Daily Five: Free Seafood Cooking Demonstration

1. Local chef and author Normand Leclair is giving a at 5:30 p.m. at the . On the menu is mahi, calamari salad, and mushroom caps stuffed with scallops. The event is free, but space is limited so reserve your seat by contacting Tracy Kennedy at 401-874-6800 or e-mailing tkennedy@gso.uri.edu.

2. in Pawcatuck is holding a beginning at 3 p.m. this afternoon. Child IDs will created in three to five minutes using the EZ Child I.D. System, the nation’s most comprehensive digital fingerprinting child identification system. A Child I.D. card is printed for each parent or guardian free of charge featuring a child’s photo, fingerprints, contact information and other emergency information. Children must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. 

3. Congratulations to Advisor Jacob M. Hanley. Merrill Lynch recently announced that Hanley earned the Chartered Retirement Planning CounselorSM certification. This specialized education credential is awarded to individuals who are trained in providing holistic advice on pre-retirement and post-retirement planning. Hanley lives in Noank, Conn. He received a bachelor’s degree from Sacred Heart University. Hanley is located in the Mystic Merrill Lynch office at 38 East Main St. and can be reached at 860.405.2032 or by visiting www.fa.ml.com/jacob.hanley.  

4. According to mental_floss, July 10 is Teddy Bear Picnic Day. It’s based on an early 20th century instrumental titled “The Teddy Bear Picnic,” by John Walter Bratton.

5. Today's thought: "Make a habit of two things: to help or to at least do no harm." —Hippocrates