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Framingham MA author brings child readers tales of 'Mugsy & Bugsy'

MetroWest Daily News · Sep 25, 2026

Paganella Corner will honor longtime Framingham MA veterans advocate

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City in the United States

1650Established

72,362Population

26.4 sq miArea

164 ftElevation

Framingham ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. Incorporated in 1700, it is located in Middlesex County and the MetroWest subregion of the Greater Boston metropolitan area. The city proper covers 25 square miles (65 km2) with a population of 72,362 in 2020, making it the 14th most populous municipality in Massachusetts. Residents voted in favor of adopting a charter to transition from a representative town meeting system to a mayor–council government in April 2017, and the municipality transitioned to city status on January 1, 2018. Before it transitioned, it had been the largest town by population in Massachusetts. The city has one of the largest Brazilian Ame…

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ZIP code01701, 01702, 01703

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Barbieri ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 671 students Potter RoadElementary · Grades K–5 · 540 students HemenwayElementary · Grades K–5 · 538 students BrophyElementary · Grades K–5 · 504 students Miriam F McCarthy SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 490 students Harmony Grove ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 453 students

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