5 Things You Need to Know Today: April 10

1. We will be running a series of "sports cards" profiling Marlborough runners in advance the upcoming Boston Marathon next Monday. See our first interview with a resident who has run 10 of these grueling events!

2. Republican State Senate candidate Dean Cavaretta wrote a letter to the editor on Monday suggested a path to a balanced budget in Massachusetts. Check out his blog and think about writing your own. Email josh.gray@patch.com if you are interested. 

3. The Massachusetts State Police, the Boston Police, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, Massachusetts district attorneys, federal law enforcement officials, and various local police departments on Tuesday afternoon will announce the results of "Operation Corral," a weeklong statewide sweep of child pornography suspects, at a press conference to be held Tuesday, April 10 at 2 p.m. at Massachusetts State Police General Headquarters in Framingham. Marlborough Patch will keep you updated as to whether or not there are any local connections in this case. 

4. The Boston Globe reported Monday that Democratic Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren raised $6.9 million in the first quarter of 2012. Will you vote for her in the fall election? Do you think she will beat Senator Scott Brown? Give us your thoughts in the comments. 

5. , an auctioneer and appraiser of antiques and fine art, recently announced Devon Gray as the director of fine books & manuscripts. Gray brings more than 20 years experience as an expert in early books to her new role at Skinner, and has established herself as a premiere appraiser and cataloguer in the genre.

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