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5 Things You Need To Know Today: Nov. 10

Holliston businesses are giving back, and a lecture at the Historical Society tells you how the town came to be.

Our daily morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations.

1. Businesses in Holliston are to those employed in the town and surrounding areas by offering discounts and keeping doors open into the evening. 

2. Semper Fi! Today is the 236th birthday of the US Marine Corps.

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3. The High School cheerleaders will travel to the Shepard Hill invitational to compete against other squads from the area. They will be judged on criteria including tumbles, stunts and pyramids. 

4. Walter McClennan is discussing the Straw Bonnet industry, an economic driver that helped develop Holliston. The lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. at the .

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5. Bring your umbrella, the forecast tomorrow looks wet. With a high of 62 and rain expected throughout the day, higher powers are getting even for that recent string of perfect fall days. 

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