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In today's newsletter:

  • What happens next after a Framingham Planning Board member’s abrupt resignation?
  • What Mayor Sisitsky plans to share about Framingham’s next four years
  • How a major storage portfolio sale affects Bishop Street in Framingham

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📰 News we're reading

1. Framingham Planning Board Member Resigns Amid Charges in Child Sex Sting Operation (hoodline.com) — A Framingham Planning Board member has resigned after being charged in a police sting targeting alleged child sex crimes, prompting the city to seek applicants for two open board seats. Mayor Charlie Sisitsky is stressing government integrity and public trust while the case proceeds in Framingham District Court, with the board’s zoning and land-use work needing to continue despite the scandal.
   

2. Framingham MA sets its 2026 Inauguration Day. Here's when it is (metrowestdailynews.com) — Framingham residents are invited to the 2026 inauguration on Thursday, Jan. 1, 10 a.m. at Nevins Hall, where Mayor Charlie Sisitsky will be sworn in for a second term alongside other city officials. Gov. Maura Healey will speak, and the ceremony will feature local participants, followed by the new City Council’s first meeting to choose its leadership.
   

3. Affinius Capital Lends $45M for Northeast Self-Storage Portfolio Buy (commercialobserver.com) — A self-storage facility on Bishop Street in Framingham has been sold as part of a larger seven-property portfolio financed with a $45 million loan. The deal, involving assets across several Northeast states, reflects strong investor interest in self-storage and includes one Framingham site that’s still in lease-up. No sale price for the local property was disclosed.
   

4. Waltham man arraigned in superior court on charges connected to October armed robbery (walthamtimes.org) — Several Waltham defendants are moving through the court system, with one woman ordered held at Middlesex Correctional Institution in Framingham on $1,000 bail. The cases range from an alleged armed robbery at a Mobil station to drug trafficking and a July shooting. Upcoming hearings stretch into early next year, with details drawn from official court records.
   

5. Fire destroys Sherborn MA garage. Why firefighters are being praised (metrowestdailynews.com) — A major overnight fire destroyed a three-car garage in Sherborn, but mutual aid from departments including Framingham’s helped keep flames from reaching a nearby duplex. Crews from more than a dozen MetroWest towns worked for hours, and investigators are now probing the cause while officials praise the coordinated response.
   

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