Monday Minute: Magic, Election Deadline, Police Cameras

Framingham MA

11 July, 2021

8:26 PM

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FRAMINGHAM, MA — Welcome to the inaugural edition of Monday Minute, a new Monday morning feature where we preview events coming up this week (plus a fun local fact) in seven Patch communities between Framingham and Worcester. This week we're starting in Framingham, the city that Margaret E. Knight, the inventor of square-bottom paper bags, called home for much of her life. 1) Framingham The deadline for candidates to pull papers to run for office is Thursday. So far, only five of nine City Council races and the mayoral race are competitive. All nine School Committee races are uncontested. 2) Worcester A push to provide body cameras for every police officer has been ongoing for about a year. On Monday, the city's Human Resources Commission is ready to schedule a series of public meetings about the devices, which is a key step before the city buys bodycams. 3) Natick On Thursday, the Natick Center Cultural District will dedicate several new traffic-calming murals at the intersection of Route 27 and Route 135 in the downtown area. It'll happen at 6:30 p.m. during Artwalk. Thank you Natick GIS for these bird's eye view photos of the downtown and the Traffic Calming Public Art projects. To celebrate the art and artists, we are hosting a Public Art Dedication during ArtWalk on July 15th at 6:30 pm on the Common. Fingers crossed for better weather. pic.twitter.com/7mSA83l5lP— @natickcenter (@natickcenter) July 9, 2021 4) Wayland On Tuesday, the Zoning Board of Appeals will review the town's application to build an artificial turf field at the Loker Recreation Area. The plan was voted down at Town Meeting this spring, and residents are concerned about the health implications of artificial turf, but town officials want to push forward. 5) Marlborough The city's summer concert series continues on Thursday with South Bound Train Band. Concerts start at 7 p.m. at Union Common. If you can't make the Thursday series, Lost Shoe Brewing along Weed Street hosts live music every Saturday beginning at 4 p.m. 6) Sudbury Magician and juggler Scott Jameson will hold a free live performance at the Wayside Inn Martha-Mary Chapel on Tuesday. 7) Milford The Select Board returns Monday for its first full meeting since June 7. Some items on the agenda include approving a carnival at Milford High School, a license for a new pizza place along East Main Street and a discussion about a Route 85 crossing for the Upper Charles River Trail. If you have an event or activity you want included in Monday Minute, email [email protected].