Morning Update for Monday, October 9, 2017

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🚗 Alternate Side Parking 🚗
Alternate side parking is suspended today for Columbus Day. View full schedule from the Department of Transportation.
🚌 Public School Calendar 🏫
Today: Schools closed: Columbus Day observed. View full public school schedule from the Department of Education.
Word of the Day
Today's word of the day from Wordsmith.org: acarophobia - noun: 1. An extreme fear of small insects. 2. A delusion that one's skin is infested with bugs. 3. A fear of itching.
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