FRAMINGHAM — In her fourth State of the City address, Mayor Yvonne Spicer said Framingham would emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic "stronger than ever."
"We have had a year of uncertainty, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel... I have confidence that we can persevere. We will heal," said Spicer.
On Thursday evening, Spicer delivered the annual speech from an almost-empty conference room in the Memorial Building. It represented a radical departure from last year's venue — at Nevins Hall, packed with residents, city employees and elected officials, as well as state leaders and Framingham's legislative delegation.
This year, she was accompanied by only a handful of staffers, as the room accommodates just 10 people when COVID-19 guidelines are observed.