Comments on: Park improvements

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 07 May 2010 14:13:19 +0000

Framingham has it’s highlights, but there’s nothing exciting or interesting about what’s happened to the Coburnville area of Framingham in the last 10 years. I lived there for a long time and what started as a quiet, friendly little community turned into a rat’s nest of shootings, drugs, and incessant, loud weekend parties. It’s not a safe section to live in anymore.

I love the nearby Farm Pond area Michelle took pictures of, and used to walk there on a daily basis, but I would argue that Framingham is not any more interesting because of increased crime in certain areas. However, there are parts of Framingham, such as North Framingham and Callahan State Park, that are beautiful and probably not well-known outside of Framingham.

By: Brett

Brett — Thu, 06 May 2010 00:10:55 +0000

Sometimes I think the people that denigrate The Ham just don’t get it. We’re really a city disguised as a town. And yes, in all cities, there are unpleasant aspects that hopefully are balanced by the positives. But we’ve got it all; rural spendor, suburban convenience and affordability, and urban complexity and diversity and amenities.

I’m really not comparing NYC to The Ham, which would be silly, but there’s a lot of grime and crime in NYC and it’s one of the world’s great places, chock full of the rich and powerful. People don’t say they don’t want to live in NYC because there are homeless people and crime; they flock there because of the energy, opportunity, and excitement, and put up with the dirt and the hurt because the positives outweigh the negatives.

The people in some of the neighboring bedroom communities look down their nose at us, but where do they come for shopping, dining, entertainment? The Ham (and Natick, to be fair). Metrowest would not be anywhere as interesting a place to live if all the towns were boring, bucolic affluent havens of people who were basically all alike.

By: joker

joker — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:48:13 +0000

Love your pics.

Just what we need, MORE parking at the park!

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:42:54 +0000

Your visual display of a morning in the life of South Framingham is an apt depiction of this side of town — starkly contrasting images and environments.
For those of us here, the trick is to relish in the simply positive while accepting the complex nature of its blight. In doing so, I’ve found that there’s a lot more to like about Framingham than not, and a manifest reminder to me about the yin and yang of suburban life.
You can’t find that anywhere else around here.