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Libraries Closed, No Mail Today

Five things you should know today, Monday, Jan. 2

1. The weather will be sunny with a high near 19, according to the National Weather Service, although wind chill will be between zero and 7 degrees.

2. Most government offices as well as the Washington County libraries are closed today. There’s also no mail delivery.

3. CherryBerry Yogurt Bar is opening in March in Woodbury’s Tamarack Village according to a Star Tribune report.

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4. On this day in 1974, President Richard Nixon signed a national maximum speed limit of 55 mph into law in an effort to save energy, according to history.com.

5. Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. turns 44 today. His first professional job was as a break dancer performing with Lionel Richie at the 1984 Summer Olympics, according to Wikipedia.

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