To Our Contributors And Readers: Thank You From Framingham Patch

FRAMINGHAM, MA—Thank you, Framingham Patch readers, for taking time in your busy days to spend a few moments with Patch. We appreciate your visits and contributions, and we want you to know we take nothing for granted here. Thank you for helping us to grow and thrive.

Framingham Patch launched nearly eight years ago, on Nov. 30. We've come a long way, and you're a big reason why. In August 2018, Framingham Patch recorded 31,292 visitors. For a city of 71,594 people, that's a lot of readers. Our visitors hail from Framingham, for sure, but many residents of neighboring towns also land on Framingham Patch from time to time, too. That figure — compiled and verified through Google Analytics — includes readers on desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile and our app, and our visitors often access Patch on several devices over the month.

Here are 10 of the most-read articles on Framingham Patch in August.

• Framingham Restaurant Owner Verbally, Physically Attacked
• 'IRS' Scam Back With Vengeance: 25 Calls In 1 Hour In Framingham
• New Mexican Restaurant Coming To Framingham Labor Day Weekend
• TRAFFIC ALERT: Construction In Framingham Coming Up
• West Nile In Framingham Prompts Mosquito Spraying
• 20 State Troopers Being Investigated For OT Fraud: State Police
• Framingham Home Of The Week Has New Patio, Brand New Kitchen
• Long Term School Lunch Plan Approved For Framingham
• 3 Framingham Businesses Make 'Most Influential' List
• Toys R Us Closing 6 MA Locations

Got a news tip? I'm Charlene Arsenault, your local editor. I'm an animal nut, play in a band and I basically find everyone and everything interesting (or funny). So, send your tips, ideas and questions my way at charlene.arsenault@patch.com.

Our readers also love Framingham Patch's calendar of events — more than 2,529 visits were made to our calendar in August. Coming up soon on the calendar are a Ashland Farmers Market Wine, Cheese and Chocolate Fest, Howard Street Studios, Framingham Open Studios and Ambulance 255 Comes to Framingham. Sounds like a lot going on in Framingham in the coming months.

Thanks so much Brandi Rae, Rachel Constanzo and Sally Vetstein for being among our trusty contributors.

If you would like to post on Framingham Patch, too, you may easily to sign up for a free user profile. As a Patch user, you can post articles, events, jobs, and announcements. And the "rules of Patch" are easy to follow: "no abusive content, no commercial spam, keep it local, and be awesome."

What else is new? So far this year, nearly 100 new email subscribers have joined Framingham Patch, boosting our email list to 3,430 daily subscribers. (Wait? You don't get our email? Click here and we'll hook you up.) And 230 Framingham lovers joined our Facebook page this year, too. We're at 7,982 fans! If you haven't liked our page yet, please give it a try. If you're already on the page, please share with a friend. Reaching 8,000 fans in September would be a huge milestone for us.

If you own a local business and are interested in getting your message on Framingham Patch or our nearby Patches, please visit the page and tell us what you need. One of our sales reps will be in touch.

Here's another fun fact about Patch: Did you know that Patch is among the 100 most trafficked websites in the United States? Patch ranks 91st on the most viewed websites in the country, according to Alexa. Framingham Patch is part of a broad network, with nearly 100 Massachusetts Patches and more than 1,200 across the United States. That's a lot of local news, right there.

Many news websites are limiting access to free articles, but Patch articles and events by our journalists and our users are always free to view.

We're thrilled you've made Framingham Patch a part of your life. Thank you so much for your support and readership.

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Photo Credit: Charlene Arsenault