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5 Things, August 27: Crash Course on Distracted Driving

Five Things You Need to Know Today: Teen Drivers to Get Crash Course on Distracted Driving This Week; Stoughton Resident Sent Down South to Help Area Prepare for Arrival of Tropical Storm Isaac; and more...

"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. Teen Drivers to Get Crash Course on Distracted Driving This Week Teenage drivers will get a first-hand look at just how dangerous it is to text and drive, when The Arbella Insurance Foundation Distractology 101 tour rolls into Stoughton. Hardy Insurance Agency will be bringing the state-of-the-art Distractology 101 tour to Stoughton during the week of August 27-31. Distractology 101 is an interactive program developed by the Arbella Insurance Foundation to teach new drivers the dangers of distracted driving. The campaign features a 36-foot-long, neon-yellow mobile classroom outfitted with high-tech driving …

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Stoughton Resident Sent to Florida to Help Area Prepare for Arrival of Tropical Storm Isaac

The American Red Cross of Eastern Massachusetts is sending volunteers to Florida - including Tom Grimsley of Stoughton - to help before storm’s possible landfall.

Information from an American Red Cross of Eastern Massachusetts press release used in this article: A Stoughton resident is part of a group of people from Massachusetts “volunteering to jump on a plane [Friday] to help Florida prepare" for its response to Tropical Storm Isaac, according to Kat Powers, Communications Director of the American Red Cross of Eastern Massachusetts. “Tropical Storm Isaac is threatening parts of the Caribbean and could affect southern Florida early next week,” Powers wrote in an email. “Isaac could bring strong winds gusting as high as 75 mph and 4 to 8 inches of rain. The American Red Cross is helping prepare individuals and communities in the path of the storm, while taking steps to respond in Florida if needed…

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