5 Things You Need To Know Today—Thursday, April 5

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1) Clear and bright: Sunny, with a high near 53. North wind between 14 and 16 mph. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 35. North wind between 7 and 9 mph. (Forecast by the National Weather Service.)

2) Know your rights: Rev. Dr. Bill Schulz will be speaking on the topic of "The Future of Human Rights" . Rev. Dr. Schulz is the current president of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (www.uusc.org), a nonsectarian organization that advances human rights and and social justice and for 12 years he served as Executive Director of Amnesty International. This is a free event and open to the public.

3) I will buy you that big house: The Melrose Affordable Housing Task Force in the Mayor's Conference Room on the 2nd floor of City Hall. The meeting will feature a report from City Planner Denise Gaffey on the State of Housing in Melrose and a presentation on the Welcome Home Massachusetts affordable housing campaign by Carol Marine of the Citizen's Housing & Planning Association (CHAPA). All are welcome.

4) The tax man's taken all my dough: You've got one day left to support local businesses by voting in this week's Best of Patch Readers' Choice contest—

5)'Twas on a Holy Thursday, their innocent faces clean: All hail William Blake. Here's today's lineup of weekly columns that run each Thursday on Melrose Patch:

• : Find out if you have new neighbors. Our roundup of five home sales in Melrose this past week posts at noon—Realtors, add your own recent sales to our gallery!

• : Each week, we highlight a Melrose kid (or kids) who has been nominated for some recognition.

As always, check our calendar for the full slate of events—and add your own!