5 Things: Everett Turnpike Road Repair Begins

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1. Weather Report: BREAK OUT THOSE SHORTS! Today will be mostly sunny with a high of 42 degrees. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of 24 degrees. Same temperatures with more clouds tomorrow.

2. Watch out commuters.  NHDOT will begin repair work on potholes and pavement delamination this week at a number of locations on the Everett Turnpike in Concord, Bow, Bedford and Nashua, and on the Spaulding Turnpike in Newington, Dover and Rochester. The repairs and necessary lane closures, both southbound and northbound, will take place on Tuesday, January 8, on the Spaulding Turnpike and Wednesday, January 9, on the Everett Turnpike from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.

3. Are you drunk? Did you know: Breathalyzers detect the presence of alcohol by measuring chemical reactions involving a mixture of sulfuric acid, potassium dichromate, silver nitrate, water and any alcohol you happen to have on your breath

4. You may want to skip that martini...or not. Wondering how drinking alcohol affects you sex life? Find out now.

5. Congrats! Eric Neilson of Milford was named to the Dean's List at the University of New Haven for the fall 2012 semester. Full-time undergraduate students must have a 3.50 or better cumulative GPA for the semester to be eligible for the Dean's List.