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5 Things You Need To Know Today: Aug. 29

From local history to local tides. Things to know in Swampscott on this summer day.

1) Weather Watch — Sunny and dry. Oh My. National Weather Service forecasters are predicting a sunny day with a high near 76.

2) Tide Watch — Today's low tide is 5:39 am (-1.15 feet). High tide is 11:53 am (10.32 feet). The sun will rise at 6:04 am and set at 7:23 pm. 

3) Lottery Numbers for Wednesday —

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Powerball:2-12-25-54-58 Powerball 14 Power Play x3

Mega Millions: 2-3-27-30-47 Megaball 36 Megaplier x3

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Megabucks Doubler: 1-12-35-36-42-48

The Numbers Game:

Midday: 5-2-3-9

Evening: 0-9-5-3

Cash Winfall: 3-14-20-26-41-42

Mass Cash: 6-10-14-24-26

4) In Music History — In 1964, Roy Orbison's single "Oh, Pretty Woman" was released. From on-this-day-in-history)

5) Red Sox Watch — The Sox are 82-51 — the best record in the American League. They have 29 games left to play in the regular season and stand atop the Eastern Division two games ahead of the New York Yankees.


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