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5 Things You Need To Know Today in Framingham: January 26

MassDOT will hold a meeting about the Mass Pike in Framingham tonight. Plus, where you will find the Flyers and Mustangs in action.

1. MassDOT will hold a hearing on the MassPike, its maintenance plan, and the new electronic tolls in Framingham tonight from 6 to 8 at the Memorial Building. Click here for more details. The meeting will not be televised.

2. Framingham Selectmen are scheduled to meet tonight at 7 in the Ablondi room in the Memorial Building. On the agenda is a discussion about Landscape Depot and capital budget recommendation for Fiscal Year 2017. The meeting will be televised on the Government Channel.

3. Framingham School Committee will not meet until February 9, but the School Committee’s subcommittee on technology will hold its first meeting of the 2015-16 school year tonight at 7 at King Elementary School. The major issue on the agenda is the district’s wi-fi.

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4. FLYERS in action:

MUSTANGS in action:

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  • Marian’s indoor track team has meets against Lowell and Cathedral at 4:30 p.m. at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston

5. Governor Charlie Baker was joined by Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders, House Speaker Robert DeLeo, Senate President Stan Rosenberg, Ways and Means Chair Senator Karen Spilka and Attorney General Maura Healey for a bill signing ceremony in Boston Monday to prohibit the civil commitment of women facing substance misuse disorders to MCI-Framingham and provide addiction treatment services at Shattuck and Taunton State Hospitals.

“With the support of the legislature and Attorney General, our administration is proud to have delivered on a promise that took more than 30 years to fulfill,” said Governor Baker. “Now, women with substance abuse disorder who are civilly committed will not be sent to MCI Framingham and will have the opportunity to get treatment instead of jail time.” Click here to read more.

BONUS: Snow and cold depressing you? Think summer.

Belknap Swim & Tennis Club is accepting new members for its summer 2016 season, its 58th in Framingham. Click here for more details.

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