5 Things To Know Today: Wednesday, March 7

• The Weston Board of Finance will review the at a special meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the meeting room at .

• The Region 9 Board of Education will hold a budget workshop tonight at 7 p.m. at Joel Barlow High School to discuss .

• The Redding Board of Ethics meets this evening at 5 p.m. in the hearing room at town hall.

• The Easton Board of Finance meets tonight at 7 p.m. at the Easton Senior Center to review items of the Board of Selectmen's proposed budget and the Easton Board of Education's proposed budget for the 2012-2013 fiscal year.

• Happy 48th birthday to author Bret Easton Ellis and happy 38th birthday to actress Jenna Fischer.