The recommendation of the Urban Land Institute's technical advisory panel is that the best location for Mass Bay Community College's new downtown Framingham campus, to revitalize the area, is at Concord and Howard streets.
The best way to revitalize downtown Framingham is for Mass Bay Commnity College to establish its campus at the corner of Concord and Howard streets, recommended the technical advisory panel of the Urban Land Institute. The panel spend all day Tuesday in Framingham, including touring several sites downtown and made its recommendation to Selectmen Tuesday night. The corner of Concord and Howard streets is the current location of Sewfisticated, the former Fabric Place. Mike Gatlin, chair of the Framingham's Economic Development and Industrial Corporation, said the Panel's final report is expected in about six weeks. Panel member Ryan Pace, an attorney, said Framingham has a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" with Mass Bay Community College's …
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Four Framingham organizations were awarded: St. Bridget's Food Pantry, Salvation Army, United way of Tri-County and SMOC.
Project Bread, the state’s leading antihunger organization, has awarded $78,700 in grants to emergency food programs throughout MetroWest, including four Framingham organizations, through funds raised by the 44th annual Walk for Hunger. The grants will support programs such as food pantries, schools, farms, food banks, food salvage programs, and other community organizations providing hunger relief. Over 43,000 supporters walked to raise money to help the hungry. In the MetroWest area, 22 different agencies will benefit from these grants. Emergency food programs are a vital resource for people who struggle with hunger, something an estimated 750,000 people in Massachusetts experience. Last year, the Project Bread–funded emergency food …
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