Five Things You Need to Know Today: April 16

1. We're keeping up with news about the explosions at the Boston Marathon. Check our updates here.

2. Looking for some things to keep the kids occupied during April Vacation. Here's a list of activities all week.

3. Cape Downwinders will host an informational meeting that will focus on “The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station and the Threat to Cape Cod,” from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, at the Jonathan Bourne Public Library, 19 Sandwich Road, Bourne. The nuclear power plant in Plymouth will be discussed to include facts regarding operational history, nuclear waste storage, environmental and health concerns, the lessons learned from Fukushima and the lack of any emergency plan for Cape Cod.

4. The Manomet Village Steering Committee will meet at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 18, at the Mayflower II Room, Town Hall. This meeting is at the request of Tidmarsh Farms and dedicated entirely to a televised presentation of their research, investigations, designs, progress and status of a headwater recovery, two hundred acre wetland restoration, conversion brooks to cold water fisheries
and groundwater quality preservation.

5. Have you ever thought about starting a blog? Learn how to blog on Patch.

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