Community Corner
5 Things You Need to Know Today: April 4
Today is Monday, April 4, 2011. Here are five things for a Swampscott person to know on this spring day.
1) Tide Watch — Beach walkers and dog walkers take notice. Today's low tide is 6:30 a.m. (-.03 ft.) and high tide is 12:47 p.m. (9.09 ft.).
2) Weather Watch — The National Weather Service is calling for a rainy, breezy day with patchy fog and a high temperature of 47.
3) Massachusetts State Lottery Numbers:
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Daily Numbers — Midday: 0-2-4-9; Evening: 2-5-2-6
Mass Cash — 3-4-18-21-33
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Power Ball — 6-22-34-43-45; Powerball 23; Power Play x2
4) Big Blue Watch — Today's home track meet has been postponed until Thursday at 4 p.m. at the high school. Meanwhile, the baseball, softball and girls lacrosse teams are all scheduled to open their seasons on Wednesday with away games.
5) Today in Music History — In 1968, James Brown made a national TV appeal for calm following the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (Information from www.on-this-day.com)
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