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Five Things You Need to Know Today: April 16, 2012

Patriot's Day!

1. The 116th Boston Marathon is today. The race starts this morning at 9am with the Mobility Impaired. The 26.2-mile course starts in Hopkinton, with the halfway point in Wellesley, north to Newton and finally onto Chestnut Hill. Here is the course map.

2. No school today - it's Patriot's Day!

3. Canton Recreation Carnival opens and will run from the 16 through the 21. parking lot.

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4. Kareoke at the Canton Council on Aging at 2pm. This will take place every third Monday in the pool room.

5. This day in history: April 16, 1953 - Stanley Cup - The Montreal Canadien's beat the Boston Bruins 4 games to 1.

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