Community Corner

5 Things: Monday Meetings, Recreation Reminder, eBooks and More

Two committees are scheduled to meet today and third has been canceled.

1. Meeting Canceled. The Community Preservation Committee has canceled the meeting scheduled for tonight.

2. Other Meetings. The Weston School Committee and the Library Board of Trustees are still scheduled to meet today. The Library Board meets at 8:30 a.m. and the School Committee at 7 p.m.

3. Winter Recreation Reminder. Registration for Weston's winter recreation programs begins tomorrow. Check out the brochure and make plans to participate.

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4. eBook Options. The Weston Public Library has an array of ebooks available for check out. Want to make use of your Nook or Kindle? Check out the options.

5. Have a Heart. On this date in 1957, Lewis Washkansky received the first human heart transplant. Wahkansky died 18 days after the transplant from double pneumonia, to which he was made susceptible by the immune-supressing drugs he took to avoid rejecting the new heart. Still, the new heart appeared to have functioned properly until his death.

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