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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

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5 Things You Need to Know Today: May 24

Today is Tuesday, May 24, 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 low tide is at 11:24 a.m. (.71 ft.) and high tide is at 5:51 p.m. (8.57 ft.). 2) Weather Watch — The National Weather Service is calling for a chance of showers and a high temperature near 75 degrees. At least it'll be warm. 3) Massachusetts State Lottery Numbers: Daily Numbers: Midday: 7-2-4-8  Evening: 0-9-7-6 Mass Cash: 18-26-28-30-33 Powerball: 2-8-40-49-50 Powerball 36 Power Play x3 4) Auction Watch — It's the second night of the Swampscott High Cable Club's auction. Tune in and bid on some deals from 7-10 p.m.  5) Today in Music History — In 2000, Chuck D testified to the U.S. Congress about the benefits of Napster and online music distribution. (Information from www…

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

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5 Things You Need to Know Today: April 12

Today is Tuesday, April 12, 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 6:13 a.m. (9.13 ft.) and low tide is 12:38 p.m. (.40 ft.). 2) Weather Watch — The National Weather Service calls for a chance of showers with a high temperature near 54.  3) Massachusetts State Lottery Numbers: Daily Numbers — Midday: 7-1-8-4;  Evening: 4-9-3-1 Mass Cash — 5-8-17-19-35 Power Ball — 5-14-32-53-56 Powerball 11 Power Play x4 4) Town Watch — Selectmen meet at Town Hall at 7 p.m. Agenda items include opening and closing the town warrant and approving a dispatch agreement with Lynn. 5) Today in Music History — In 1969, Simon & Garfunkel released "The Boxer."  (Information from www.on-this-day.com)

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

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5 Things You Need to Know Today: March 23

Today is Wednesday, March 23, 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 low tide is 8:38 a.m. (-1.78 ft.) and high tide is 2:55 p.m. (10.05 ft.). 2)  School Watch — The School Committee meets tonight at 7:30 in Room B208 at the high school. Agenda items include a presentation on a Swampscott High School trip to Madasgascar and the Swampscott Middle School's South African partnership. 3) Gas Watch — The cheapest gas we found in town yesterday was at the Gibbs Station on Humphrey Street. Regular gas was selling for $3.29 per gallon if paid for with cash. 4) Local History Watch — On this day 100 years ago, several church functions revolved around sweets. An old-fashioned "sugar eat" was scheduled the next week at the First Congregational Church…

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Committee Member Not Seeking Re-election, Gibbs Service Station, and First Church In Swampscott, Congregational

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

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5 Things You Need to Know Today: March 22

Today is Tuesday, March 22, 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 low tide is 7:46 a.m. (-2.14 ft.) and high tide is 2:02 p.m. (10.59 ft.) 2)  Big Blue Watch — Some high school spring sports teams have begun practices, working out inside the field house. Here is the list of spring sports at Swampscott High School: Baseball, softball, boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse, boys tennis, girls tennis, boys track, girls track and sailing. 3) Town Watch — The Zoning Board of Appeals meets at 7 p.m. at the Senior Center, located at the rear of Swampscott High School. The Finance Committee meets at 7 p.m. at Town Hall in the first-floor conference room. 4) Local History Watch — On this day 100 years ago, people were talking about the Town Meeting from…

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Zoning Board of Appeals, Swampscott High School, and Finance Committee

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