Daily Five: Opening Day For Baseball, Softball and Soccer

1. Today's weather is forecast to have increasing clouds, with a high near 54, according to NOAA.gov. Tonight will have "isolated showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 40."

2. Saturday is opening day for baseball, softball and soccer. Mayor John Rodolico is scheduled to throw the first pitch at 8:30 a.m. at .

3. 10-12 largemouth bass are swimming peacefully in Highland Lake probably unaware of the Jane Perry fishing tournament on May 12.

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4. There's a book fair taking place at the Gales Ferry School. You have until April 27 to stop in and find titles that will keep your kids reading through the summer.

5. There were seven bids opened today for a contract to remove the septic system from the old Gales Ferry school. Lombardi Gravel and Excavation of Oakdale bid $72,500; P & H Construction of Uncasville bid $97,000; Peter S. Turello of New London bid $88,200; Kobyluck Construction of Waterford bid $93,440; Pasqualini Construction of Old Lyme bid $66,000; Richie Construction of Wyoming, Rhode Island, bid $84,019.15; G. Scott Donovan of North Franklin bid $73,044.