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A Reflection on Progress Made in the Framingham Mayoral Race
The election loss was a tactical defeat, but the change movement scored a strategic victory, establishing a bridgehead which will expand.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Framingham Teachers Association Stand Outs in Support of Immigrants
The stand outs will occur in the morning on Thursday, November 13, at all schools.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Framingham Mayor's Latest Education Mailer Totally Misleads on Pre-K
Pre-K expansion is 4 times smaller than claimed, and 50% of kindergartners are not fluent in English, not 25%.
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October 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Framingham Mayor Aims a $200 Million Water & Sewer Bill at Homeowners & Renters When a Better Solution Exists
Charlie Sisitsky is funding a $200 million backlog in water & sewer work on the backs of rate payers. He got state law wrong, and we pay!
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October 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Another Developer Rides Roughshod Over a Quiet Residential Framingham Neighborhood
A pristine waterfront woodland destroyed illegally with no fines from the city, nor neighborhood consultation. This is a great example of a developer's free for all.
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September 26, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Real Estate Developer Money Floods Into Framingham Mayor Sisitsky's Campaign War Chest
With $77,000 in cash on hand, most of it raised from real estate developers or people who live outside Framingham, who does the Mayor serve?
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September 3, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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The Federal Solar Tax Credit Is Ending Soon!
Here's How to Lock in Your Benefits Before They're Gone
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August 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Geoff Epstein wants to become Framingham's third mayor. Here are his priorities
While his campaign has garnered national attention, Geoff Epstein (no, not that one) outlines the priorities in his bid for Framingham mayor.
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August 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Framingham's Curbside Composting Program Launches After Two Years of City Administration Obstruction
The members of the Composting Task Force deserve a special award for enduring the bureaucratic nightmare the Mayor designed for them.
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August 21, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Upcoming Framingham Political Events
This is the first in an ongoing series which will attempt to let the community know when candidates have events. That promotes community awareness.
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August 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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The Framingham Mayoral Race - A Study in Polar Opposites
The different approaches of the two candidates: Geoff Epstein and Charlie Sisitsky were captured on Instagram, but apply across the board
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August 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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J&Co 3rd Attempt at Over Development of Framingham's Nobscot Village
After its influence on the Mayor & City Council leadership failed by a hair to force Nobscot rezoning last December, J&Co is back for more
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July 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Last Call for Candidates for Framingham City Council and School Committee
The deadline to file nomination papers at the City Clerk's office is July 15 at 5pm.
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July 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Geoff Epstein Is on the Ballot for Framingham Mayor
Geoff Epstein has officially qualified to be on the ballot for the 2025 Framingham Mayoral election.
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June 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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How Framingham and Marlborough Short Changed Disadvantaged Students
Both cities cut local education funding as state Student Opportunity Act funds flowed in, building reserves at the expense of students.
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May 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Say NO to Framingham Schools Budget Cuts
Attend the budget hearing at City Hall: 6pm Tuesday, May 13
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May 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Framingham's Budget Process Is Designed to Confuse and Deceive
No strategy, no goals and no priorities frame a budget process which hides both bulging reserves and historic underfunding of the schools.
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May 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Framingham Mayor Gets in a Planning Board Tangle
In another masterpiece of bad planning, residents were given less than a week to apply for 3 open positions on the 5 member board.
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May 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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An Educational Crisis is Unfolding in Framingham
The Mayor persists in his scheme to squeeze money out of the school system to solve his infrastructure maintenance backlog problem.
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April 28, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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How the Framingham Community Center Project Ran Aground
The Mayor and COO ran a planning effort for 15 months which produced no plans. All the ARPA money has been exhausted on exterior repairs.
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April 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Framingham Councilor George King Impedes Schools Educational Progress
State Chapter 70 education funds boost our students' performance. Yet George advocates their use for many other things, like fixing sewers.
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April 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Framingham City Council Fumbles Hiring of Mandatory Financial Advisor
Councilors King & Cannon upended the 4th attempt in 7 years to hire a charter-required financial analyst for the City Council
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March 26, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Local Framingham Couple Try To Defend Their Downtown Neighborhood
A 5 story 46 unit residential building at 173 & 179 Union St aims to dominate a single family residence at 167 Union St. Time to fight back.
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February 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Framingham Aims to Cede Permanent Control of Downtown to the State
Any adjustment to Central Business District zoning rules will require state approval if the Mayor and the City Council have their way.
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February 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Framingham's MBTA Zoning Solution Takes No Credit for Past Housing
Framingham is the odd man out, as the majority of communities use credit for past developments to reduce the burden of MBTA compliance
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February 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM