1 There will be a joint meeting of the Framingham Library Trustees and the Framingham City Council to appoint a replacement for Elizabeth Roy, who resigned in fall 2020. Meeting…
FRAMINGHAM – A scholarship will be created to honor former District 2 School Committee member and co-founder of the Framingham Disability Commission Karen Foran Dempsey, who died on December 24,…
FRAMINGHAM – District 2 School Committee member Karen Foran Dempsey, who was the founder of the Framingham Disability Commission, died on Christmas eve in 2020. Dempsey, who used a motorized…
FRAMINGHAM – “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” Karen Foran Dempsey, was just that to her family,…
FRAMINGHAM – On December 24, elected Framingham School Committee member and Framingham Disability Commissioner Karen Foran Dempsey died suddenly. “The unfortunate and untimely passing of Ms. Karen Foran Dempsey came…
FRAMINGHAM – The City of Framingham has lost one of its leaders and its biggest advocate for the disabled. Karen Foran Dempsey, 54, died on Christmas Eve. Dempsey was the…
FRAMINGHAM – For the second time, the 11-member Framingham City Council rejected Mayor Yvonne Spicer’s nominees for the Framingham Disability Commission. The first vote in August to reject all three…
FRAMINGHAM – Seeking equal access for all residents and wanting the City of Framingham to be compliant with the Americans With Disabilities (ADA) Act, the 11-member Framingham City Council took…
FRAMINGHAM – Framingham Mayor Yvonne Spicer has decided not re-appoint the founder of the Framingham Disability Commission. Current Chair Ricky Finlay and Vice Chair Karen Dempsey Foran, both residents of…
FRAMINGHAM – Diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis as a child, Karen Foran uses a motorized scooter to get around Framingham. In 2002, she co-founded the Framingham Disability Commission, to advocate for…
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