Framingham Local News – Sunday, August 17th, 2025

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Sunday, August 17th, 2025

COMMUNITY NEWS

➤ MSPCA-Angell took in over 1,200 pets this summer — including cats, dogs, geckos and more — and now urges local residents to adopt these animals at its four shelters to ease capacity challenges. MetroWest Daily News

CRIME NEWS

➤ On August 13, Framingham Police responded to a 911 call when a suicidal woman armed with a knife threatened officers at the downtown train tracks, fled into Farm Pond, and was later disarmed and taken to the hospital—with a clinician helping to de-escalate the crisis. MetroWest Daily News

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