees from Gioioso and Sons, who were contracted to upgrade the 80-year old sewer line.

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Dave Lenane

11:06 am on Sunday, August 5, 2012

Maybe some of the Olympic Athletes will donate the money they receive in tax breaks from our wannabe Senators to fix it! We could call it "The Golden Mile"...or "LeBron Lane"....   more ›