5 Things To Know Today, Feb. 19: Parisella Goes Red for Women

Here are five things to start your day in Beverly:

1. Go Red for Women: Representative Jerald Parisella (D-Beverly, fifth row, right) posed with his fellow legislators in support of Go Red for Women earlier this month at the Massachusetts State House. Go Red for Women is the American Heart Association’s campaign to raise awareness among women about heart disease, which kills one woman a minute. More women die of heart disease than all forms of cancer combined. Unfortunately, the killer isn’t as easy to see. Heart disease is often silent, hidden and misunderstood.

2. Bookmobile for sale: The Beverly Public Library's old 1987 Ford B 700 Bookmobile is for sale. For more information, and to bid on this unique vehicle, visit Municibid: Online Government Auctions. You may direct most questions to the Municibid site, or contact Pat Cirone at 978-921-6062.

3. Business Plan Competition: The Enterprise Center at Salem State University is accepting applications through Friday, Feb. 22, at 5 p.m. for the ninth annual 2013 North of Boston Business Plan Competition. The competition offers cash prizes and provides an opportunity for promising regional businesses to develop a formal business plan and receive feedback from expert judges. The contest is open to all types of businesses, which must be less than 3 years old or, if older, have a new product, service, initiative or growth strategy. Participants must also anticipate having at least five full-time employees within two years. Applications and full details are available here.

4. State of the City: Mayor Scanlon will be giving his State of the City address at tonight's City Council meeting at 7 p.m.

5. Weather: A chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 47. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. 

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