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Five Things You Need to Know Today: Dec. 8

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

 

1) Weather Watch — National Weather Service forecasters are predicting rain, likely, mainly before 7 am. Mostly cloudy through mid-morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 44.

2) Tide Watch — Today's low tide at  is 3:03 am (1.23 ft). High tide is 9:23 am (9.41 ft). The sun will rise at 7:00 am and set at 4:10 pm. 

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3) Swampscott Scrambler — Unscramble these letters to spell the name of a Swampscott person, place or thing (answer to be posted tomorrow):

gnitlgih

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Wednesday's answer: waves

4) Music History: In 1980, in New York City, Mark David Chapman shot John Lennon to death. Earlier in the day, Lennon had autographed an album for Chapman. (From http://www.on-this-day.com)

5) Tree Watch: The Hospice of the North Shore & Greater Boston will host its annual Tree of Lights ceremony in Swampscott at 5 p.m. on the lawn in front of the Swampscott Town Hall, 22 Monument Ave. 


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