5 Things You Need To Know Today in Framingham: Tuesday, September 20, 2022

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1 Bring the umbrella today. Rain is forecasted again today.

2. Today is National Voter Registration Day.

National Voter Registration Day is a nonpartisan civic holiday celebrating our democracy.

First observed in 2012, it has quickly gained momentum ever since. Nearly 4.7 million voters have registered to vote on the holiday to date. 

Celebrated every September, National Voter Registration Day involves volunteers and organizations from all over the country hitting the streets in a single day of coordinated field, technology and media efforts. National Voter Registration Day seeks to create broad awareness of voter registration opportunities to reach tens of thousands of voters who may not register otherwise.

According to U.S. Census data from 2020, as many as 1 in 4 eligible Americans are not registered to vote. Every year, millions of Americans find themselves unable to vote because they miss a registration deadline, don’t update their registration, or aren’t sure how to register. National Voter Registration Day wants to make sure everyone has the opportunity to vote. 

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3. CITY OF FRAMINGHAM MEETINGS (remote on Zoom unless otherwise noted):

• Framingham City Council finance subcommittee meeting at 6 p.m. in the Blumer room at the Memorial Building
• Framingham City Council at 7 p.m. in the Blumer room at the Memorial Building.
• Framingham Board of Health meeting at 7 p.m.

4. FLYERS IN ACTION (weather permitting):

• Co-ed field hockey lost to Wellesley on the road yesterday 2-1.
• Boys golf at Needham for a 3:30 p.m. match
• Boys soccer travels to Wellesley for a game against the Raiders at 3:45 p.m.
• Girls soccer hosts the Raiders at 3:45 p.m. at Fuller Middle turf field
• Girls volleyball hosts Wellesley High at 3:45 p.m.

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5. LIBRARY EVENTS:

• At the SparkLab at the main Framingham Library downtown students ages 7-12 can dig for dinosaur bones from 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Become a paleontologist and dig up your very own fossils to take home! Can you identify the different types and get them out of their compacted dirt in one piece? 

• Framingham Public Library is celebrating getting your first library card tonight. Get your library card tonight if you are in kindergarten or older. Snacks will be served from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Christa McAuliffe Library branch.

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