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5 Things To Know Today: Dec. 15
Business boot camp; Mohr activities; basketball teams in action; Explorers 'wrap' gift drive; and today in history: propping up Pisa.

Plan Your Business: Today starting at 8:30 a.m. is another installment of local CPA David Lucier's monthly business boot camp, where he gives entrepreneurs the skinny on how to incorporate and find investments.
Visit The Library: Another full day of activities at Marian J. Mohr Library:
- Holiday party for two- to three-year-olds at 10:30 a.m.
- Short and Sweet, featuring holiday stories performed by local actors and media personalities at 2 p.m.
- Showing of A Muppet Christmas movie for students in grades 6 through 12 at 2:30 p.m.
Hoopsters: Both of the Johnston High School varsity basketball teams are scheduled to play today β the girls tip-off at Hope High School at 4:30 p.m., while the boys travel to Woonsocket to face Mt. St. Charles at 7 p.m.
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Final Night: Tonight at the Johnston Senior Center, the Johnston Police Explorers Post #405 β β are set to host a wrapping party for the donations they've collected over the past week. The group is still seeking unwrapped toys and gift cards, so swing by around 5 p.m.
That's Fixed? On this date in 2001, the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa reopened after more than a decade of work to keep the tower standing β and still leaning. [Link goes to History.com web page.]
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