Opinion

Opinion 

LETTER: ‘We Disagree That Remote Teaching Will Be Most Effective When Done From School Building’

August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 editor Brigid Byrne Rowlings, Cameron Middle School, Coronavirus, Desa Lavrusky, Elizabeth Thompson, Framingham Public Schools, Fuller Middle School, Kurt Fusaris, Letter to the editor, Maria Sequenzia, Rachael McKinnon, Rebecca Lawrence, Robin Brooks-Rodriguez, Sarah Guernsey, School re-opening plan, Stacey Wilgoren, Walsh Middle School

FRAMINGHAM – Dear Principals Banach, Johnson, Melick, and Wood, and Assistant Superintendent Ludes: Ms. Melick’s remarks on behalf of secondary

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Opinion 

LETTER: ‘When I Hear That You Want Me To Teach From An Empty Classroom, What I Hear Is You Don’t Value My Time’

August 9, 2020August 9, 2020 editor Framingham High School, Framingham Public Schools, Letter to the editor, Robin McAllister, School re-opening plan

FRAMINGHAM – My name is Robin McAllister. I am a Special Education Teacher at Framingham High School with a concentration

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LETTER: Framingham Educators Need a Voice on the School Committee

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 editor Coronavirus, Framingham High School, Framingham Public Schools, Framingham School Committee, Letter to the editor, Rachael McKinnon, Re-opening plan, School re-opening plan

FRAMINGHAM – On Wednesday evening the Framingham School Committee and many administrators debated the role of teachers during this Covid-19

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Health Opinion 

OP-ED: Framingham Facing Mental Health Crisis Due To COVID-19

August 6, 2020August 7, 2020 editor Coronavirus, mental health, op-ed, Sheryl Goldstein

By Sheryl Goldstein FRAMINGHAM – The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted so many Framingham residents’ daily lives. The result is that

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Opinion 

LETTER: District Message is ‘We Neither Trust Nor Respect Framingham Educators’

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 editor 2020-21 school year, Coronavirus, Framingham Health Director Sam Wong, Framingham High School, Framingham Public Schools, Framingham School Committee, Glenda Cohen, Letter to the editor, Re-opening plan

FRAMINGHAM – The message of last night’s FPS School Committee meeting from Dr. Tremblay, Central Office administrators and principals, School

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LETTER: Teachers Are Making Reasonable Demands Regarding Health & Safety

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 editor Framingham Public Schools, Framingham Teachers Association, Letter to the editor, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), Massachusetts Teachers Association, Sarah McKeon, School re-opening plan

Editor’s Note: This was read at the Wednesday night School Committee meeting and then submitted to SOURCE for publication. ***

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OP-ED: People Are Not To Be Owned; Non-Profits Should Help Not Cause Harm

August 5, 2020August 5, 2020 editor David Blais, Grace House, op-ed

By David Blais FRAMINGHAM – The ownership of people. I hate that term. Especially when its connects to nonprofits. Nonprofits

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ASHLAND SOURCE Food & Drink Opinion 

LETTER: The Bagel Table Has ‘Terrific’ Bagels

August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 editor Ashland Source, Frank Goldschmidt, Letter to the editor, The Bagel Table

ASHLAND – We live in Ashland and can attest to the terrific bagels at The Bagel Table. I have bought/ate

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Opinion 

Op-Ed: Framingham Can Not Provide All The Rental Housing The MetroWest Region Needs

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 editor Apartment moratorium, Maureen Dunne, op-ed

By Maureen Dunne FRAMINGHAM – At the last City Council meeting of July 18, I spoke for 2 minutes in

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OP-ED: If Mayor Spicer Thinks 9-Month Apartment Moratorium Is Wrong Move, She Needs To Create Growth Plan for City of Framingham

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 editor Apartment moratorium, Framingham City Council, Framingham Mayor Yvonne Spicer, Noval Alexander, op-ed

By Noval Alexander FRAMINGHAM – As a former candidate for City Council in 2019, while going door to door campaigning,

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