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Oct. 26 Framingham City Council Rules, Ordinances & Ethics Subcommittee Meeting Highlights
Here’s what stood out.
👵A shake-up for the Council on Aging? Councilor Leombruno proposed shrinking the Council on Aging from 11 seats to nine, with one member from each district. She said the goal is to fix the board’s trouble reaching a...
10/20/26 Framingham City Council Meeting Highlights - Fire Department Understaffed By 12 Firefighters
Here’s what stood out.
🚒Fire Department says it is understaffed. The Fire Chief and the firefighters’ union presented a study showing three of eight trucks run one firefighter short of the national standard, and only about 1% of the city...
Framingham Mayor Aims To Assert Control Over Senior Services By Firing the Entire Council On Aging (COA)
In Brief
- At its October 20 meeting, the City Council will take up Order 2026-103 from Councilor Leombruno. It refers to the Rules, Ordinance and Ethics Subcommittee, a change to Chapter 9 of the City Code that would remove all six curren...
Framingham City Councilors King & Cannon Renew Their Attack On Keefe Regional Technical High School
The Problem
City Councilor George King concedes that a major renovation or replacement of Keefe Tech is reasonable given the age of the building, and that the costs, while significant, are not out of line. However, he is signaling very cle...
Highlights of the Framingham City Council Meeting on September 29, 2026
New DPW Director up for Council approval, the Community Center project on hold, a tough budget ahead for next year, and more ...
On the fifth Tuesday of the month, the Mayor sets the Council agenda. This one ran nearly to 11 PM. Here’s wha...
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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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