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Ping4alerts! Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency App Available for Download

Wednesday, Nov. 6

1. Weather:

Today will be nice and warmer, partly to mostly sunny. Temperature will be upper 50s to near 60.

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2. Meetings:

7:30 a.m.: Council of Economic Advisors

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5:30 to 7:30 p.m.: Needham High School Council

The Board of Selectmen meeting previously scheduled for today has been canceled.


3. Needham Public Library events

10 to 10:30 a.m.: Drop In Storytime For Ages 5 and Under

11 to 11:30 a.m.: Drop In Storytime For Ages 5 and Under

12:45 to 1:30 p.m.: Growing Readers: Story Crafts for ages 4-6


4. ping4alerts! emergency app available

The ping4alerts! app is available for download. This app is used by the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency to send highly-localized emergency alerts to citizens throughout Massachusetts. ping4alerts! was first used during Hurricane Sandy and then during winter storm Nemo and the Boston bombing manhunt. For more information go to http://www.ping4.com.


5. In case you missed it…

Voters approved to amend the general by-law on the public consumption of marijuana, but not as it was presented at Special Town Meeting Monday night. To read more about how the discussion went click here.


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