5 Things You Need to Know Today: March 28

1. Belmont's annual Town Meeting is just a month away so there will be a meeting of Town Meeting representatives from Precincts 3 and 4 in the Flett Room of the Belmont Public Library from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

2. Playtime is a drop-in, informal play group for toddlers and preschoolers that meets in the Children's Room of the Belmont Public Library from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. It's where both children and adults can meet new friends. Call the Children's Room at 617-993-2880 with any questions.

3. The Belmont Citizens Forum will be meeting in the Staff Room of the Belmont Public Library from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Forum is a community organization that strives to maintain Belmont's small-town atmosphere by preserving its natural and historical resources, limiting traffic growth and enhancing pedestrian safety. 

4. Discover the Beech Street Center's Fitness Center. It has state-of-the-art equipment and it’s easy and inexpensive to join. Schedule a one-hour orientation session, fill in some forms, and pay a membership fee ($35 for 3 months for Belmont residents 50 and over, $40 for non-Belmont residents 60 and over). After that – come use the equipment whenever the Center is open.

5. On this day in 1979, operators of Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside of Harrisburg, Penn. fail to recognize that a relief valve in the primary coolant system had stuck open following an unexpected shutdown. As a result, enough coolant drains out of the system to allow the core to overheat and partially melt down.