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5 Things You Need to Know Today: Sept. 17

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1. Your weather report: Today will be partly cloudy with a high of 77 degrees. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with an overnight low of 57 degrees. Look out for showers tomorrow.

2. Get to know your community. The Amherst PTA is hosting their information night in the at Wilkins School Multipurpose Room tonight from 6:30-8 p.m. This meeting will introduce local families to the organizations and businesses that are supporting their community.

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3. Patch Fact: A study of French clothing franchises found that the average markup on clothing was 250 percent -- and 350 percent for accessories.

4. McCain in the state. Former Republican presidential nominee John McCain will host a town hall meeting in Nashua to stump for Mitt Romney today at 10 a.m. He will also be stopping by Portsmouth and Franklin.

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5. Congrats! St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, welcomes the following Amherst students as members of the class of 2016. Timothy J. Beliveau, Peter G. Caulo of Amherst and Brandon T. O'Connell.

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