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Five Things You Need to Know Today: April 10, 2012

A run-down of events and other useful information for your life in Braintree today.

Born on this day in history: U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry (1794), journalist Joseph Pulitzer (1847), former MLB player Ken Griffey Sr. (1950), actor Steven Seagal (1952) and actor Haley Joel Osment (1988).

1. The Board of License Commissioners has a meeting at 2 p.m. on the lower level of today. The agenda includes: looking for a 24-hour food license, and special wine farmers market licenses for Coastal Vineyards and Turtle Creek Winery.

2. girls and boys varsity outdoor tracks competes at Weymouth High at 3:45 p.m. today. Freshmen baseball and freshmen softball is at Newton North at 3:45 p.m.

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3. The Braintree Republican Town Committee's annual meeting is at 7 p.m. in the Logan Auditorium at . The Democratic Town Committee meets at Fletcher Hall at Town Hall at 7 p.m.

The Second Tuesday Book Club meets at 7:15 p.m. in the Reading Room at the library. This month's selection is Down River by John Hart.

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4. The Planning Board meets at 7 p.m. at Town Hall this evening in the auditorium. The agenda includes: April zoning appeals, amendment to the Braintree Center Local Historic District and other issues.

5. The Housing Authority meets at 7:30 p.m. at 25 Roosevelt St.


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