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Five things to go with your coffee or tea.

Today is Thursday, Nov. 21, and here are the five things to go with your coffee or tea: 

1. Weather:

Look for a partly cloudy sky this November day in Marblehead, according to the National Weather Service. Expect a high temperature in the upper-40s. Sunrise, 6:42 a.m.; low tide, 7:04 a.m.; high tide, 1:17 p.m.; and sunset, 4:16 p.m.

2. Winter Parking Ban:

The winter parking ban commences at 12:01 a.m on Monday, December 2, 2013 and continues until April 15, 2014. No parking is allowed on any street for a period of time longer than one (1) hour between the hours of midnight and 7:00 a.m. In the case of a snow emergency prior to December 2, 2013 all cars will be required to be off the public way and the winter parking ban would be in effect immediately. No Warning Tickets will be given.

In other words, you cannot go to bed on Sunday December 1st and leave your vehicle parked on the street.

3. Academic News:

The following local residents were among more than 1,080 students from Roger Williams University to receive their degrees during the University's Commencement ceremony held on May 18, 2013.

Justine Saxe, a resident of Marblehead, MA received a Bachelor of Arts.

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4. Town Government:

Collection of leaves will take place on your regular scheduled trash and recycling days. 

5Today's Word: Picaresque

pi·ca·resque

 adjective ˌpi-kə-ˈresk, ˌpē-

: telling a story about the adventures of a usually playful and dishonest character

Full Definition of PICARESQUE

:  of or relating to rogues or rascals; also :  of, relating to, suggesting, or being a type of fiction dealing with the episodic adventures of a usually roguish protagonist <a picaresquenovel> 
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For more things going on in Marblehead today, check out our http://bit.ly/19YVh7k events calendar.

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