Opinion

Opinion 

OP-ED: Inequities Necessitates Robust Investment in Education, Especially During COVID-19 Crisis

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 editor Coronavirus, education funding, Framingham Public Schools, Framingham Teachers Association, Framingham Teachers Association President Christine Mulroney, op-ed, Student Opportunity Act

By Christine Mulroney FRAMINGHAM – Last November, we celebrated the passage of the Student Opportunity Act, a broadly supported landmark

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Government Opinion 

LETTER: Zoning Board of Appeals Is More Accountable Than Framingham City Council Ever Would Be

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 editor Framingham City Council, Framingham City Council Planning & Zoning Subcommittee, Framingham Zoning Board of Apepals, Letter to the editor, Susan Craighead

Editor’s Note: The following was read to the City Council’s Subcommittee on Planning & Zoning on Monday night, and submitted

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Opinion 

Op-Ed: Mayor Spicer’s Budget Doesn’t Reduce Spending, Instead Budget Spends City’s Savings

May 11, 2020May 12, 2020 editor City Council Chair George P.King Jr., Coronavirus, Framingham City Council, Framingham Mayor Yvonne Spicer, FY21 Budget, op-ed

By George P. King Jr. FRAMINGHAM – The City Council received the new budget proposal from the Mayor last week.

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Business Opinion 

LETTER: Framingham Business Association Wants City Leaders To Maximize Efficiencies & Reduce Operating Expenses

May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 editor Coronavirus, Framingham Business Association, Framingham City Council, Framingham Mayor Yvonne Spicer, Francis J. Venuto, Letter to the editor

Editor’s Note: This letter from the Framingham Business Association was sent to the City of Framingham’s Mayor and its City

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Education Opinion 

LETTER: ‘Nothing Can Replicate the Work’ Teachers Do In Person, But ‘We Are All Doing Our Best’ Says FTA President

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 editor Coronavirus, Framingham Teachers Association, Framingham Teachers Association President Christine Mulroney, Letter to the editor, remote learning

Editor’s Note: The following letter to the editor was read at the Framingham School Committee and then submitted to SOURCE

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Opinion 

Op-Ed: Surgical Not Sledgehammer Cuts Needed To Framingham Mayor’s Budget

May 5, 2020May 7, 2020 editor Adam Steiner, City of Framingham FY21 Budget, District 3, District 3 City Councilor Adam Steiner, Framingham City Council, Framingham Mayor Yvonne Spicer, op-ed

By Adam Steiner *** FRAMINGHAM – There is no doubt that the Covid-19 epidemic is putting a huge strain on

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Education Opinion 

LETTER: Class of 2020 Will ‘Never Have A Real Last Day’

May 3, 2020May 17, 2020 editor Class of 2020, Coronavirus, Framingham High Class of 2020, Framingham High School, Letter to the editor, Madison Sherman

FRAMINGHAM – I knew they would cancel school for the rest of the year but it doesn’t quite feel real

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Opinion 

OP-ED: Social Distancing Shouldn’t Lead to Social Isolation

April 25, 2020April 25, 2020 editor AARP Massachusetts, Coronavirus, op-ed, Sandra Harris, Seniors, social distancing, Social isolation

By Sandra Harris FRAMINGHAM – Even in the best of times, social isolation is a significant problem. In Massachusetts, 540,250

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ASHLAND SOURCE Marlborough Source MetroWest SOURCE NATICK SOURCE Opinion 

OP-ED: COVID-19 Exposes Longstanding Struggles Hidden Within MetroWest’s Land of Plenty

April 21, 2020April 22, 2020 editor Ashland Source, Coronavirus, Foundation for MetroWest, Impact MetroWest, Judy Salerno, Marlborough Source, MetroWest Source, natick Source, op-ed, Sudbury Source

By Judy Salerno NATICK – For decades, MetroWest has been synonymous with success. The region has a hard-earned and well-deserved

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Environment/Sustainability Opinion 

OP-ED: Time to Paint Framingham Green

April 20, 2020April 21, 2020 editor District 8 City Councilor John Stefanini, Green Framingham, John Stefanini, op-ed

By John Stefanini FRAMINGHAM – Seven years ago Town Meeting declared Framingham a Green Community. It was a declaration of

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