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Thayer Library Book Club, Zoning Board of Appeals

5 Things: A run-down of events and other useful information for your life in Braintree on Jan. 8, 2014.

1. Thayer Public Library hosts the Brown Bag Book Club from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Logan Auditorium. All readers welcome.

"Feel free to bring your lunch and join us for the discussion of Ragtime by EL Doctorow. After a brief discussion of the book, we'll watch the film starring James Cagney."

2. The Zoning Board of Appeals meets at 7 p.m. in the auditorium at Town Hall. The agenda includes a continued hearing on a disputed property at 38 Myrtle St. Click here for the full agenda (PDF).

3. Don't forget that this week is kindergarten registration. More info in this Patch article

4. Clearing expected Wednesday, but still cold. The National Weather Service is forecasting a high of 22 degrees, with a wind chill as low as -8. Wednesday night should be partly cloudy, low around 14.

5. Born on this day in history: Elvis Presley (1935), Stephen Hawking (1942), David Bowie (1947) and R. Kelly (1967).


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