Five Things You Need to Know Today: Jan. 17

Quote of the Day: Everything that we see is a shadow cast by that which we do not see. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Posted Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 9:05 pm ET|Updated Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 9:10 pm ET

1) Weather Watch — National Weather Service forecasters are predicting showers. Patchy fog after 4pm. High near 45.

2) Tide Watch — Today's low tide at is 11:26 am (-.17 ft). High tide is 5:40 pm (8.69 ft). The sun will rise at 7:09 am and set at 4:37 pm.

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

gerdaina

Monday's answer: Tedesco

4) Quotes of the Day: Everything that we see is a shadow cast by that which we do not see.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

5) Town Watch: The Board of Health meets at 6:15 pm in the second-floor conference room at Town Hall.

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