By Bonnie Adams, Government Editor
Region – Today is Wednesday, Aug. 29, the 242nd day of 2012.
On this day in 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, LA as a Category 4 storm. Its wrath was tremendous – by the time the storm left the Gulf coast, nearly 1,300 people had died and $150 billion in damage was incurred.
On this day in 2004, Brazilian distance runner Vanderlei de Lima was attacked by a spectator while running the marathon in the Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. De Lima had been in the lead but the incident understandably threw him off and he ended up placing third. As a slight consolation, he was awarded the Pierre de Coubertin medal for sportsmanship during the Game's closing ceremonies.
And on this day in 1958, the United States Air Force Academy opened in Colorado Springs, CO.
Born on this day – the late Michael Jackson (1958); actress Lea Michele (1986) and Arizona Senator John McCain (1936).
Here are six tips for the day –
1. Friday, Aug. 31, Congregation B'sai Shalom, 117 East Main St., Westborough, will be sponsoring a BBQ Shabbat dinner, followed by a creative Blue Jeans Shabbat service, led by Rabbi Rachel Gurevitz. Please note- ?reservations are required.
http://communityadvocate.com/2012/08/24/westborough-bbq-and-blue-jeans-shabbat/
2. After a tumultuous few months, the Marlborough Public School community is looking forward to fresh, new start this fall. Check out its website for information on school openings, bus routes, etc.
3. Several local communities will be holding blood drives this week.
http://communityadvocate.com/2012/08/24/hudson-american-red-cross-blood-drive-9/
http://communityadvocate.com/2012/08/23/shrewsbury-american-red-cross-blood-drive-10/
http://communityadvocate.com/2012/08/24/westborough-american-red-cross-blood-drive-11/
4. The Westborough police arrested two young men for breaking and entering into a home and causing malicious damage to another resident's two vehicles.
http://communityadvocate.com/2012/08/28/two-arrested-for-westborough-be/
5. Shrewsbury Town Manager Dan Morgado has filed a water rate study and sewer rate study with the Board of Selectmen.
6. Read this notice for information on the latest Washington Street/Route 85 construction project in Hudson.
http://www.townofhudson.org/Public_Documents/HudsonMA_BBoard/018B41A2-000F8513