UPDATED: 5 Things You Need To Know Today in Framingham: Tuesday, June 2, 2020

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1 For the second year, Framingham will raise the Pride Flag, and City Hall will be lit in the colors of the rainbow for June to honor LGBTQ+ Pride Month,

The flag was scheduled to be raised on June 1 but was delayed a day due to the national day of Mourning, to pay respect to the 100,000+ lives lost due to the Coronavirus on June 1.

2. According to the Mayor’s public schedule, Mayor Yvonne Spicer has a ZOOM Community Hour focused on Reopening & Recovery, Continuing the Dialogue at 5 p.m. Joining the Framingham Mayor will be Lauren Turner, co-owner of Common Ground Yoga; Christopher D. Horblit; Vice President of The TJX Companies, Inc.; and other Framingham business leaders to continue the discussion on reopening and recovery in the City.

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3. CITY of FRAMINGHAM meetings: (all are held remotely unless noted):

• City Council: Appointments Subcommittee at 6;30 p.m.
• Framingham City Council at 7 p.m.
• Framingham Traffic Commission scheduled for 7 p.m. has been cancelled
• Framingham Historic District Commission at 7:30 p.m.

4. June is Perennial Gardening Month. Garden in the Woods in Framingham re-opened yesterday, June 1.

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5. Yesterday, Framingham High Principal Carolyn Banach and Vice Principal Greg Lagan announced there would be an outdoor in-person graduation ceremony at Bowditch Field for the Class of 2020 in August. Details were not released.