It’s Tuesday – amid the coronavirus pandemic – at Framingham’s Red Roof Plus

Published in The MetroWest Daily News on May 26, 2020. By Jeannette Hinkle, The MetroWest Daily News. Photo: Ann Ringwood FRAMINGHAM — Monique Patilla, a longtime resident of Framingham’s Red Roof Plus, walked through the open door of the hotel lobby on Tuesday of last week. Once again, the smell of peroxide bleach washed over …

‘She was a pistol’: Natalie Caplan, 96, a St. Patrick’s Manor resident, succumbs after contracting coronavirus

Published in The MetroWest Daily News on May 1, 2020. By Jeannette Hinkle, The MetroWest Daily News. Photo: Courtesy FRAMINGHAM – Natalie Caplan was a pistol. A driven, persistent woman who knew what she liked and what she didn’t. “She was a lot a bit of a diva,” said her daughter, Debra. Natalie got her …

‘We don’t have a voice.’ Framingham condo residents fight for a say in decisions about the property.

Published in The MetroWest Daily News on Nov. 18, 2019. By Jeannette Hinkle, The MetroWest Daily News. Daily News Staff Photo: Art Illman FRAMINGHAM – In between her day job and her night job, Antonia Saraiva learned she’d been robbed. She arrived home in the late afternoon last week to find the brass lock on …