5 Things You Need To Know Today in Framingham: Friday, November 20, 2020

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1. Senate President Karen Spilka will hold her annual health & wellness fair for senior citizens today virtually. It starts at 10 a.m.

2. The state’s new COVID dashboard came out last night and as predicted the City of Framingham is red again.

The Framingham Public Schools unveiled a COVID dashboard to be transparent about positive cases on Wednesday and since that dashboard new cases were discovered at Fuller Middle and King Elementary schools.

There is a free drive-thru COVID testing site at TJX Headquarters, off Route 30, open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has hired Fallon Ambulance to run the testing site as part of the state’s Stop the Spread campaign.

There is also a free testing site at SMOC HQ at 7 Bishop Street from 3 to 6 p.m. It is walk-up only with limited parking.

3. Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance

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4. CITY OF FRAMINGHAM meetings (all held virtually):

There are no meetings today or Saturday, but the City of Framingham’s Youth Council meets on Sunday at 2 p.m. on Zoom.

5. According to the Mayor’s public schedule, Mayor Yvonne Spicer has no public events.

However, the Mayor is expected to speak to Branches this afternoon.