Update on Carroll's; City Served with Suit Alleging False Imprisonment

Good morning, here are five things to know today:

As demolition work goes on inside 21 Main Street, Maury Carroll continues to work on the permitting process for the new Carroll's restaurant planned to open there. Carroll's will feature about a 140-seat capacity, a bar area and three large windows facing the Mystic River, Carroll said in a phone interview Wednesday.  , but it's going to take a little longer to get everything in order, he said. "We'd like to open at the end of January," Carroll said. "That may be in a perfect world. When you're building, you’re at everybody’s mercy."

2. City To Respond to Allegations of False Imprisonment: The city has been served with a lawsuit alleging it . City Solicitor Mark Rumley said he would not comment on the case, but he would file a written answer to the complaint in coming weeks in U.S. District Court in Boston.

3. Chance of Snow: There's a 30 percent chance of either rain or snow showers this morning, followed by a partly sunny afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. Highs in the mid-40s.

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Ann Marie Cugno become the new Secretary-Treasurer of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, according to a press release. She was elected to the position at the Association’s annual meeting held in Hyannis last month on Nov. 10, the release said.