5 Things: Town Council Looks at Hazard Mitigation, East Middle PTO

On this day in history: Mohandas Gandhi was born (1869), Groucho Marx was born (1890), Charles M. Schulz first published the comic strip "Peanuts" (1950), and the first victim of the Washington, DC sniper attacks was shot (2002).

1. The Town Council meets at 7:30 p.m. this evening at Town Hall. The agenda includes: the adoption of the town's hazard mitigation plan, and a same night action request on the appointment of a new assistant town clerk.

2. The Committee on Ways & Means meets prior to the full council meeting at 6:15 p.m.

3. There is a Thayer Public Library business meeting from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Logan Auditorium.

4. East Middle School PTO is meeting at the school at 7 p.m. this evening.

5. Activities today at the Senior Center on Cleveland Avenue today include:

9 a.m. S&S Bus (housing) and Chess

9:30 a.m. Computer 101A and Bocce (outdoors)

10 a.m. Walking Group, Low Vision Group and SHINE ins. help

10:45 a.m. Computer 101B

1 p.m. Bridge & Cribbage