5 Things You Need to Know Today: October 10

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1. Tonight the External Advisory Committee on School Choice will meet meet to review and discuss proposals that have been submitted from the community. Suffolk University, 73 Tremont St., 9th floor.
2. City Councilor At-Large John Connolly will be presenting the Quality School Choice Plan also supported by West Roxbury's District Councilor Matt O'Malley, state Rep. Ed Coppinger, D-West Roxbury, and state Reps. Linda Dorcena Forry, Nick Collins and Russell Holmes, at the external advisory meeting.
3. The Roslindale Day Parade is this Sunday, October 14 starting at 1 p.m.
4. Due to the Columbus Day holiday recycling/trash collection is delayed one day.
5. On Thursday, the Mt. Hope/Canterbury Neighborhood Association is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. at 780 American Legion Highway.

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