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Flood Map Forum Wednesday night, Hingham Garden Club
5 Things: A run-down of events and other useful information for your life in Hingham on Nov. 6, 2013.

1. Local legislators will host a forum on the pending delay to changes the federal government recently made to flood maps Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Town Hall. See this article for more details.
2. Hingham Public Library hosts the Garden Club of Hingham Board from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Trustees Conference Room.
3. The School Building Committee meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Superintendent's Office. Click here for a full agenda.
4. It will be a tad warmer today, with a high near 56 degrees and partly sunny, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight there is a chance of showers after 1 a.m., low around 51.
5. Did you know that during the first U.S. presidential election in 1788-89, in which George Washington ran virtually unopposed, less than 2 percent of the population voted?
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