Five Things to Start Your Day: Oct. 4

1) FORECAST: Today — weather.gov forecasts showers, mostly after 1pm. High: near 68. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Tonight — showers, mainly before midnight. The rain could be heavy at times. Low: about 52. Chance of precipitation is 90%. 

2) DON'T MISS OUR COVERAGE OF LAST NIGHT'S DEBATE: we've got a wrap of the debate itself and a flash poll of response.

3) COLUMBUS DAY WEEKEND IS JUST AHEAD: of course, you realized that there is no school in Acton on Monday, right?

4) ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: In 1927, carving began on Mt. Rushmore. In 1931, Chester Gould's comic strip 'Dick Tracy' debuted in the Detroit Daily Mirror. In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first man-made satellite, into orbit.  

5)  WHO IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN ACTON? Come on, Actonians; *someone* must be making a difference here in town. 

See our events calendar for more today happenings.