Friends of Saxonville
Initiatives
2023 is the quarter century mark of Friends of Saxonville’s (FOS) ongoing mission and efforts “to educate the public about the special identity of Saxonville, an historic neighborhood of Framingham, Massachusetts, and to preserve, enhance, and protectits cultural, environmental, and historical qualities. ”Today, still led by volunteers and supported by its Saxonville friends, it is Framingham’s oldest, continuously operating neighborhood organization.
Our Initiatives Include:
1. A campaign to preserve, restore, and reopen Saxonville’s village hall, the
Athenaeum, as a civic and community center
2. Outreach: Discover Saxonville Days, produce a printed/online newsletter
approximately three times per year featuring events, news, historical articles and business members
3. Trails development: established and steward Carol Getchell Nature Trail along the Sudbury River and support to completion and improvements to the Cochituate Rail trail from Saxonville to the Natick line
4. Village Center Improvement: local beautification, improved way finding signage, installation of public art projects; and a collaboration with municipal officials to redesign and rebuild McGrath Square and the Concord Street corridor.