Lilja Cormack
28 August 2025
Feature

WATCH: Meet Me at the Maridor

Big Band Music is one of the staples of America’s cultural history—but did you know that Framingham was a place where some of the biggest names in the genre would gather?

Big Band Music is one of the staples of America’s cultural history—but did you know that Framingham was a place where some of the biggest names in the genre would gather?

Legendary artists like Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Frank Sinatra all made their way to the Maridor, which once stood right along Route 9.

We wanted to learn more about the city’s part in this music’s legacy.

Further articles

Local leaders recently launched a new curbside composting program across the city, in an attempt to cut down on landfill waste and benefit the environment.

Esta semana no The Frame: Os candidatos à prefeitura Charlie Sisitsky e Geoff Epstein participam de um debate, líderes locais comemoram o programa de combate à insegurança alimentar da Igreja Comunitária da Grande Framingham e um olhar sobre um novo programa local de compostagem na calçada.

This week on The Frame: Mayoral candidates Charlie Sisitsky and Geoff Epstein take part in a debate, local leaders commemorate the Greater Framingham Community Church’s food insecurity program, and a look at a new local curbside composting program.