Community Corner
5 Things You Need to Know Today: March 28
Today is Monday, March 28, 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 high tide is 7:18 a.m. (8.89 ft.) and low tide is 1:41 p.m. (.82 ft.).
2) Library Watch — At 7 p.m. the library's will chat over the phone with Vermont author Chris Bohjalian. The author will discuss his latest book, Secrets of Eden: A Novel, and answer questions.
3) Weather Watch — The National Weather Service is calling for a breezy day with a high temperature of near 38.
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4) Local History Watch — On this day 100 years ago, the talk of the town was a lively special election at Town Hall. By a large majority residents selected a 31,000-square-foot lot on Redington Street to house a school. The lot included the old Redington Street grade school, the Wiley Estate and a portion of the Chick property. Today the lot holds , which is 100 years old. (Information from the Lynn Daily Evening Item.)
5) Today in Music History — In 1967, Van Morrison recorded "Brown Eyed Girl." Information from www.on-this-day.com)
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