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5 Things To Know Today: Oct. 24
More Halloween fun at Mohr Library; comments from PatchLand; sports of many sorts; and today in history: the "standard" work week.

Film Of The Week: Mohr Library hosts a showing of The Witches, based on a book by Roald Dahl (of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory fame) for students in grades 6 to 12. The show starts at 2:30 p.m.
That's What She Said: Check out the comments left by readers of Patch sites around Rhode Island β including a rather pointed observation made by a JohnstonPatch member β in this week's Reader Roundup. And don't forget, we're looking for your feedback. Here's our .
Booters: Both the boys' and girls' varsity soccer teams tale the field tonight for Johnston High School β the guys host Davies Career and Technical High School at the soccer complex at 3:30 p.m., while the ladies travel to North Providence for a 6 p.m. match-up.
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Final Spikes: The JHS girls' volleyball team plays its last scheduled regular season game tonight at 5:30 p.m., hosting Warwick Veterans' High School. A win would give the Lady Panthers fourth place in Division II North.
Rise Of 9-to-5: On this date in 1940, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 went into effect, establishing the 40-hour work week.
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