Published September 20, 2010

What’s news on a cool Monday morning in Framingham — the retail Mecca of Massachusetts, where WBUR is broadcasting live today as part of our special week-long series, “Finding A Way Along Route 9.”

Candidates Visit Framingham’s Temple Beth Am

After enjoying a 40-foot breakfast buffet, voters at Temple Beth Am got a heaping helping of politics Sunday morning. Gubernatorial candidate Tim Cahill, state auditor candidate Mary Connaughton and Lt. Gov. Tim Murray showed up to speak to the crowd, as did a slew of candidates for other local and statewide seats. (MetroWest Daily News)

Mass. Immigrants Send Billions Back Home

Across the state, immigrants showed their enduring devotion to their loved ones last year by sending $1.8 billion home to more than 200 countries, according to the first full accounting of the cash that flows out of Massachusetts. The findings are based on a Globe review of annual reports that money-transfer companies such as MoneyGram and Western Union are required to file each year with the state. (The Boston Globe)

What Jobs Shortage?

While national unemployment levels hover around 10%, there are literally hundreds and hundreds of jobs available in Framingham. (Framingham.com)

Through Glory Days And A Retail Boom, A Steak House Survives

In the 1960s, the glory days, this stretch of Route 9 was the Golden Mile. And Tim Hanna, the owner of Ken’s Steak House in Framingham, has seen it all. Now his business is an island in a sea of chain stores. (WBUR)

Weymouth 48, Framingham 21: Flyers Foiled

The Framingham football team entered yesterday’s Bay State Conference Carey division matchup with visiting Weymouth looking for a win that would redefine the start to its season. That goal never materialized. (MetroWest Daily News)

Help me out, Framingham. What’s news?