Close Call, Board Meetings and Cheeseballs: Suffield's Daily 5

Good morning, Suffield! Today is Wednesday, April 17, 2013; there are 258 days left in the year.

Here's your Daily 5:

1. In case you missed it, check out Suffield resident Steve Mitzel's emotional first-person account of his experience at Monday's Boston Marathon and the tragedy that ensued.

2. The Suffield Board of Selectmen will meet Wednesday in the lower level meeting room at Town Hall at 7 p.m. The Suffield Police Commission will also meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the police department conference room.

3. April 17 is National Cheeseball Day, Pet Owners Independence Day and Blah, Blah, Blah Day.

4. Wednesday will be mostly cloudy with gradual clearing, and a high temperature near 67, according to the National Weather Service forecast. Wednesday night will be partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

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