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Five Things You Need to Know Today: July 28

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

Born on this day in history: author of Peter Rabbit Helen Beatrix Potter (1866), singer and bandleader Rudy Vallee (1901), Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929), Hall of Fame basketball player and U.S. Senator from New Jersey Bill Bradley (1943), President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez (1954), Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White (1969), and basketball player Manu Ginobili (1977).

1. The Braintree Board of Health meets at 7 p.m. tonight in the Johnson Chambers upstairs at . They will discuss reorganization of the board, beach testing and flu vaccines.

2. Friends of Boston Harbor Islands meet from 5 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. in the Logan Auditorium at .

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3. The library today is also host to another "" event – Ocean Science, for ages 6 and up. Hands-on activities will take place at 2 p.m. in the auditorium.

4. The Rotary Club of Braintree gathers today at 12:15 p.m. at .

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5. There's also Open Scrabble on the lower level of the library at 6 p.m. tonight. Boards are provided.


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