Today is Thursday, Dec. 20. Here are five things you need to know.
- Cloudy Day: Temperatures are expected to be in the mid-40s most of the day, with cloudy skies.
- Holiday Shopping: Check out our local holiday shopping guide with deals at local businesses this season.
- Meeting Cancelled: The Board of Health Meeting scheduled for tonight has been cancelled.
- Newtown: Here is a way you can help the families of the Newtown tragedy victims. And you can leave a message of support here.
- This Day in History: In 1790, the first successful cotton mill in the nation began operating at Rhode Island. In 1803, the Senate ratified a treaty that included the Louisiana Territories from France for $15 million. In 1879, Thomas Edison privately demonstrated his incandescent light in New Jersey. In 1938, Vladimir Kosma Zworykin patented the iconoscope television system.
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