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Framingham EDIC Gift Card Matching Program

The Framingham EDIC launches a gift card matching program to help local small Framingham businesses dealing with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The EDIC will spend up to $10,000 by offering a dollar-for-dollar match on gift cards purchased by members of the community at Framingham businesses. Click here to read more.

Meet Dr. Maritsa Barros, Framingham’s First Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer
Meet the EDIC: George Matook

George Matook bring program management skills to Framingham's Economic Development and Industrial Corporation. To read more, click here.

Framingham Businesses Reflect on COVID-19's Impact

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought on many changes for everyone living and working in the City of Framingham. To mark the one-year anniversary of the city- and state-wide emergency declarations and lock downs that began impacting many businesses in March 2020, Choose Framingham asked some of Framingham's local businesses for their insights and takeaways from the past year. Click here to read more.
Choose Framingham Tuesday Trivia

Are you an expert on Framingham? Starting in February, catch our Trivia on Tuesday's on our Twitter account. Each month we will release a new theme and a weekly question about the City of Framingham. Follow us on Twitter and join the fun! Test how much you know about this great City! Learn more here.

Meet Ava Collins, MetroWest Medical Center's New Chief Executive Officer

In December 2020, MetroWest Medical Center announced that Ava Collins, who had previously been the Chief Operating Officer at St. Vincent's Hospital in Worcester, would be taking over the role of Chief Executive Officer. Choose Framingham checked in with her to learn more about her background, the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the medical center, and what's next for MWMC. To read more, click here.

Take-out & Delivery Options
While some restaurants in Framingham are closed for business, a number of them are offering delivery and pick up options to help feed people throughout the City during this difficult time. To help you find ways to support your favorite dining establishments, check out this list for more information.

Register now for the Small Business Workshop scheduled for Monday, April 12, 2021. Click here to register.
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Apr 15
Resume Help and Job Searching Strategies: One-on-One Sessions
Make an appointment for a remote, one-on-one resume help and job search strategies session with local career coach, Ed Lawrence.?? Appointments are 90-minutes long and available on Thursdays from 9am-1:30pm online via Zoom.?? Please email elawrence@minlib.net to schedule your appointment. If you need access to a computer, please email the Framingham Public Library at fplmail6@minlib.net or call 508-532-5570.
Weekly Zoom Storytimes with Jillian and Dana

Apr 16
Weekly Zoom Baby Lapsits with Joanne and Lucy
Bees in our Backyard: an Introduction to Local Wild Pollinators
When people hear the word "bee", they often think only of the European honey bee, a domesticated, introduced species, or perhaps a time they were stung, often by a yellowjacket wasp rather than a bee! This event will introduce you to the wide variety of local wild bee species and the habitats on which they depend, and help you learn how to identify the often-overlooked bees in your neighborhoods. Hosted by Framingham State University.

Apr 19
Weekly Zoom Storytimes with Jillian and Dana
Climate Change, Resilience and the Healing Power of Nature.
Join the Framingham Public Library and Deb Markowitz, the Director of the Massachusetts Chapter of the Nature Conservancy for a talk about Climate Change, Resilience and the Healing Power of Nature. Deb will share the many ways that nature can help us address the climate crisis, and can contribute to healthy and safe communities. She will tell us about some of the ways that TNC has been leading in this effort and how you can get involved. To register and receive an invitation to the Zoom sessio...

Apr 20
Online Baby Lapsit with Joanne - Framingham Public Library
April Vacation Week at the Danforth
Visit the Danforth Art Museum during April Vacation Week! Why is dirt important for sculptures? How can biology inspire a painting? Learn about how art and science connect as you explore the Danforth Art Museum permanent and temporary exhibitions! All visitors are encouraged to celebrate Earth Day and vacation week with a special family packet. These packets will guide and expand in-gallery learning opportunities with exhibition highlights, family friendly questions, gallery activities,...

Apr 21
April Vacation Week at the Danforth
Visit the Danforth Art Museum during April Vacation Week! Why is dirt important for sculptures? How can biology inspire a painting? Learn about how art and science connect as you explore the Danforth Art Museum permanent and temporary exhibitions! All visitors are encouraged to celebrate Earth Day and vacation week with a special family packet. These packets will guide and expand in-gallery learning opportunities with exhibition highlights, family friendly questions, gallery activities,...
Stretch and Relax
Join Framingham Public Library for a free 45-minute stretch and relax class to maintain body flexibility, improve balance and reduce stress. Classes held every Wednesday at 2pm. Register at bit.ly/FPL-Exercise-Classes.

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