Author: Isabella Petroni

Education Environment/Sustainability 

Environmental Subcommittee Want to Expand Solar Canopies & Charging Station at Framingham Public Schools

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 Isabella Petroni Framingham Schools Climate Change

FRAMINGHAM – The Framingham School Committee’s Climate Change, Environment, & Sustainability Subcommittee wants to expand the installation of solar canopies

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Education Environment/Sustainability 

Newly-Created Environmental Subcommittee Proposes Creation of a Framingham Public Schools Climate Change Plan

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 Isabella Petroni and Sustainability Subcommittee, District 6 School Committee member Geoffrey Epstein, Environment, Framingham Public Schools, Framingham Schools Buildings & Grounds Director Matt Torti, Framingham Schools Climate Change, Framingham Sustainability Coordinator Shawn Luz

FRAMINGHAM – The Framingham School Committee’s Climate Change, Environment, and Sustainability Subcommittee, new this year, is proposing the Framingham Public

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Environment/Sustainability Government 

Stefanini & Spicer Both Submit Sustainability Committee Proposals To City Council in 2020

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 Isabella Petroni City of Framingham, District 8 City Councilor John Stefanini, Environmental issues, Framingham City Council, Framingham Mayor Yvonne Spicer, Sustainability

FRAMINGHAM – Sustainability is one of the most discussed issues of the past decade around the world. With the rise

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Community Government 

UPDATED: Framingham’s Trio of Beaches For Residents Only & Free This Summer

June 26, 2020June 26, 2020 Isabella Petroni Coronavirus, Framingham beaches, Framingham Parks & Recreation, Lake Waushakum Beach, Learneds Pond Beach, Saxonville Lake Beach

Originally posted at 2:12 p.m. Updated at 5:03 p.m. FRAMINGHAM – Last night at the Parks Commission meeting, Framingham Parks

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Community Environment/Sustainability Government Health 

Framingham & Neighborhood Leaders React To Lead Contamination Announcement

June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 Isabella Petroni Cedar Swamp, Cedar Woods, City of Framingham, Corburnville-Tripoli Neighborhood Association, District 2 City Councilor Cesar Stewart-Morales, District 8, District 8 City Councilor John Stefanini, environmental justice, Judith Grove, lead contamination, MassDEP, Rep. Jack Patrick Lewis, Rep. Maria Robinson

FRAMINGHAM – Framingham local and state leaders were surprised to learn from a City of Framingham press release that Cedar

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Community 

Framingham Native & Scientific Diplomat, Peter Parker Was America’s First Commissioner to China

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 Isabella Petroni Framingham History Center, Peter Parker

FRAMINGHAM – On Sunday, the Framingham History Center hosted an event called Diplomat in China: Framingham’s Peter Parker. It detailed

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Government Social Justice State & Federal Government 

Local Leaders Give Praise To Supreme Court Ruling Protecting LGBTQ+ Employees Against Work Discrimination

June 15, 2020June 16, 2020 Isabella Petroni District 5 City Councilor Robert Case, LGBTQ+, LGBTQ+ rights, Out MetroWest, Rep, Rep. Jack Patrick Lewis, Rep. Maria Robinson, U.S. Supreme Court, work discrimination

FRAMINGHAM – On Monday morning, the Supreme Court announced its ruling in favor of LGBTQ+ employee protection by three Supreme

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Community 

UPDATED: Framingham Parks & Rec Identifies 5 Potential Dog Park Sites

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 Isabella Petroni City of Framingham, Dog Park, FramBark, Framingham City Council, Framingham Parks & Recreation, Framingham Parks & Recreation Commission, Petition, Temple Street Park

Originally posted at 12:05 p.m. Updated at 2:35 p.m. with cost figures. FRAMINGHAM – The City of Framingham Parks and

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Arts & Entertainment Community Government 

Framingham Parks & Recreation Considering Drive-In Theatre-Style Summer Concerts

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 Isabella Petroni Concerts on the Common, Coronavirus, Cushing Memorial Park, Framingham centre Common, Framingham Parks & Recreation, Summer concerts

FRAMINGHAM – The City of Framingham Parks and Recreation Department is planning on holding its Concerts on the Common this

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Community Family Government 

City of Framingham Plans To Open Just One Beach This Summer

June 11, 2020June 16, 2020 Isabella Petroni City of Framingham, Coronavirus, Framingham Parks & Recreation, Framingham Parks Commission, Lake Waushakum Beach, Learneds Pond Beach, Saonville Beach

FRAMINGHAM – Framingham Parks and Recreation is planning on opening only one beach this summer, due to COVID-19 and the

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