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1. Today is Veterans Day. Read about the history of Veterans Day here - as it used to be called Armistice Day.
2. Here are local places that are giving discounts to veterans today.
3. On Wednesday, the West Roxbury Civic and Improvement Asosciation is meeting. 7 p.m. St. Stephen's. Chestnut Hill Realty representatives will be proposing an "as of right" 12-unit 3-story townhouse complex at the corner of Mann Street and Ridgecrest Drive.  
4. Your photo could win a contest to be the West Roxbury Patch Facebook's cover photo.
5. Emmy-nominated investigative journalist and radio talk show host Michelle McPhee wil be chatting to St. Theresa's School students on Tuesday. 

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