Brendan Fitzpatrick
04 September 2025
Episode

The Frame: September 4, 2025

This week on The Frame: MetroWest Medical Center announces a new maternity ward plan, details on the upcoming preliminary School Committee election in District 2, and a look at harm reduction work being done locally to combat the opioid epidemic.

This week on The Frame: MetroWest Medical Center announces a new maternity ward plan, details on the upcoming preliminary School Committee election in District 2, and a look at harm reduction work being done locally to combat the opioid epidemic.

All of that on The Frame: Framingham News in Focus.

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Intro: 0:00

Framingham Union Hospital Maternity Ward: 0:42

Syringe Service Programs: 3:08

City Councilor Takes Hiatus: 5:02

D2 School Committee Preliminary Election: 5:32

Upcoming Local Events: 7:10

Frame By Frame: 8:46

Further articles

This week on The Frame: local leaders continue efforts to install additional on-street electric vehicle charging stations, a preview of September 16’s preliminary election for the District 2 seat on the School Committee, and a dive into the history of the Maridor supper club along with the legendary musicians who made their way through it.

Framingham officials have been working to launch a pilot program for on-street electric vehicle charging. Lincoln Street, by the main public library branch, has garnered the most positive feedback from residents so far.

A trio of candidates—incumbent David Gordon as well as challengers Luther Evans and Lorena Tovar—will be on the ballot for a preliminary election on September 16. From there, the candidates with the two highest vote totals will move on to November’s municipal election.