Lilja Cormack
09 January 2025
Feature

WATCH: Plans for a New Regional Justice Center

On January 3 at the Massachusetts State House, Framingham Mayor Charlie Sisitsky officially signed control of the Thomas Danforth Building along Union Avenue over to the state Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance. Current plans are to develop the site into a regional justice center.

On January 3 at the Massachusetts State House, Framingham Mayor Charlie Sisitsky officially signed control of the Thomas Danforth Building along Union Avenue over to the state Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance.

Current plans are to develop the site into a regional justice center. The refurbished facility with numerous legal resources and services is primed to take over for the current Framingham District Court on Concord Street.

We spoke with State Senate President Karen Spilka to learn more about this transfer, as well as the goals that local and state leaders have for this new project.

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