Five Things You Need to Know Today in Norwood, Aug. 30

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1. Norwood VFW Post 2452 is holding a Patriots ticket raffle this coming weekend. First prize includes tickets to regular season games with parking in a private lot and a "celebrity tent party" three hours before the game. Second prize will be $500. Tickets are $100 and can be purchased at the

2. Look for increasing temperatures leading into the weekend - the National Weather Service is predicting a high temperature of 86 today and 94 tomorrow.

3. The Norwood Theater will be opening this weekend, and there will be two free showings of the 1964 classic "Mary Poppins" on Sunday, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Seats will be first come, first served.

4. Norwood Day buttons are now available for purchase at the Morrill Library for $3 each! Remember buttons will be $4 the day of the event - Sept. 15.

5. Patch's Book Club this week discussed "Fifty Shades of Grey" by E.L. James. Have you read it? What did you think? !