5 Things You Need to Know Today: April 30

1. Election: The U.S. Senate Special Election to fill the seat vacated by now Secretary of State John Kerry is on today. 

2. Muddy River: If you live in the South Huntington Corridor or near the Heath Street T stop, there's a slight chance you will hear three loud bangs coming from the Muddy River project in the Fenway area today. They're part of the construction happening there.

3. JPNC Meeting: The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council will meet tonight at 7 at First Baptist Church.

4. Menino in JP: Mayor Thomas Menino announced coffee hours throughout Boston for the month of May. He'll stop by Brewer Burroughs Playground May 8 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

5. Weather: Things are really looking good for this week.