Flags planted along the Center Common raise awareness for victims of the opioid epidemic.
NOTE: This segment originally aired back in August of 2023.
September is recognized by the CDC as National Recovery Month, as advocates aim to highlight treatment and recovery resources for those with substance use disorder.
Framingham FORCE is a local group that aims to raise awareness and compassion in regard to the nation’s ongoing opioid epidemic. If you’ve driven by the Center Common over the past few days, you may have noticed flags planted in the grass along Edgell Road. Those flags each represent one person who died due to an overdose within Massachusetts.
Last year, we met with Cathy Miles—the co-founder of Framingham FORCE—along with other community members who took part in the flag-planting.
If you or a loved one is struggling with substance use disorder, Framingham FORCE could be of assistance. Their website is www.framinghamforce.org–more details can be found there.
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Esta semana no The Frame: o Finance Subcommittee ouve as mudanças propostas para as classificações e compensações de funcionários municipais, subsídios estaduais estão prontos para impulsionar programas de faculdade antecipada na Framingham State University e no Massachusetts Bay Community College, e uma revisão dos eventos recentes na State House: a nova bandeira de Framingham está pronta para ser exibida em Beacon Hill, enquanto o estado recebeu o controle de um prédio no centro da cidade para abrir caminho para um novo centro regional de justiça.
This week on The Frame: the Finance Subcommittee listens to proposed changes to municipal employee classifications and compensation, state grants are set to boost early college programs at Framingham State University and Massachusetts Bay Community College, and a review of recent events at the State House: Framingham's new flag is set to be displayed on Beacon Hill, while the state has been given control of a downtown building to pave the way for a new regional justice center.
Local officials laid out ideas for the classification and compensation of non-union jobs within Framingham’s government.
