5 Things You Need To Know Today in Framingham: Sept. 1

1. School starts today at 7:40 a.m. for Saint Bridget students in grades 4-8. It will be a half day with dismissal at 11 a.m.

Saint Bridget students in grades Pre-K to 3 will be visiting their classrooms and dropping off school supplies.

• 9-10 a.m.: Grades PreK-3: Last names beginning with A-M will visit classrooms.
• 10-11 a.m.: Grades PreK-3: Last names beginning with N-Z will visit classrooms.

The first official full day of school for all students at Saint Bridget School is Tuesday, Sept 8.

2. Framingham Selectmen are scheduled to meet tonight at 7 p.m. in the Memorial Building. On the agenda is to approve a change of hours for Art House Grille on Water Street, granting a license to Jack’s Abbey at 100 Clinton Street and discussion of six proposals of medical marijuana dispensaries in Framingham.

3. Framingham School Committee is also scheduled to meet tonight at 7 in King Elementary School in the basement. On the agenda is a report from Kevin King, a special assistant to Superintendent Stacy Scott, on registration and management of the Parent Information Center. Chief Academic Officer Sonia Diaz will make a presentation on professional development and the new Assistant Superintendent of Schools will make a presentation on communication strategies, including social media.

4. September is Healthy Aging Month. Click here to see the offerings at the Callahan Senior Center this month.

5. In an effort to make the life-saving drug Naloxone more widely available to police and firefighters statewide, Attorney General Maura Healey yesterday, Aug. 31, announced her office has reached an agreement with Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. that will require the company to pay $325,000 to help offset the costs of the drug that counters the effects of opioid overdose.