Five Things: Swansea Independent Baseball League Stars Finish Second in East Zone Tournament

2.  Kids do Broadway at Seekonk Public Library: Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Seekonk Public Library, sing and dance to favorite Broadway show tunes! Under the direction of Michael Maio, Fairfield University Theater Major, children will start with warm-up vocal exercises, sing along with the music and then add dance steps for a complete musical theater experience. Parents and friends are invited to come in at the end of each week's class to see the song performed. Songs will be from favorite Broadway plays such as  Hairspray, Grease, The Sound of Music or ???  Space is limited. Register today.

3. What Else is Happening Around Seekonk-Swansea? The 10A all-stars of the Swansea Independent Baseball League split four games last weekend to conclude as runners-up in the 2013 Mustang League East Zone Tournament of PONY Baseball staged at Iron Bridge Park in Chesterfield, Virg.

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4. August 1 in History:  1941 - The first Jeep is produced.

5. Forecast for August 1

Thursday: Areas of fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Areas of fog after 10pm. Low around 65. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.