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5 Things You Need to Know Today: June 22

Here are the five things you need to know before you start your day in Marblehead.

Today is Friday, June 22, and here are the five things you need to know:

1. Finally, a break from this unbearably hot weather. The National Weather Service is predicting that local residents can expect it to be mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Tonight should be cloudy, with a low around 65. (sunrise, 5:06 a.m.; low tide, 7:47 a.m.; high tide, 2:05 p.m.; low tide, 7:48 p.m.; sunset, 8:24 p.m.)

2. Local voters passed all four overrides that appeared Thursday's ballot. for precinct-by-precinct results.

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3. Looking for something fun to do this weekend? There's plenty to keep you entertained right here in Marblehead. to view this week's list of five things to do in town this weekend.

4. The town's Compensation Commitee will meet this morning in the Selectmen's Meeting Room of . The meeting, scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., is expected to feature the review of a request from the Recreation and Parks Commission, according to the posted agenda.

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5. Today in History: On June 22, 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, now commonly known as the G.I. Bill.

For more things going on in Marblehead today, check out our events calendar.

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