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5 Things You Need to Know Today: June 9

Today is Thursday, June 9, 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 at 11:45 a.m. (-.20 ft.) and high tide is at 6:06 p.m. (9.8 ft.).

2) Weather Watch — The National Weather Service is calling for a mostly sunny day with a high temperature near 92. There is a chance of showers and  thunderstorms mainly after 4  p.m.

3) Massachusetts State Lottery Numbers:

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Daily Numbers: Midday: 6-1-3-3 Evening: 0-6-1-2

Cash Winfall: 19-23-27-29-32-38

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Mass Cash: 4-9-27-30-32

Powerball: 14-37-44-45-53 Powerball 29 Power Play x5

4) Summer Reading Watch — The Swampscott High English Department and Borders Express are hosting s summer reading book fair today in the school library. Students receive a 20 percent discount on summer reading books they buy at the fair.

 5) Today in Music History — In 1924, Jelly-Roll Blues was recorded by Jelly Roll Morton and his band. (Information from www.on-this-day.com)


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