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5 Things To Know on Feb. 18: Free Cookie Day

A great way to start the day with a quick look at the events and happenings in town.

Welcome to “5 Things,” your daily resource for community events, happenings in town and other little tidbits of information. Here are five things you need to know on Monday, Feb. 18. 1. Freezing: The high temperature on Monday is forecasted to be about freezing – 32 degrees – with sunny skies and winds gusting to 44 miles per hour. 2. Cookie: Any purchase at Subway sandwich shops on Monday gets you on free cookie on what the chain is calling Free Cookie Day. In Danvers, there’s a location inside Walmart off Route 114 plus one just over the line in Peabody on Route 114. 3. Presidents: Monday is Presidents Day, a federal holiday that combines both Lincoln and Washington’s birthdays to honor all presidents. 4. Columbia: Gov. Deval Patrick is …

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Sub Chain Faces Lawsuit When 'Footlong' Comes Up Short

A national sub chain with two locations in Danvers is facing lawsuits that its footlong subs are not 12 inches long.

Subway, the world’s second largest fast food restaurant chain with two locations in Danvers, is facing accusations that its footlong subs come up short. On Wednesday, a lawsuit filed by a Marlboro, N.J. used car dealer alleged the company duped customers out of $142 million with its footlong subs not being 12 inches long, reports the New York Post on Thursday morning. Jason Leslie told the Post he felt “like an idiot” after measuring a footlong meatball sub he ate last week only to find it was short of a foot. He said he pulled out a ruler after reading an earlier story in the Post about Subway sandwiches being shorter than a foot. Subway has a location inside Liberty Tree Mall and inside Walmart off Route 114 in Danvers. In a statement, …

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