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Framingham Board Of Selectmen

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Jason Smith To Be Awarded the 2012 Framingham Good Scout Award

The Good Scout Award is bestowed upon individuals who have demonstrated integrity and genuine concern for others in both their professional and personal lives.

For his involvment with youth in Framingham, Knox Trail Council Boy Scouts of America will award Jason Smith of Framingham with the 2012 Framingham Good Scout Award later this month. The Good Scout Award is bestowed upon individuals who have demonstrated integrity and genuine concern for others in both their professional and personal lives. The recipients need not have been Scouts but must carry the “Spirit of Scouting” into their adult lives.  Smith has been very involved in with youth sports teams in Framingham including baseball, football and basketball. As a coach, he has served as a role model to many Framingham youth over the years. Smith has served on the Framingham Board of Selectman since 2006.  He is a past mentor of the John …

Jim Rizoli

7:06 pm on Tuesday, September 4, 2012

You have to give Jason credit he really cares about the kids. Jim@ccfiile.com   more ›

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

7 Things You May Have Missed at the Selectmen's Meeting

On Monday night, the Framingham Selectmen took up the Jonathan Maynard building's RFP and mold issues.

On Monday night, Interim Town Manager Valerie Mulvey reported to the Board of Selectmen that the request for proposals (RFP) deadline for the Jonathan Maynard building will need to be pushed to March due to lack of proposals.  Selectman Charles Sisitsky said he is concerned about water in the building’s basement and the potential for mold growth. He suggested waiting on RFPs until there is a plan in place to deal with the water and mold. Assistant Town Manager David Wiliams noted,  “light remediation” is already included in the plan.  “They’re really parallel events, "Selectmen Dennis Giombetti said. "My preference is to get the RFPs out.”  Chairman of the Selectmen Jason Smith said he doesn’t want anyone who bids to come onto the project …

Jim Rizoli

3:49 pm on Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Bob....don't be so negative..... Look at the good side of this.......If they start drinking early maybe they'll be so wasted they won't be driving at night. Jim@ccfiile.com   more ›

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Selectmen Want Meeting With Shopping Center Owners

Selectmen put the owners of two shopping centers on notice last night to clean up their respective properties or face possible action by the town.

Two neglected and mostly empty shopping centers in town drew the attention of the Framingham Board of Selectmen last night as Selectmen agreed to invite the owners of the shopping centers to meet and discuss what the future holds for the neighborhood centers. Selectman Dennis Giombetti strongly called for the owners of the Mount Wayte Shopping Center on Franklin Street and the Nobscot Shopping Center on Water Street to come before the board and give an account of what they plan to do to freshen up the sites. “It’s a disgrace,” said Giombetti. “We’re talking about blighted, undeveloped properties that are extremely important for the vitality of the neighborhoods.” The shopping centers suffer from decades of neglect and each has more empty …

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