5 Things To Know Today: Tuesday, Jan. 31

• The Redding Zoning Commission is meeting with residents of Dittmar Road this evening at 6 p.m. in the hearing room at .

• Weston Youth Services is sponsoring a talk this morning at the Weston Public Library — Getting Your Middle Schoolers and High Schoolers to Want to Talk to You. The talk begins at 11:30 a.m. and is scheduled to wrap up at 1 p.m.

• Barlow basketball is playing New Milford today. The boys are on the road, while the girls are playing at home. Both games start at 7 p.m.

• On this day in 1865, the United State House of Representatives passed the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution — which outlawed slavery — sending it to the states for ratification.

• Happy 81st birthday to former Chicago Cub Ernie Banks.