Daily
Framingham
Saturday, May 17th, 2025
Good morning, Framingham. Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 17th of May.
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ 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. MetroWest Daily News
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ 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. MetroWest Daily News
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ 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. The Frame
- ➤ 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. MetroWest Daily News
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ 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. MetroWest Daily News
- ➤ 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. Framingham Source
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ 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. The Frame
- ➤ 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. The Frame
REAL ESTATE NEWS
- ➤ 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. MetroWest Daily News
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ 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. MetroWest Daily News
-
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.
No new real estate listings today. You can submit one here.
No new job posts today. You can submit one here.
No new community announcements today. You can submit one here.
TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
The only way out is through.
~ Robert Frost
About Daily Framingham
Daily Framingham is a community newsletter sharing current events in Framingham, Massachusetts. Our mission is to make local news more accessible, highlight extraordinary people across the Framingham community, and support local organizations. If you like Daily Framingham, you can support us by subscribing to our email newsletter and sharing us with your friends and family in Framingham.
Advertising Opportunities
Advertising with us will make sure you stay at the top of everyone's mind—in Framingham and across Massachusetts. You can learn more here. We'll work together to build a custom plan to hit your goals this year.
Alternatively, you can submit events, announcements, real estate listings, and job postings. We'll include them in our newsletter on whichever dates you like.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to make local news more accessible and highlight extraordinary people across the Framingham community.
We help people in Framingham save time finding the news that matters most to them: local news in Framingham, about Framingham, curated especially for you on a daily basis—all for free.
Subscribe to Daily Framingham
A free Framingham community newsletter.
- Daily local news
- We curate the most critical news for the community every day.
- No spam
- Daily emails, only news! We never sell your data.
© Daily Framingham. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy. Questions? Contact us here
Sitemap: https://dailyframingham.com/sitemap