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COVID-19 Testing Tuesdays: Tuesdays, First Parish on the Bedford Town Common, 75 The Great Road. Cost: $95. For information: https://bit.ly/3j1yKyy. For the foreseeable future, there will be COVID-19 testing every Tuesday with the exception of Oct. 13. All are welcome regardless of town of residence, affiliation, symptomatology or ability to pay. Residents may register online and will be given a time-slot and number. This testing is a collaboration between a local lab, the Bedford Research Foundation and First Parish in accordance with Gov. Charlie Baker’s Task Force encouragement of universal testing. Those who received a positive test are notified by phone within 24-hours. Though the subsidized cost of the test is now $95 and a form is available so that may be sub
UpdatedWed, Dec 16, 2020 at 3:38 pm ET
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The last step to transform Framingham from a town to a city happened Tuesday with a switch from bylaws to ordinances. (Samantha Mercado/Patch)
FRAMINGHAM, MA Framingham took the final step to becoming a city on Tuesday night.
The City Council approved the conversion of the old town bylaws into ordinances a massive undertaking that meant figuring out how to distribute the duties of the old Board of Selectmen to the mayor, City Council and various city board and commissions.
The transfer has taken place over the three years following the 2017 referendum to become a city. The Council Ordinance and Rules Subcommittee headed by Chair District 8 Councilor John Stefanini, Vice Chair District 9 Councilor Tracey Bryant and District 6 Councilor Philip Ottaviani has been working since the spring on the final conversion.