Good morning, Framingham.

Raising Cane's will open its eighth Massachusetts location in Framingham on Tuesday, May 20 at 10 a.m. The restaurant features a double-lane drive-thru and local memorabilia and will hold a grand opening with giveaways and a $1,000 donation to Stray Pets in Need.

Karen Read's second murder trial in Dedham continued as jurors viewed graphic photos of John O’Keefe's injuries on May 15 — testimony detailed a piece of glass causing heavy bleeding, and her lawyers argued that she was framed after the officer died in January 2022.

The Framingham History Center will host its annual house tour this weekend featuring historic and modern homes including the Thomas Nixon Jr. house on Edmands Road—before the tour, the house's family shared details about its role in the community.

Skooby Laposky, the Native Plant Trust's 2025 artist in residence, made music by attaching electrodes to prairie trillium petals at Garden in the Woods in Framingham yesterday—he processed the plant’s electrical signals through a biodata sonification device that played through hidden speakers during the Twilight Trilliums event.

Framingham High School teacher Rebecca Maynard won a $5,000 grant from Fund for Teachers to join the Kenya expedition + where she will experience wildlife safaris and cultural immersion to create environmental conservation lessons for her students.

Towerwall Inc.—a cybersecurity firm based in Framingham—donated $7,500 to MassBay Community College to fund cybersecurity student scholarships, which will help support an additional seven students.

The contribution builds on a long-term partnership that has raised over $72,500, and the organizations will host the Cybersecurity Summit on May 22.

City council members began reviewing the annual municipal budget as local residents protested a recent ICE seizure.

A historic house—one of several in the Historic Center tour—will be visited this weekend.

At a May 6 meeting, City Council discussed a proposal to reduce downtown CB district boundaries to meet MBTA Communities Act housing unit requirements, which would revert some buildings to their previous zoning.

Officials will continue the public hearing on May 20 as they work toward a decision by early June—ensuring the city complies with state law.

In April, Middlesex County homes had a median listing price of $992,000—an 8.6% drop from the previous month's $1,085,250 according to Realtor.com data.

New listings rose by 22.2% to 1,938 and homes spent a median of 20 days on the market while the price per square foot increased 2.6% from last April—showing a brisk market shift.

Gronk and three former Patriots teammates will play pickleball for charity on May 28 at the new 21-court Bosse facility at Natick Mall — the event will benefit the Jimmy Fund and the Gronk Nation Youth Foundation and will run from 5 to 8 p.m.

A Journey Through the Roots of American Popular Music

7-8 p.m. — Framingham Public Library — Free entry — Experience the captivating origins of blues, rock, and country music through songs and stories presented by Jon Waterman.

2025 Cooler Communities Fair

10 a.m. — Fuller Middle School — Free entry — Explore student projects on climate change and sustainability initiatives in a vibrant community fair.

Summer Tutoring for Student Growth

4 p.m. — Framingham - South — Online tutoring available — Focus on fostering student growth in preparation for the upcoming school year.