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Five Things You Need to Know: Aug 23

The sun is sticking around.

Today is Tuesday, Aug. 23. Here are five things you need to know:

  • Weather: Temperatures are expected to be in the high 70s most of the day, with clear sunny skies.
  • Brothers Stabilized: The two North Andover brothers involved in in Boston, still not identified to the public, are
  • Mosquito Spraying: The town will because a second batch of mosquitoes were found to have West Nile.
  • Cheap Gas: on Osgood Street has gas at $3.43 a gallon for regular.
  • This Day in History: In 1838, the first class graduated from Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in South Hadley, one of the first colleges for women. In 1902, Fannie Merrit Farmer opened her cooking school, Miss Farmer’s School of Cookery, in Boston. In 1990, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein appeared television with a group of western detainees he referred to as "guests." In 1992, Hurricane Andrew struck down on the Bahamas with 120 mile-per-hour winds.

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