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5 Things You Need to Know Today: May 11

To find out what else is happening today in Salem, check out our events calendar.

Welcome to 5 Things You Need to Know Today, your place for useful facts. We'll provide this early morning digest each weekday to keep Salemites and Salem Patch users in-the-know.

  1. Did you know you can access the "post your event" section right from our home page? Check it out.
  2. Dominion's is back in the news. Check out all the information
  3. Are you a hard news junky with some stellar clips to share? Email editor Aubry Bracco at aubry@patch.com. We're always looking for new voices.
  4. It was an overcast day yesterday. The National Weather Service is anticipating we'll see a chance of showers today before 3 p.m. It will be cloudy with a high of 54 degrees. Tomorrow night, temperatures may be as low as 46 degrees. 
  5. Are you aware of the Move Over Law? Enacted in March 2009, it requires that you move over to the next lane or slow down if you can't change lanes when an emergency or maintenance vehicle is on the side of the road. If you don't comply, you may be smacked with a $100 fine. Help keep members of the and departments safe!

To find out what else is happening today in Salem, check out our events calendar.


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