5 Things to Start the Day: Sept. 12

Here are five things to start your day in Beverly:

1. Cabot Street construction will be happening all day today, near Winter Street. Use caution or avoid the area if possible. 

2. Write Now Wednesdays: If your teen is interested in writing, today's program at the is one to check out. Teens ages 12-18 join for dedicated time to work on your creative writing, while eating cookies, drinking hot chocolate. Sharing is optional. . 

3. Tonight Kenji Nakayama will be teaching a lesson in the skillful art of sign-painting and lettering at Montserrat College. . 

4. The Porter Mill Studios announced on their Facebook page yesterday that there have been some openings. To learn more about the gallery spaces available, click here. 

5. Weather: Sunny, with a high near 75. 

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