Politics & Government

June 5: Clouds, Venus, Mobs, Cancelled, Sox

It's June 5, 2012, and here are your 5 Things to Know Today.

Clouds: The chance of rain lingers today, with clouds expected for at least another couple of days, as per the JohnstonPatch WeatherBug forecast. Highs in the 60s, overnight lows in the 40s.

Venus: It's probably an outside chance (pun intended), but we might be able to today after 6 pm. If the weather's too cloudy, there's always an online view of the phenomenon.

Mobs: No, this isn't one of those 'old days of Johnston' entries — next week, at local businesses. No word on whether one of them is a laundromat...

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Cancelled: The Johnston . Next one is planned for July 10.

Sox: On this date last year, our General Assembly wrap-up included a note on the , with half of the $40 additional fee going toward the Red Sox Foundation.

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