Opinion

Opinion 

OPINION: ‘We All Desire a Downtown That Brings Us Pride’

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 editor

By John Stefanini *** FRAMINGHAM – We all desire a Downtown that brings us pride, where we eagerly take friends

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Opinion Police/Fire 

LETTER: May 15 Kicks Off National Police Week

May 15, 2022May 15, 2022 editor Framingham Police Advisory Week, Letter to the editor, National Police Week, Nicole Doak

FRAMINGHAM – May 15 kicks off National Police Week. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers

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Opinion 

LETTER: ‘Do Not Allow Tenet To Close Oncology & Radiation’ at MetroWest Medical Center

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 editor cancer treatment, Deborah Needleman, Letter to the editor, MetroWest Cancer Care Center, MetroWest Medical center, Tenet, Tenet Healthcare

FRAMINGHAM – Please do not allow Tenet to close the medical oncology and radiation department at MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham.  As

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Government Opinion Politics State & Federal Government 

OPINION: Passage of Family Mobility Act Will Improve Thousands of Immigrants’ Lives

May 4, 2022May 5, 2022 editor Margareth Shepard, Opinion, Work & Family Mobility Act

By Margareth Shepard *** FRAMINGHAM – History will be made on May 5th as the Massachusetts Senate will bring the

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Business Opinion 

MetroWest Chamber: A Business Case for Understanding the Impacts of Grief and Loss 

May 3, 2022May 5, 2022 editor MetroWest Chamber of Commerce, Opinion, Parmenter Foundation

By Angela Crocker  *** FRAMINGHAM – As the saying goes, “in this world, nothing can be said to be certain

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Business Health Opinion 

OPINION: ‘Health Care is a Right, Not a Business Expense’

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 editor MetroWest Medical center, Oncology, Priscila Sousa, Tenet Healthcare

By Priscila Sousa *** FRAMINGHAM – For more than a hundred years, Framingham Union Hospital, now part of the MetroWest

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Community Family Opinion 

MetroWest Chamber: Jeff’s Place Seeing 300% Increase in Applications

April 26, 2022April 27, 2022 editor MetroWest Chamber of Commerce

Editor’s Note: SOURCE and the MetroWest Chamber have formed a partnership. The Chamber’s column will run on Tuesdays on the

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Business Environment/Sustainability Government Opinion 

LETTER: Shoppers World Owner To Eliminate 26 Zelkova Trees

April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 editor Darwin Tree Care, Shoppers World, trees

FRAMINGHAM – The latest casualty in the war on trees is a beautiful grove of 40-year-old Zelkova trees along Route

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Health Opinion 

LETTER: Medical Executive Committee In Opposition To Tenet’s Decision To Close Oncology Departments at MetroWest Medical Center

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 editor MetroWest Cancer Care Center, MetroWest Medical center, Oncology, Tenet, Tenet Healthcare

Editor’s Note: The following letter was sent to the MetroWest Medical Center’s Board of Trustees on April 19. It was

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Opinion 

OPINION: A Critical Take On Where the City of Framingham is Headed Financially in 2022

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 editor City of Framingham, District 6, Geoffrey Epstein, Opinion

By Geoffrey Epstein *** FRAMINGHAM – When the new Mayor, City Council and School Committee were sworn in on January

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