Five Things: School Board Meeting Cancelled

1. TODAY'S FORECAST: Today will be mostly cloudy, with a high of 53. Expect showers tonight, with a low of 49.

2. SCHOOL BOARD MEETING CANCELLED: The School Board meeting originally scheduled for tonight has been cancelled. The board will hold a budget workshop on Thursday.

3. HOLIDAY ART SHOW: Coffeeberries in the Apple Tree Mall is hosting a holiday art show featuring local artists throughout the month of December. An artist reception was held on Sunday, according to Londonderry News.

4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On this day in 2009, 22-year-old American exchange student Amanda Knox was convicted of murdering her British roommate, Meredith Kercher, in 2007 in Perugia, Italy. Knox received a 26-year prison sentence, while her 25-year-old Italian ex-boyfriend, Raffaelle Sollecito, who also was convicted in the slaying, was sentenced to 25 years behind bars. The sensational, high-profile case raised questions in the United States about whether Knox, who always maintained her innocence, received a fair trial. Then, in October 2011, in a decision that made international headlines, an Italian court reversed the murder convictions of both Knox and Sollecito and they were freed from prison.

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