5 Things You Need To Know Today in Framingham: Monday, October 24, 2022

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1 Happy Diwali! Also called the Festival of Lights, Diwali is a Hindu religious festival and one of the most important festivals within Hinduism. It generally lasts five days, and is celebrated during the Hindu lunisolar month Kartika. Today is the official day of the celebration in 2022.

Ashland and Hopkinton have schools closed for the holiday. Framingham is open.

2. Yesterday, a CSX train derailed just after 10 a.m. Route 135 at Cedar Street was closed all day. Even at midnight, the road was still closed.

At 5:30 a.m., Superintendent of Schools Bob Tremblay said the road is now passable, and that school buses will not have to be diverted.

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3. CITY OF FRAMINGHAM meetings (remote unless otherwise noted):

• Framingham Board of Library Trustees: Advocacy Subcommittee  at 5 p.m.
• Framingham City Council: Public Health, Safety & Transportation at 6 p.m.
• Framingham Economic Development & Housing Subcommittee at 7 p.m.
• Framingham Agricultural Advisory Committee at 7 p.m.
• Framingham Community Preservation Committee at 7 p.m.
• Framingham Public Library Foundation Board meeting at 7 p.m. at the McAuliffe Library.

4. FLYERS IN ACTION.

• There are no varsity games scheduled for today. Yesterday, Framingham High girls swim & dive team defeated rival Natick High at the Wayland community pool. SOURCE will have a slideshow and full report later today.

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5. LIBRARY EVENTS:

• Free screening of the PG-13 movie Death on the Nile at 2 p.m. at the main Framingham library
• Framingham main library will have Diwali crafts in the Sparklab from 4 to 6 p.m. today. No pre-registration required.
• Community puzzle swap tonight from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Christa McAuliffe Library branch on Water Street
• Storytime at the McAuliffe library branch from 7 to 7;30 p.m.