A valuable resource to MetroWest residents has re-opened, as A Place To Turn has completed the additions and renovations to its food pantry.
NATICK - A valuable resource to MetroWest residents has re-opened, as A Place To Turn has completed the additions and renovations to its food pantry.
The Natick-based organizations provides food and other essentials such as diapers to clients across the region, including those who live in Framingham. Community donations have helped fuel the group’s mission of offering care to those in need.
Following a capital campaign to fund improvements at the Hartford Street site, A Place To Turn is now welcoming clients back in-person.
An open house event on the renovated pantry will be held on Saturday, September 30.
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Local school leaders are progressing through a feasibility study to develop a plan for a new elementary school along Bethany Road, which would replace Hemenway Elementary. The company brought on board for the process estimates that construction could begin in September 2028.
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