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Good morning, Beacon Hill! Here are five things you need to know today, Wednesday, May 22:
1. SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT THURSDAY: Massachusetts State Police will be operating a sobriety checkpoint this week at an undisclosed location in Suffolk County. The checkpoint will operate sometime between Thursday, May 23 and Friday, May 24. More info here.
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2. EARTHFEST: Did you attend EarthFest at the Hatch Shell Saturday? We've got a place here where you can share your pictures and check out the ones we posted, plus a video from the day.
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4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On this day in 1843, a massive wagon train, made up of 1,000 settlers and 1,000 head of cattle, sets off down the Oregon Trail from Independence, Missouri. Known as the "Great Emigration," the expedition came two years after the first modest party of settlers made the long, overland journey to Oregon. Information courtesy of History.com.
5. TODAY'S FORECAST: Mostly cloudy with a high of 78. Cloudy tonight, low of 64.
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