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What Framingham district do I live in?

Find my district using my home address
This is site will also tell you the name of the city council member for your district.
Map of Framingham divided by precincts

MUNICIPAL Elected Officials

Mayor Charlie Sisitsky

Phone: 508-532-5400

Email - mayor@framinghamma.gov

(CC - TBD, Citizen Participation Officer)

Framingham City Council

District 1: Christine A. Long
District 2: B randon Ward
District 3: Adam Steiner
District 4: Michael Cannon
District 5: Noval Alexander
District 6: Philip R. OttavIani, Jr., Council Chair
District 7: Leora Mallach
District 8: L eslie White Harvey
District 9: Tracey Bryant, Vice Chair

Councilor-at-Large: Janet Leombruno

Councilor-at-Large: George King

FRAMINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS & Framingham School Committee

Framingham School Committee

Emails:

District 1: R icardo Robles
District 2: David Gordon
District 3: Jennifer Moshe
District 4: Adam Freudberg
District 5: Judy Styer
District 6: Valerie Ottaviani
District 7: Tiffanie Maskell
District 8: Jessica Barnhill
District 9: William LaBarge
Student Representative: Jordan Cohen

Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Robert A. Tremblay - email: rtremblay@framingham.k12.ma.us

Executive Assistant to the Superintendent, Amy Kane - email: akane@framingham.k12.ma.us
Phone: 508-626-9118

Central Office Staff

MUNICIPAL Departments - Framingham

City Boards, Commissions, Committees and Officers
City Departments (all)
Framingham Police Department
Chief Lester Baker - email: lb@framinghamma.gov
Framingham Fire Department
Chief Michael Dutcher - email: mdd@framinghamma.gov
Department of Public Works (DPW)
DPW designs, builds, refurbishes, replaces, oversees, and maintains a complex combination of above ground and below ground public infrastructure.
Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs
The Parks & Rec Department creates recreation opportunities, preserve open space, manage public athletic fields and parks, and administer recreation programs and facilities for the varied population of Framingham.
Public Health Department
The Framingham Public Health Department protects, promotes, and preserves the health and well-being of all residents of the City of Framingham
Veterans Services
The Veterans Services Department oversees the commonwealth’s veterans public assistance program, which provides financial, medical, and service benefits to qualified veterans and their dependents.

Who is my Representative in the State House?

Find my State Rep. / Senator using my home address
This is site will tell you the name of the State Representative and State Senator for your district.

STATE Elected Officials

Karen Spilka
State Senator, 2nd Middlesex, Mass. Senate President
email - Karen.Spilka@masenate.gov
CC: District Special Projects Director: Susan.Nicholl@masenate.gov and Director of Municipal Policy: Karen.Adelman-Foster
Priscila Sousa
State Representative 6th Middlesex
Phone: (617) 722-2000 ext. 6307
priscila.sousa@mahouse.gov
Jack Lewis
State Representative 7th Middlesex
Phone: (617) 722-2030
Jack.Lewis@mahouse.gov
Danielle Gregoire
State Representative 4th Middlesex
Phone: (617) 722-2140
email: Danielle.Gregoire@mahouse.gov
Kate Donoghue
State Representative 19th Worcester
Phone:(617) 722-2000 x7311
email: Kate.Donaghue@mahouse.gov

FHS's student representatives to the Senate President Spilka's Youth Advisory Council:

Hannah Wagner & Eva Dillon

State Officials - Legal Issues

Andrea Joy Campbell - Attorney General
MA Attorney General
(617) 727-2200
ago@state.ma.us
Marion Ryan
MA District Attorney, Middlesex
(781) 897-8300
Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission
The MCCC is a state agency with the mission of "safely, equitably and effectively implementing and administering the laws enabling access to medical and adult use marijuana in the Commonwealth."

Federal Representatives

House of Representatives

Katherine M. Clark, 5th Congressional District of MA

U. S. Senate

Elizabeth Warren, Senator
Ed Markey, Senator

Letters to the Editor

MetroWest Daily News

LOCAL Non-Governmental Organizations (Framingham / MetroWest region)

Advocates, Inc.
Exec. Dir.: Diane Gould
DGOULD@advocates.org
Amazing Things Arts Center
ATAC brings together a diverse community of artists and art appreciators of all ages, cultures, and interests in a supportive and nurturing environment.
Contact: Jannelle Codiani, email - jannelle@atac160.org
Foundation for MetroWest
Through grants, fundraising, and educational opportunities, the Foundation tackles community-specific needs as well as challenges that face our region as a whole.
Staff contact page: https://foundationmw.org/who-we-are/leadership/
Framingham History Center
FHC shares and celebrates Framingham’s history through public events; they inspire and educate the
public, provide community gatherings, and share historical research resources with all.
Contact: Anna Tucker, email:
director@framinghamhistory.org
Hoops & Homework
H & H offers academic and enrichment services to youth ages 5 - 14 residing around the Beaver and Waverly Street areas. We strive to ensure a safe
and fun learning environment for all of our youth. Programs have changed during the pandemic to remote learning support.
Contact: Kevin Lopez, Director,
email - info@hoopsandhomeworkinc.com
JFS of MetroWest
JFS provides vital social, health, and community services, dedicated to standing up for those left behind and provides services to people in
need, including extended day academic support for low income children, nutrition and basic family assistance for struggling families, citizenship and immigrant programs and geriatric care management.
Contact: Lino Covarrubias, email -
lcovarrubias@jfsmw.org
Leadership MetroWest
Leadership MetroWest encourages and empowers the participants and alumni the MetroWest Leadership Academy to be more informed, effective and engaged community and business leaders.
Exec. Dir.: Brandon Ward
brandon@leadershipmetrowest.org
MetroWest Chamber of Commerce
the Chamber serves the business and community interests of entrepreneurs and employers of all sizes
Contact: Towma Rostad, Co-Director
email: Towma@metrowest.org
MetroWest Health Foundation
MW Health Foundation builds resilient, healthy and equitable communities by providing over $5 million in annual financial support to meet the health needs of 25 communities in MetroWest.
Contact: info@mwhealth.org
MetroWest Non-Profit Network
MWNN strengthens and supports the local nonprofit community. Look here for listings of MANY different kinds of local Non-Profits.
Contact: Anna Cross - email: across@metrowestnonprofit.org
Exec. Dir.: Leah Parker-Moldover lparkermoldover@metrowestnonprofit.org
MetroWest YMCA
A cause driven charitable organization promoting youth development,
healthy living and social responsibility.
Contact: Rick MacPherson,
rmacpherson@metrowestymca.org
South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC)
SMOC provides Behavioral Healthcare Services, Community Development Services and Social Services.
(508) 872-4853
Voices Against Violence
Voices works to empower victims and survivors of domestic violence to help themselves and their children.
Contact: mdevlin@smoc.org
Exec. Dir.: Sixmarie Rodriguez
SRodriguez@smoc.org
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network
Wayside provides a wide variety of mental health counseling and family support services to children, young adults and families.
Contact: Beth Chin
Beth_chin@waysideyouth.org

Interview with Susan Nicholl, Constituent Services office for Senate President Karen Spilka

Video - Interview with Susan Nicholl, from the Office of Mass. Senate President Karen Spilka

Videos about Local Government

How Framingham's change from a town to a city affects residents:

with Fred Wallace, Framingham Town Historian

Subject Guide

Alison Courchesne

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FHS Research Paper Guide, 8th edition

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