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Five Things You Need to Know Today: Dec. 28
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. A Mark Twain saying and other things to know in Swampscott on this winter day.
1) Weather Watch — National Weather Service forecasters are predicting a mostly sunny day, with a high near 45. It will be breezy, with a west wind between 14 and 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
2) Tide Watch — Today's low tide at is 7:16 am (.02 ft). High tide is 1:33 pm (10.18 ft). The sun will rise at 7:12 am and set at 4:17 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):
drzazlib
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Tuesday's answer: vacation
4) Quote of the Day: Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. Mark Twain
5) Big Blue Watch: girls basketball plays in the Malden tourney Wednesday. It'll be the championship or the consolation game depending on how they did in the opening round, Tuesday.
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