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Red Sox, Yankees Meet for Opening Day in Baseball
Also, the Board of Selectmen will not meet tonight.
1. TODAY'S FORECAST: April showers bring May flowers, and with the calendar turning today, rain will be plentiful. Expect light rain (some heavy), wind and a high of 62 during the day with clear skies and a low of 30 tonight.
2. SELECTMEN MEET TONIGHT: The board will convene at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. See the agenda here.
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3. RED SOX, YANKEES OPEN UP 2013: It may be the least expectations that either two squads have had in years, but that won't take any of the steam out of opening day, which is scheduled to take place at Yankee Stadium starting at 1 p.m.
Boston's home opener, meanwhile, will take place a week from today against a fearsome Baltimore Orioles squad.
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4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On this day in 1700, English pranksters begin popularizing the annual tradition of April Fools' Day by playing practical jokes on each other.
5. GOOGLE/YOUTUBE AND TWITTER RELEASE PRANKS FOR APRIL FOOLS' DAY: Introducing Google Nose, the end of YouTube for the next decade and Premium Twitter.
OK, so none of those things actually exist, but the Internet giants all got into the April Fool's Day action this year.
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