From the daily archives:

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Volunteers needed for Summer Nights

July 29, 2009 02:45:40 PM

The Recreation Department is looking for volunteers to help out with this year’s Summer Nights celebration scheduled for Sunday, August 30 (rain date August 31).
Here’s what they need:

6 adults for parking and dunk tank
10 teens or adults for the 3 inflatable
6 teens or adults for face painting (art experience a plus)

Shifts are rotated, so volunteers

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What the fire department has been up to

July 29, 2009 12:20:26 PM

Tuesday 7/21/09
10:22 EMS call, Mass Pike West
11:45 EMS call, Winchester Street
15:08 EMS call, Clifford Street
21:07 Arcing/shorted electrical equipment, Latisquama Road
21:17 Building fire, Village Path
Wednesday 7/22/09
04:06 EMS call, Cordaville Road
05:32 Fuel burner/boiler fire (confined), Atwood Street
10:41 Unintentional smoke detector activation (no fire), Boston Road
12:17 Hazardous material investigation (no hazard), Turnpike Road and Coslin Drive
12:26 EMS call,

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Quick recap of the Board of Selectmen meeting

July 29, 2009 09:55:44 AM

It was a marathon four-hour (!!) Board of Selectmen meeting last night, and the agenda was packed with hot-button topics — the new ladder truck, the new police station, and PILOT payments by non-profits to name a few. There was even a little talk about marijuana … now that got your attention, didn’t it?
It will

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Man injured in Chestnut Hill Farm accident expected to be okay

July 29, 2009 07:07:49 AM

A 76-year-old grandfather and his 23-year-old grandson, both from Framingham, were injured when they were struck by a tractor at Chestnut Hill Farm on Tuesday afternoon.
The grandfather was taken by ambulance to UMass Memorial with what at first appeared to be life-threatening injuries. But Fire Chief John Mauro Jr. said last night the man is

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