Five Things You Need to Know Today: April 17

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. The Evening Garden Club of Plymouth will meet at 7 p.m. tonight at the John Alden Sportsman Club, 16 Minuteman Lane, Plymouth. The speaker for the evening will be Melissa Pace, an award-winning horticulturist. Her one-acre gardens has been featured on the Master Gardeners association “ Gardening with the Masters” tour. She will talk on “How to Get The Most Out of Your Plants; Improving Your Garden Soil.” Come and learn the ten steps in beginning or improving a garden through improving garden soil. Guest are welcome for a $5 fee. For further information on the Evening Garden Club of Plymouth, please visit our website www.eveninggardenclub.org . For information on joining the Evening Garden Club, contact Jeanne Burnell at 508-747-1975 or email  jeannemb714@yahoo.com.

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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