Community Corner

Five Things for December 5

What's going on around town today.

  • The Centennial School Board holds its reorganization meeting tonight at 7 p.m. at the administration building. The meeting will feature the swearing in of new board members Chuck Kleinschmidt, Steve Adams and David Shafter.
  • Patchy fog this morning, then mostly cloudy with a high near 60, according to the National Weather Service.
  • Hundreds of enthusiasts flocked to Hatboro's model train show at Keith Valley Middle School on Saturday, and Hatboro-Horsham Patch .
  • As support for Newt Gingrich surges in Iowa, Mitt Romney’s lead has dwindled in New Hampshire, according to new polls measuring support for candidates in the early caucus and primary states, CNN reports. In a poll released Sunday, former House Speaker Gingrich has risen to the top in Iowa and former Massachusetts Gov. Romney remains ahead in New Hampshire, with competitors catching up.
  • On this day, December 5, 1492, Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to set foot on the island of Hispaniola, now Haiti and the Dominican Republic.


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