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2021 Framingham State of the City Address
This year's State of the City Address was held virtually with the help of Access Framingham and the Government Channel. Mayor Yvonne Spicer delivered her annual address virtually via Zoom to Framingham residents, which was live streamed on AFTV.

You can watch this year's State of the City Address in the video above. Thank you to all who assisted in this production!
In Case You Missed It: AFTV Mask Donation
Ending 2020 on a good note, AFTV Executive Director Scott Mercer dropped off 160 reusable masks for distribution at Framingham Public Library! You can read more about AFTV's donation in the link below.
Hometown Media Awards Submissions
The Alliance for Community Media is accepting submissions into their 2021 Hometown Media Awards.

"The Hometown Media Awards is the Foundation of the ACM’s yearly awards program. It is established to honor and promote community media, community radio, and local cable programs that are distributed on Public, Educational and Governmental (PEG) access cable television channels. Proceeds go to the ACM Foundation which is exclusively used for facilitating, preserving and promoting education in community media."

If you would like to submit your program to the Hometown Media Awards, click the link below to learn more. Any questions regarding submissions can be sent to [email protected].
Libby Franck Tribute
Access Framingham remembers the remarkable life of Mary Elisabeth "Libby" Franck.

Libby was a beloved Framingham resident and freelance storyteller. She was delighted in melding her research, writing, and oral performance with the history of her hometown. She told myths, legends, folk tales. Libby sought out strong women of history to bring to life. 

Watch the video above to learn more about Libby's achievements.
GFCC Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast
Re-join Greater Framingham Community Church to Celebrate the 34th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Event. Due to the pandemic, this year the event had to be virtual. No mater where we are, just as Dr. King said, "The time is always right to do the right thing."

AFTV & GFCC were featured in a MetroWest Daily News article. You can read more about the 34th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Celebration below.
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Framingham Rotary Santa Brings Gifts to SMOC Children
The Framingham Rotary Club couldn’t host its annual in-person Kids Holiday Party for Head Start Children of the South Middlesex Opportunity Council at Ken’s Stake House. Instead, Rotary Santa brought the gifts to SMOC!
COVID-19 in Framingham: Stay Informed
Watch AFTV to stay up-to-date and visit the COVID-19 Dashboard on the AFTV website.
Watch Daily City COVID Updates at 10:05 AM, 2:05 PM, and 8:05 PM on AFTV's Information Crawl. Crawl can be seen above on our channel.
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