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Past and Future Collided as the City Council ‘Old Guard’ Axed the Framingham Schools in a 6-5 Budget Vote
In the FY27 budget meeting on June 16, 2026, where the Finance Subcommittee’s budget recommendation was considered by the full City Council, a remarkable picture emerged.
Clearly on display were both the deep divisions in the City Council,...
The Deep Fractures in Framingham Government Are On Full Display in the Broken FY27 Budget Process
For 8 years, the City of Framingham annual budgets have been dominated by the #1 priority of the City Council: low taxes.
To provide context for the full appreciation of how bad this FY27 budget is, here is some background.
The First 4 Ye...
City Councilor Ottaviani Joins King and Cannon in Their Plan To Make Framingham Government Dumber
In amidst the myriad items examined by the City Council Finance Subcommittee as it completed its line by line review of departmental spending, was a member subscription to the Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA).
The MMA is an invalu...
Can Framingham Councilors Find $1.2 Million in a $400 Million Budget to Protect Vital Programs in the Schools
The city FY27 budget review by the City Council Finance Subcommittee is winding down, and the major problem of a damaging $1.2 million cut to the Framingham Public Schools remains unresolved.
The Finance Subcommittee has a meeting schedule...
In a Forced Play the School Committee Sacrifices Two Crown Jewels of the Framingham Public Schools
In its June 3, 2026, meeting, the School Committee made a number of critical decisions.
Faced with the real prospect of having to issue pink slips to 47% of its teachers if the city budget was not settled by June 16, 2026, the School Commi...
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Born in Sydney, Australia. 49 years in US. Physicist/software engineer. MA School Committee service: Newton-6 years; Framingham-4 years. Environmentalist, cook, gardener. Fascinated by Adams/Jefferson/Franklin. WW2 history buff. Community activist.
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