The inaugural Bay State Motor Festival at Cushing Memorial Park took place this past Sunday, June 8.
The inaugural Bay State Motor Festival at Cushing Memorial Park took place this past Sunday, June 8.
Attendees brought plenty of vehicles to showcase the automotive legacy of both the local area and Massachusetts as a whole.
The event is named after the 1924 Bay State sedan–a type of car that was manufactured right here in Framingham–that Ken Lemoine, the Executive Director of the festival, restored himself.
In the latest installment of our series of feature pieces created in conjunction with the Framingham History Center, we spoke with Ken along with other participants in the Bay State Motor Festival to connect our city’s contributions to the American motor industry.
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Representatives of Urban Edge, the owner of the shopping center, presented their initial plans to transform the property to the Framingham City Council.
Development company J&Co has outlined their initial plan to develop housing units by the intersection of Edgell Road and Edmands Road, though community members continue to voice their concerns about any developments in the neighborhood.
$20.5 million is being earmarked for a project at the local women’s prison, which is estimated to cost $360 million in total. Advocates have spoken out against the new plan.
