Local Man Arrested in Connection to Bank Robbery

Today is Friday, Feb. 18. Here are five things you need to know today.

1. I refuse to pander to this stereotype, but, well, an alleged . A combination of state and city police, plus federal agents found and arrested Anthony Hamilton, 24, this week in connection with a robbery last December at a Citizens Bank in Malden. Local departments think the robbery was part of a string of bank robberies in Eastern Massachusetts between December and early January. The FBI also posted a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the Dec. 16 robbery. Wonder if anyone got it.

2. There are two important fundraisers in the neighborhood this weekend, and if you don’t already know about them, you should. On Saturday night, the is hosting its “Fun in February” event — a party at the Knights, essentially, to celebrate the spirit of Joseph Cannizzaro, Sr. All proceeds will be donated in Cannizzaro’s name to anyone that has blood-related cancers and receives treatment at Mass General Hospital. For $20, you can dance, enter raffles and catch up with friends. This year’s theme is Michael Jackson. And on Sunday, fundraiser. For $25 (or $200 for a table of 10), you can be entertained and support an excellent local resource.

3. Attention small businesses: The 21^st Century is upon you. If you don’t already have a web site, drop everything you’re doing and launch one immediately. Well, maybe it’s not that urgent, but it’s pretty crucial – according to Abby Gray, owner of Olivia Browning. She wrote a column for Patch this week about , and she laid out a few simple steps business owners can take to get started. It need not be a daunting process. .

4. If you missed Oxy-Morons when it was screening at Showcase Cinemas in Revere, you’re in luck. It’s returning to the theater – by popular demand – on Feb. 25. No word yet on how long the run will be, but the Oxy-Morons crew was pretty thrilled to get the word from Showcase Cinemas. They were posting lots of thank yous and rallying cries on their Facebook and Twitter accounts yesterday. (, writer and star of the film.)

5. One last day of glorious weather: It’s going all the way up to 51 today. But don’t set your long johns on fire yet. Our regularly scheduled programming will resume over the weekend.

For more info on what's happening around the neighborhood, check out our events calendar.