Help Your Children Get a Head Start

Head Start: Registration is now open for students in ABCD's North End Head Start program. For additional information, call Marilyn Frissora at 617-367-0532.

Stimulate Your Taste Buds: The Wine Bottega at 341 Hanover Street will be hosting a wine tasting tonight from 5 to 8 p.m.

Prepare for the week ahead: On Monday, Americans will celebrate Christopher Columbus Day. Join in the festivities hosted by the Friends of the Christopher Columbus Park starting with a parade at 10 a.m. followed by a ceremony at the statue at 11 and family events for the rest of the day.

Celebrate your Italian roots: It's Italian Heritage Month. Show your pride. For additional information on events for the month-long celebration of Italian Heritage, visit www.ItalianHeritageMonth.com

This Day in History: On October 5, 1947, President Harry Truman made the first televised presidential address ever from the White House. He asked Americans to cut back on their use of grain to help starving Europeans.

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