Politics & Government

Apr. 17: Tasty, Taxes, Toasty, TV, Theft

The battle for best sandwich in Johnston is heating up, it's Tax Day, and Mohr Library hosts a look back at the early days of TV news as part of your 5 Things To Know Today.

Tasty: Our newest Readers' Choice poll on the best sandwich in Johnston is heating up — cast your vote and post your comments to give the title to your favorite place.

Taxes: This is probably the friendliest reminder you'll get: Today is the final day to file your 2011 federal taxes to be considered on-time. Collect your documents, write the check, and grit your teeth — but at least you won't pay a late fee.

Toasty: Another warm, sunny day is on tap, according to the JohnstonPatch Weatherbug forecast. Daytime highs in the upper 70s, cooling down overnight, with temps falling into the 40s.

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TV: Tonight at 6:30 pm, Marian J. Mohr Library hosts Paul Darling for a discussion of his new book, "We Were Pioneers: Memories of Channel 12 Television and WPRO Radio," a retrospective of the Rhode Island native's experience in the early days of TV news.

Theft: On this date last year (it was a Sunday), we noted in our Week in Review that two women had been arrested in an apparent identify theft scam at the T-Mobile store on Atwood Avenue.

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