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Daily Five: Winter Storm Saturn, New London History, Zapruder

Five things to know for March 6

1. A late season winter storm, this one dubbed Saturn, arrives in New England this evening after a mostly cloudy day. Periods of rain and snow will begin later in the day, with an accumulation of two to four inches expected by midnight. The temperature reaches 41 degrees during the day and falls to the freezing point overnight. Sunrise is 6:14 a.m., sunset is 5:45 p.m.

2. Another meeting on the New London Public Schools budget takes place tonight. The Finance and Audit Committee meets at 6 p.m. at the Science and Technology Magnet High School to discuss the budgets for the district’s schools.

3. Another lecture series on New London’s history starts today. Led by municipal historian Sally Ryan, the talk runs from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Public Library of New London and continues on Wednesdays.

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4. Add your own events by heading to the Patch calendar and clicking “Add an Event.” Learn more about this process, as well as adding announcements, with this article.

5. The Zapruder film of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy was first shown to the public on this day in 1975. The footage was shown on the ABC talk show Good Night America.

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