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Five Things You Need to Know Today: Aug. 18

An essential get-me-going daily morning column from Hamilton-Wenham Patch.

Today is Thursday, Aug. 18. Here are five things you need to know:

1. Weather: Another great day is in store on Thursday, with the forecast calling for mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the 80s. There’s a slight chance of an afternoon shower.

2. Gordon College Athletics: The sports programs at in Wenham now have a brand spankin’ new website of their own – just in time for the fall sports season.

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3. Planetarium: Members of the North Shore Amateur Astronomy Club will be on hand at on Thursday evening at 6 p.m. for the . The cost is $7 per child.

4. Fly Anywhere: Thursday is the last chance to snag a three-month, no restrictions plane ticket on JetBlue where you can fly anywhere the airline flies from Boston for $1,999 per person.

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5. Hamilton Landfill: The meets on Thursday morning at to review the bids to engineer that .

To find out what is going on today in Hamilton and Wenham, check out our events listings.


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