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5 Things You Need to Know Today: Nov. 5

Treats for Troops wants your unwanted Halloween candy.

Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1. If you've had enough of Halloween candy and it's still hanging around the house, consider donating it to the troops, who could use a sweet reminder of home. Halloween candy is being collected at several locations in Milford through Nov. 10, including Hannaford's, Athletic Based Training and Midtown Family Fitness and Raquetball Club. See the attached flier for more locations. 2. Milford Selectmen will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, with an agenda that includes some of the matters that had to be postponed last week, due to Hurricane Sandy. Among other issues, the board is …

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How Do You Handle the Halloween Candy Craze?

We have some tips for you: but we're also interested in learning if and how you monitor your trick-or-treating candy intake.

I was at a local wholesale club this weekend, and without thinking, threw two giant-sized bags of candy in my shopping cart. I pushed my cart down the aisle for a bit, then turned around and put the candy back. We live 800 feet off the road and haven't gotten trick-or-treaters in years. Let's be honest: I would have been purchasing pounds and pounds of sugary goodies for the sole purpose of needlessly stuffing my face, and providing my family with candy we don't need. The American Heart Association put out a press release recently reminding us that childhood obesity is at an all-time high, with more than a third of kids and adolescents classified as obese. And, whether you're obese or not, excessive consumption of sugary foods has wide-…

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