Five Things You Need to Know Today: April 8

1. South Shore Women’s Business Network will host an open house for prospective members from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, at Comfort Keepers, located at 37 Industrial Park Road. In addition to continental breakfast, the event will offer attendees the opportunity to meet existing SSWBN members and learn how membership has helped them make valuable career connections and build their businesses. Admission is free; advance registration is required. To register online, visit www.sswbn.org.

2. South Shore Recycling Cooperative member towns will host household hazardous waste collections this spring. Residents may attend their own or their host town’s event at no charge. The collection in Plymouth is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., April 13 at the Plymouth DPW, 169 Camelot Drive. April 13: Plymouth DPW, 169 Camelot Drive (bicycles will be collected by Bikes Not Bombs)

Oil based paint, propane tanks, motor oil, antifreeze, auto and rechargeable batteries and fluorescent lamps are collected regularly by some towns and some retailers. Residents should use those services if available. Go to ssrcoop.info. Latex paint and driveway sealer are messy, but not hazardous. If not recyclable, absorb liquid with cat litter and dispose in trash. Usable leftover latex paint will be accepted and recycled into new paint products at The Paint Exchange LLC of North Scituate for a fee of $2. To see if your paint qualifies for recycling, and for hours of operation, go to ssrcoop.info/ and click on “latex paint.” Residents who turn in a toxic mercury thermometer, thermostat or other mercury item may swap it for a digital thermometer. Sponsored by Covanta at SEMASS. PSC Environmental will conduct the collections. For more information, call the South Shore Recycling Cooperative at 781-329-8318.

3. Panthers’ Cubhouse Preschool at Plymouth South High School has a limited number of openings for September 2013 fall enrollment. Children must be at least 3 years old and trained. Call BethAnn Orchard at 508-224-7512, ext. 1107, for more information.

4. The Plymouth Area League of Women Voters invites voters to submit questions for two candidates debates to be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at Plymouth Town Hall. Candidates for the Board of Selectmen and the Plymouth School Committee will be participating. Submit questions by April 8 to Mary Tousignant at voterinfoply@gmail.com. The Plymouth annual town election is Saturday, May 11.

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