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5 Things You Need to Know Today, April 14

Gas prices continue to climb up and up.

 

Today is Thursday, April 14. Here are five things you need to know:

  1. Today’s weather: Mostly cloudy this morning, but becoming partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s today, low predicted for tonight in the upper 30s.
  2. Support for survivors: The Bertolon Center for Grief & Healing at Hospice of the North Shore & Greater Boston is offering an eight-week support group for suicide survivors on Thursdays.
  3. FinCom talks schools: The Finance Committee meets again tonight (7 p.m., Town Hall) to continue its 2012 budget review. Under the microscope for the evening is the proposed school budget of $32.06 million.
  4. Get a Head Start: North Shore Head Start, which offers a free part day and low-cost full day preschool program for eligible families from Danvers and surrounding communities, is accepting applications for the new school year.
  5. Where’s the cheapest gas? Read on to find out. According to BostonGasPrices.com, which collects information daily from visitors on local gas stations*, the cheapest gas – regular grade – in town today is over at Costco (11 Newbury St.) for $3.58 per gallon (members only, however). Next is Prime Energy (89 Holten St.,), $3.63, followed by USA Petroleum (8 Bridge St.), $3.69, Gulf (160 Andover St.), $3.71, Sunoco (140 Andover St.), $3.71, Shell (149 Endicott St.), $3.73, Gulf (435 Newbury St.), $3.73, Mobil (430 Newbury St.), $3.73, Gulf (100 High St.), $3.75, Shell (79-81 High St.), $3.83, and Mobil (156 Endicott St.), $3.85.

To find out what’s going on today in Danvers, check out our events listings.

* The site relies upon visitors to update and report prices and thus does not provide a comprehensive list of all gas stations in town. Feel free to add your own report in the comment section below.

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