5 Things to Know Today: May 3

Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 

Here are 5 things to know about the day after election day, one precinct at a time, as we look at the totals for the selectmen's race. John Carlson and John Dowling won the contest.

1. Precinct 1 totals: John Carlson, 149; John Dowling, 157; Robert Lewis, 129; Dan Pogorzelski, 108; Bruce Spinney, 72.

2. Precinct 2 totals: Carlson, 170; Dowling, 277; Lewis, 116; Pogorzelski, 125; Spinney, 200.

3. Carlson: 192; Dowling, 268; Lewis, 101; Pogorzelski, 155; Spinney, 172.

4. Carlson, 141; Dowling, 142; Lewis, 53; Pogorzelski, 141; Spinney, 119.

5. Today's forecast: Sun and clouds, high 70, low 57.