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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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