5 Things You Need to Know Today: April 7

Today is Thursday, April 7. Here are five things you need to know:

1. Seasonable Thursday: According to the National Weather Service, today will feature mostly sunny skies, with a high near 47 degrees. Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 32, according to the forecast.
2. On the agenda: The Zoning Board of Appeals meets in Room 14 at at 7 p.m.
3. Navigating Medicare: The , in conjunction with the senior center, is holding a series of seminars for adults who are caring for their aging parents. Today’s session will feature navigating Medicare, Medicaid and insurance. The sessions are free and open to everyone.
4. Gas guzzling: If you are looking for the cheapest gallon of self-serve, regular unleaded gas, head to the Stop & Shop station on Main Street. As of Monday, a gallon of regular gas cost $3.56, according to AAA Southern New England.
5. Dominos falling: On this date in 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower coins one of the most famous Cold War phrases when he suggests the fall of French Indochina to the communists could create a "domino" effect in Southeast Asia, according to History.com. The so-called "domino theory" dominated U.S. thinking about Vietnam for the next decade.

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