Framingham

If you’re looking to adopt a piglet, this could be your chance. A piglet — who’s pretty adorable, by the way — will be up for adoption soon at the Animal Rescue League of Boston’s Dedham location. That’s after Framingham police say that the baby pig was abandoned by its owner. A Good Samaritan called the abandoned pig in to...

Police in Framingham, Massachusetts, are looking for a 15-year-old boy who has been missing for two weeks. Framingham police say Lawrence Robert Antonetti was last seen on Oct. 3 and may possibly be in the Chelsea or Dorchester area. Anyone with information should call the Framingham Police Department at 508-872-1212.

A corrections officer accused of raping an inmate in Framingham, Massachusetts, is expected in court on Monday.

Police in Framingham, Massachusetts, are investigating after shots were fired near a school Thursday night. The incident happened just before 11 p.m. near Mansfield and Pond streets, Framingham police said, where officers found bullets. While the incident involves juveniles, there’s no specific threat to any Framingham Public Schools, according to police, who said out of an abundance of caution,...

A corrections officer is facing charges after allegedly raping an inmate in Framingham, Massachusetts. The Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday that 49-year-old Joao Gomes of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, had been indicted in Woburn Superior Court. Gomes is a corrections officer at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution in Framingham. Prosecutors say Gomes has been charged with four counts of...

The beating of a middle school student on a school bus in Framingham, Massachusetts, is causing alarm among parents. The incident, captured on cellphone video, shows the 12-year-old Cameron Middle School student enduring multiple punches to his face and body by several classmates. “He’s been staying a lot at home because he’s embarrassed because some of the students live...

Investigators have identified a man suspected of raping two women at gunpoint in a women’s clothing store on Route 9 in Framingham, Massachusetts, more than 30 years ago, authorities announced Tuesday, asking for the public’s help finding him. Stephen Paul Gale, 71, was identified through forensic genealogy as the person who held up the Hit or Miss store as it…

A man found dead Saturday night in Framingham, Massachusetts, behind the business he worked in an apparent homicide has been identified, authorities said Tuesday. Framingham police officers were called to a Shoppers World business on Worcester Road about 10 p.m., where they found a man dead in the trash area behind the building, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Framingham…

A man was found dead Saturday night behind a Framingham, Massachusetts, business where he worked at a popular shopping plaza, authorities said. Framingham police officers were called to a Shoppers World business on Worcester Road about 10 p.m., where they found a man dead in the trash area behind the building, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Framingham Chief of…

Authorities have identified the man whose death in Framingham, Massachusetts, has been under investigation as suspicious for over a week. But investigators have not yet said what they believe led to the death of Brooks Hood, a 27-year-old from Bridgeport, Connecticut. The cause and manner of Hood’s death on Wednesday, April 10, has not yet been determined by the Office…

Two people were critically injured in a crash Wednesday night in Framingham, Massachusetts, state police said. The crash took place at the intersection of Edgell Road and Brook Street. Framingham police say it occurred around 7:30 p.m. and involved one vehicle that hit a telephone pole. Police said a man was airlifted by medical helicopter and a woman was taken…

Authorities say they are investigating a suspicious death that was reported Wednesday night in Framingham, Massachusetts. The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office said Framingham police responded to a home on Fenwick Street at 6 p.m. Wednesday after receiving an anonymous 911 call. When they arrived, they found a man dead inside the home with apparent trauma to his body. A search…

A fire at an apartment building in Framingham, Massachusetts, may have been intentionally set, investigators said Monday. Firefighters were called to the building at 1630 Worcester Road just before 4 a.m. Video from the inside of the building shows doors and walls covered in black soot and hallway lights melted. “I opened my door, it was like, it looked like…

A truck rolled over on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Framingham early Monday morning, according to authorities. The crash happened at about 6:35 a.m. on the westbound side of Interstate 90 at the 117 mile marker, Massachusetts State Police said. While it wasn’t immediately known what caused the tractor-trailer to rollover, there were no injuries reported.

Thieves broke into a vape shop in Framingham, Massachusetts, early Tuesday morning, a brazen break-in that was captured on surveillance video. In the video, you can see five people smashing a glass window of the Framingham Vape and Smoke Shop on Worcester Road with a rock. They then run inside and spend just one minute stealing vape products before taking…

Going back to school can be stressful, so Framingham High School is bringing in comfort dogs for students.

Daniel’s Table, a Framingham food bank, lost thousands of pounds of food when its freezer stopped working, and it comes at a time of increased demand.

City leaders in Framingham, Massachusetts, say they need more help as the influx of refugees straps city resources. “It changes by the hour,” said Mayor Charles Sisitsky at a school committee meeting days ago. The mayor says there have been three waves of families being dropped off at local motels in recent weeks, with little help from the state. And…

The district’s finance director explained in the meeting that they’re working with a vendor on rolling out a platform that could become a way for parents to work together in a sort of giant carpool to get kids to class.

Parents in Framingham, Massachusetts, may have to pick up the slack as the district deals with a shortage of school bus drivers, ahead of class starting. In the Framingham School Committee meeting on Wednesday night, it was very clear they’re just as frustrated as parents that they will be short 20 buses to start the school year. Framingham needs 77…