Five Things To Know Today

1.  Today is Tuesday, May 31.  The National Weather Service predicts partly sunny skies, a high temperature of 76 degrees and a chance of showers tonight.  The low will drop to about 56 degrees.

2.  Groton has signed an agreement with Citizens Bank/Fidelity Information Services to use a lock box service to handle tax payments and other bills. Under the arrangement, residents will send their payments to Groton’s Tax Division through a P.O. Box in Boston, Mass., where the bank will then retrieve the bills, sort them and deposit them into the town’s account. The service costs less than $10,000, and will make the process more efficient, allowing staff to handle other tasks such as back tax collection, according to a statement on the town’s website.

3.  Season passes for Eastern Point Beach will be available for sale from 4 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. today through Friday at the Groton City Municipal Building, if you haven’t bought one yet. You’ll need a current car registration to buy a season pass. If your registration doesn’t show a city address, you can use a utility bill, tax bill, property deed or current lease to prove residency.

4.  Four local students are working on the media relations team this summer for the Mystic Schooners, the New England Collegiate Baseball League team locating in Groton.  The students include Cassie DeCourcey, who is graduating from Fitch High School in June and will attend Eastern Connecticut State University. The students will provide a play-by-play update on the web of the games, announce the games on the public address system and keep data for media outlets and coaches.

5.  Groton Public Library is offering a free computer class from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. today on managing digital photos. It teaches skills like importing photos to a computer, organizing pictures and editing them using Picnik, an online photo editing service. Call (860) 441-6750 to register.