5 Things You Need to Know Today: Feb. 2

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.

1. It’s Groundhog Day! So will we get another six weeks of winter? Considering we haven’t had any real winter to speak of, I’d say Phil might be worth ignoring this year.

2. The Board of Library Trustees meets at 7 p.m. at the

3. The Young Writers group meets at 4 p.m. at .

4. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has a public service campaign underway to stop buzzed driving on Super Bowl Sunday. According to campaign literature, buzzed driving can cost drivers $10,000 in legal fees, court costs and insurance rates. The group reminds drivers that over 10,000 people were killed in 2010 in alcohol-impaired crashes. Designated drivers are a good thing.

5. Today’s forecast: Sun and clouds, high 40, low 26.