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Daily 5: ReadBoston Storymobile at Library; Shakespeare on the Common

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  1. The Commonwealth Shakespeare Company offers free Shakespeare On The Common throughout the month of July. Upcoming performances of “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” are scheduled for July 23-26 at 8 p.m. For reserved chairs and to order picnic boxes, visit www.commshakes.org.
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  3. The ReadBoston Storymobile will be making multiple stops per week at four West Roxbury locations this summer to read to children, free books and more! On Wednesdays at 10 a.m. at the Roche Family Community Center, and at 11:15 a.m. at Billings Field, and 12:30 p.m. at the Ohrenberger Community Center. The Storymobile will be at the West Roxbury Library on Thursdays at 6 p.m. Click here for the full schedule.
  4. Victims of Steve Palladino and Viking Financial Group's alleged Ponzi scheme are being urged to contact the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after a Massachusetts District Court recently found the two defendants liable for violations of the securities law. Individuals who invested with Viking or Palladino since April 2011 and believe they may have been a victim of this fraudulent scheme should contact Deena Bernstein at 617-573-8813 or bernsteind@sec.gov on or before Fri., Aug. 2, 2013.
  5. To register for the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk on Sept. 8, or to support a walker, visit JimmyFundWalk.org or call (866) 531-9255. Participants enter the discount code BOSTON for $5 off the registration fee.

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