5 Things To Know Today: Thursday, Feb. 9

• The Redding Board of Education is meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. for a budget workshop in the community room at .

• The Weston Board of Finance meets tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the meeting room at town hall.

• State Rep. John Shaban (R-135) will be holding office hours at the Weston Public Library tonight from 7 to 9 p.m.

• On this day in 1889, President Grover Cleveland signed a bill elevating the Department of Agriculture to a cabinet-level position.

• Happy 69th birthday to actor Joe Pesci and happy 60th birthday to former baseball player Mookie Wilson.