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5 Things You Need to Know Today: May 28

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

Today is Monday, May 28, and here are the five things you need to know:

1. Be prepared for some wet weather today. The National Weather Service is predicting that local residents can expect showers, thunderstorms and a high near 67. Tonight should be mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. (sunrise, 5:10 a.m.; low tide, 11:13 a.m.; high tide, 5:32 p.m.; sunset, 8:11 p.m.)

2. will culminate with the Memorial Day Parade, scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. with a service at Clark Landing. The main parade is expected to begin at 9 a.m. and proceed throughout town before wrapping up at the Old Town House in Market Square. Today's Honorary Grand Marshal will be Harold "Brud" Pierce, USMC WWI.

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3. Do you know someone who attended 's senior prom on Friday? to see a photo gallery featuring of some of the students who graced this year's red carpet.

4. The will be hosting a this afternoon. The event, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled to begin on Community Road at 1 p.m. 

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5. Today in History: On May 29, 2004, The World War II Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C.

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

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