Five Things You Need to Know Today, May 13

Here are five things you need to know today:

Five Things To Do This Weekend: Find a range of local activities this weekend from a children’s bash on Friday night to a forum with your state senator on Saturday morning. This goes up at 10 a.m.

Get Rid of Household Items: The Andover Recycling Committee is sponsoring their Zero Waste Day tomorrow morning and is inviting the public to come by and get rid of unwanted household items that could be reused. Collections are being held at the Brickstone Square lower parking lot from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. tomorrow, May14. Find out more here.

Gas Prices: Here are some of the lowest unleaded gas prices, according to motortrend.com: the – $3.96/gallon; , 309 Lowell Street - $4.03/gallon; 139 River Road – 4.03/gallon.

Weather: Today should be partly cloudy with a high temperature near 65 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low temperature near 46 degrees.

Shred Tomorrow Morning: Do you have rising piles of sensitive documents you need destroyed. Well, stop by the Memorial Hall Library parking lot and get it all done at once courtesy of the library’s Community Shredding Day. Find out more here.

Check out all of the events happening in Andover today at our events calendar.