Morning Briefing: How Can Canton Help Boston?

1. Weather: The National Weather Service predicts partly sunny skies for Canton today, with a high temperature of 82 degrees. There is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3 p.m. but before 8 p.m. Tonight, look for mostly cloudy skies and a low temperature of 60 degrees.

2. In Case You Missed It: Councilman Glen Cummins' relationship with a contractor that built his house over 10 years ago is being questioned by another member of the council. Do you think Cummins acted inappropriately by suggesting the contractor put in a bid for a city project?

3. Happening Now: Local Voice Clark Yaggy thinks the Canton City Council shoud take a good hard look at the fire services consolidation plans brought forth by Cherokee County. ? Tell us in the comments!

Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce is hosting an electronics recycling event today! If you can't make it to this recycling event, the City of Canton will be hosting one next month.

Attention commuters! The left lane of eastbound West Main Street will be closed this morning because of a crosswalk repair being carried out by Georgia Development Partners.

4. Looking Ahead: Come back at noon to learn what you can do to help people affected by Monday's bombing in Boston. The American Red Cross will need your help to keep its blood banks full for some time to come, but there are other ways you can pitch in.

5. On This Date in History: On April 17, 1907, the immigration office on Ellis Island processes 11,747 new Americans, the busiest day in the facility's history. That averages out to one person processed every seven and a half seconds for 24 hours!