Daily Five: Public Flu Clinic Today

1. If you haven’t yet got your flu shot and have some time this morning there is a public flu clinic scheduled in North Stonington. VNASC is sponsoring the flu clinic from 9 to 11 a.m. at the North Stonington Senior Center at 391 Norwich Westerly Rd. Medicare, Connecticare, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Federal Blue Cross and AETNA will be accepted. For more information visit www.vnasc.org or call 860-444-111.

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3. Join the Southeast Chapter of the Connecticut Authors and Publishers for their October meeting tonight at 6:30 at the Groton Public Library. Eileen Albrizio, a writer of poetry and prose as well as a freelance proofreader and editor, will speak.

4. Mikhail Gorbachev won the Nobel Peace Prize on Oct. 15, 1990.

5. Today's thought: "Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow." —Albert Einstein