
Here are five things you need to know on Thursday, Oct. 17.
- Warm: Temperatures are expected to reach into the 70s by the afternoon, with most sunny skies all day.
- BMI: The "fat letters" that gained the town national attention are now a thing of the past.
- Entertainment: The Merrimack College Department of Visual and Performing Arts will perform "True West," a play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sam Shepard, at 7:30 p.m. at the Rogers Center for the Arts at Merrimack College.
- Awareness: October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. See a local mom's story here.
- Help Out: Anton's Cleaners has launched its 19th annual "Coats for Kids" drive, which will run until January 11, 2014.
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