Framingham Mayor Names New Public Health Director - Framingham, MA - Dr. Sam Wong stepped down as Framingham health director in December. His chosen replacement may come to Framingham from North Carolina.
FRAMINGHAM – The city’s first mayor is seeking a second term.
Mayor Yvonne Spicer officially announced her reelection bid in a video message Thursday morning. In 2018, Spicer became Framingham’s first mayor and the first popularly elected African American female mayor in Massachusetts. The former teacher defeated former selectman and current District 8 City Councilor John Stefanini in the November 2017 mayoral race.
Spicer is running, she said, in part, to lead Framingham through the post-COVID-19 recovery and revitalization. It has been the honor of my life to serve as the Mayor of Framingham,” Spicer said in a statement. “I am proud of all that we have accomplished together and energized to continue leading our community forward through our post-pandemic recovery and revitalization. I am excited to launch my campaign for re-election, to connect with thousands of residents over the coming months, and talk about our vision of the community we hope to continue building t
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About 66 percent of Mayor Yvonne Spicer s campaign donations from Framingham residents since January 2020 have come from north of Route 9. (Shutterstock / Wangkun Jia)
FRAMINGHAM, MA Framingham Mayor Yvonne Spicer launched her 2021 campaign on Thursday, and is entering a reelection year with close to $30,000 in her campaign coffers.
Although Spicer was quiet about her 2021 plans until this week, she s been accepting contributions since she took office in 2018. She began 2020 with about $11,000 in her campaign account, and held key fundraisers in July and December 2020 to boost her to near the $30,000 mark.
With campaign season underway, Patch dug into Spicer s fundraising efforts since January 2020 to find out where in the state and nation her donations are coming from. Most of her supporters live in Framingham, but Spicer is well known outside the city she made appearances around the state to support Joe Kennedy during his U.S
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CASE DISMISSED A superior court judge has tossed a lawsuit against the state from five failed Republican office-seekers who sought to decertify the 2020 general election results bringing to a close one of the nation’s lesser-known election challenges to the November contest.