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Affordable Housing, Cable TV Committees, The Great Books

5 Things: A run-down of events and other useful information for your life in Hingham on Oct. 9, 2013.

1. The Affordable Housing Trust meets at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. Click here for a full agenda.

2. Hingham Public Library hosts "The Great Books" from 10:15 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the conference room. We welcome newcomers--all ages, stages and persuasions. Ours is  a leaderless group that follows somewhat loosely the principles of the Great Books Society.

More info on the library website calendar

3. The School Building Committee meets at 7:30 p.m. in the School Department Conference Room. The agenda includes discussion of the Technology Program – Infrastructure.

4. The Cable TV Advisory Committee meets at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall. Click here for a full agenda and for additional meeting info.

5. On this day in history: Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts (1635), the Washington Monument opened to the public for the first time (1888), in 2006, Google bought YouTube for $1.65 billion.

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