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Five Things You Need to Know Today: Oct. 12

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

1) Weather Watch — National Weather Service forecasters are predicting a cloudy day with a high near 62 and chance of rain after 5 pm.

2) Tide Watch — Today's low tide is 5:48 am (.61 ft). High tide is 12:03 pm (9.64 ft). The sun will rise at 6:52 am and set at 6:06 pm. 

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

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LAOAIBST

Tuesday's answer: QUARRY

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4) In Music History —  In 1969, the "Paul is Dead" craze began when a radio DJ played "Revolution #9" backwards. (From on-this-day-in-history.)

5) — Selectmen meet at 7 to talk about selling two town-owned properties, the former Middle School on Greenwood Avenue and the former Temple Israel on Humphrey Street.


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