This Is Framingham

I know I’m late on this but for anyone who doesn’t know, Newton-Wellesley Hospital is looking to open a facility that will have 4 operating rooms and 4 procedure rooms at the former CompUSA site which ironicly was last used as the home of the Bodies exhibit.
It’s kind of odd that they would want to open a site in Framingham. stromectol over the counter   This will be yet another tax expempt property here in town. ivermectin tablets chew or swallow   I know people have their problems with it, but I’ve always had a good experience at Framingham Union although I have not been in the Emergency room for many years, which I hear most people have their problems. kaufen ivert

I feel that Newton-Wellesley is a respected medical facility and that’s great but I wonder if there is enough room for Framingham Union and Newton-Wellesley in the same town.  I guess we’ll find out.

This morning we needed some ice melter for the driveway so I walked to CVS and saw a sign outside the Civic League (or what was the Civic League) that read “Shop Downtown”.  I thought that was nice to suggest and I hope people do, but I have to admit, there are only a handful of stores that I go to downtown.  CVS being the main draw (please don’t bail on us CVS!) and also other shops/restaurants I’ve posted about.
Everyone is different but for me, personally, I don’t go to a lot of the stores and services downtown but I wish I did, I just have no use for a lot of them (insurance offices, nail salons, wig shop, health care centers, Brazilian clothing/restaurants, churches, Latino record shop etc..) Nothing against Latino culture but I just don’t use these things.  Just like my sister has no interest in thrift shops and I love them,  or I think sushi is such a great treat and Ethan can’t stand it.  Different things appeal to different people and I’d like to think that’s okay. 
I keep thinking it would be great if downtown were more like Moody Street in Waltham with a great variety of resturants and shops so more people have something they’d like to check out.  I wish I knew how to make that happen but for now, I really do enjoy having the places I do go to near by and I like to support downtown by going to those stores.

Today Ethan and I were waiting at the Rt. 9/Temple St. traffic light and saw this guy on his motorcycle with some sort of mask/wig combo.  It’s funny how this is acceptable in October but any other month this guy might get pulled over. Who knows, maybe he did soon after we saw him but it’s good to see people in the Halloween spirit 🙂

The Framingham Area Chapter of Mothers & More is having an open house this Thursday, October 16th, from 7-9 pm at Whimsy (in the Ski Market Plaza).
Mothers & More is a non-profit group whose mission is dedicated to improving the lives of mothers through support, education and advocacy.
These were the good people who held a women’s self defence class for anyone to go to -for free.  I’m not a mom but I appreciate their efforts and contributions to women in our community.
For more information check out their website at: http://www.mothersandmoreframingham.com/

Tonight I went to the “Gangs in MetroWest” presentation/discussion at Framingham Union Hospital.
Deputy Chief Ken Ferguson gave a very informative presentation that showed examples of gang presence from tagging/graffiti , the types of gang members that are in Framingham and what the police are doing about it.  While there are gang members in Framingham, we were told it is actually a small amount considering the size of our town and the FPD wants to control it before gangs actually settle in.

There was an interesting discussion after the presentation about getting to the source of the problem, which really is encouraging kids to get involved in positove activities and not gangs in the first place.  This involves community outreach programs, proactive school resource officers, and community networking as well as looking at family life and trying to help bring in positive reinforcement in kids lives and don’t want to join gangs to get praise.

It was really interesting, I feel educated on this subject that I don’t know much about and have a added respect for what the Framingham Police do to make our town safer.

The Framingham League of Women Voters are sponsoring an event to discuss and learn about gangs in the MetroWest area, of course no better place to have this event than downtown Framingham.   This is my hood so I’ll be very interested to hear what the Framingham Police will be presenting and if anyone else is interested, here is the flyer:

I’m so sad Chris Walsh didn’t win the State Rep election, all I could muster up was this clip art image.
But I would like to congratulate Pam Richardson and hope she really works hard to make Framingham live up to it’s potential, especially in downtown.  I’m looking forward to seeing how Pam will make this happen.