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5 Things You Need to Know Today: July 1

Little bites of news you just can't live without.

Catch up on the latest in County corruption, a University of Maryland graduate who competed (and won) in Jeopardy, and enter to win a pizza. After that, allow the long holiday weekend to commence!

1. In case you missed it, embattled County Councilwoman Leslie Johnson (Dist. 6)  Thursday on one count of evidence and witness tampering in connection with the conspiracy charges against her husband and former County Executive Jack Johnson.

2. University of Maryland graduate Jeff Amoros competed on the trivia game show Jeopardy, and the episodes aired Wednesday and Thursday. on Wednesday. Follow @CollegePrkPatch on Twitter today for an update on how Amoros did Thursday.

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3. If you need to contact the city for any reason, do it today, because all city offices are closed Monday for the Fourth of July.

4. Today's Featured Facebook page is Papa Johns UMD. Not a whole lot going on on the page, but winners are selected from those who "like" the page to receive a large one-topping pizza.

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5. It's another clear sky overhead. Expect a high of 86 degrees.


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