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5 Things You Need to Know Today: Feb. 22

Essential information about the day ahead in Newtown

1. President's Day may have been celebrated yesterday but today is the birthday of our first president. George Washington was born Feb. 22, 1732.

2. After a four-day holiday weekend, Council Rock Schools are back in session today.

3. If you have a few minutes, please give blood. There's a blood drive this morning at George School starting at 8 a.m.

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4. The February meeting of the Newtown Historic Association will be held tonight at 8:00 p.m. at the Half-Moon Inn. Paula Gidjunis, an instructor for the Manor College Civil War Institute, will give a presentation titled “African Americans in the Civil War.”

5. Try your hand at trivia tonight and every Tuesday at Green Parrot, where there’s Quizzo pub trivia starting at 8 p.m.

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