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Five Things To Know For Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012
1. Happy Groundhog Day! Today should be partly sunny, with a high near 46, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight should be cloudy, with a low around 25, according to the service.
2. Tonight at 6 in , by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering on the in Connecticut. NEAC Chairman J.W. “Bill” Sheehan is encouraging all who are interested to attend.
3. After a brief delay while waiting for a lock to come in, Waterford Police's , Police Chief Murray Pendleton said Tuesday. The repository is in the lobby of the , which is always open.
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4. This evening at 5, the Board of Selectmen continues its budget review. This evening the board will review the budgets of , and the capital and non-recurring fund.
5. On this date in 1922, James Joyce’s Ulysses is first published. In 1998, the Modern Library said Ulysses was the best English-language novel of the 20th century.
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Quote of the Day
“Christopher Columbus, as everyone knows, is honored by posterity because he was the last to discover America.”
-James Joyce
Trivia of the Day
At the end of 2010, what restaurant chain passed McDonald's with the most stores worldwide?
Yesterday’s Answer: Roman Polanski fled to France in 1978 after admitting to having sex with a 13-year-old girl.
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