By Bonnie Adams, Government Editor
Region – Today is Tuesday, Aug. 14, the 227th ?day of 2012.
On this day in 2003, a major outage knocked out power across the eastern United States and parts of Canada. Fifty million people were affected by the outage which was traced back to overgrown trees disabling a plant in Ohio, which then had a domino effect on nearly two dozen other plants.
On this day in 1936, Rainey Bethea became the last person to be publicly executed in the United States. Bethea, a black man, was publicly hanged in Owensboro, KY, after being convicted of the rape and murder of a 70-year old white woman.
And on this day in 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the Social Security Act.
Happy birthday today to: actress Mila Kunis (1983); actress Halle Berry (1966) and football star Tim Tebow (1987).
Here are six tips for the day –
1. On Thursday, Aug. 16 the Marlborough 2012 Summer Concert Series will feature Dom V & the Swing Out Band. The free, two-hour performance, starting at 7 p.m., takes place on Union Common, 91 Main St.
http://communityadvocate.com/2012/06/22/marlborough-2012-summer-concert-series-5/
2. The Corridor Nine Area Chamber of Commerce will be holding its monthly membership breakfast on Thursday morning, Aug. 16. Featured guest speaker will be Dave Andelman, the CEO of the Phantom Gourmet.
http://www.corridornine.org/events.php?eventid=BRK%20AUG%202012
3. On Thursday, Aug. ?16, magician Debbie O”Carroll returns to the Southborough Library with her special “Dream Big” Magic Show. ?Debbie will share a story and lots of magic to end the Summer Reading Program. Ice cream sundaes will be served after the show!
http://communityadvocate.com/2012/08/01/southborough-magic-show-at-library/
4. Rebecca Ackerman is passionate and focused when it comes to autism research. Read this story to find out why the cause is so personal to her and what she has committed to doing.
http://communityadvocate.com/2012/08/12/westborough-teen-is-a-powerful-advocate-for-autism-research/
5. In spite of the many advances in cancer care, far too many people still die of this terrible disease each year, including Bill MCarthy, a 35-year- old father of three. McCarthy's family and friends are sponsoring a golf tournament in his honor on his birthday, October 18, at the Stow Acres Country Club. http://communityadvocate.com/2012/08/09/team-mccarthy-to-sponsor-2nd-annual-golf-tournament/
6. Read here about how blogger Janice Lindsay has resolved to get along with the snake in her life.
http://communityadvocate.com/2012/08/12/i-was-just-thinking-about-the-snake-and-i/