5 Things You Need To Know Today, April 12

Welcome to 5 Things, your daily resource for community events, happenings in town, and little tidbits of information. Here are five things you need to know today, April 12, in Danvers:

1. The Arts in April Celebration at kicks off today, with the launch of Spark, NSCC’s Student Creative Art & Literary Magazine. Events will be happening now through April 20. Check out a complete list of arts events .

2. Looking for something to do with the kids? Today at 11 a.m., head over to the for . Joanne from the will be there to read a story, make a craft, and kids get free pizza.

3. Did you know one of the four finalists to become the next superintendent of the Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District has a Danvers past? Julia Phelps was an assistant superintendent in Danvers before taking a job with the state education department. Head over to .

4. Today's Weather: A slight chance of showers after 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 55.

5. Bright and early tomorrow morning, Attorney Thomas Taranto will speaker at the North Shore Business Forum on April 13 on how to develop negotiation skills. Learn more about .

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