5 Things You Need To Know Today—Thursday, May 17

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1) It's a beautiful day, uh huh: Sunny, with a high near 69. North wind between 8 and 13 mph. Tonight, clear, with a low around 47. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm. (Forecast by the National Weather Service.)

2) My father bought this place—he never walks away from equity: The Kim Perrotti Team from RE/MAX Heritage is hosting Stop in for a glass of wine and conversation about the real estate market. The Kim Perroti Team, along with Joe Pagliarulo of Residential Mortgage Services and Lou Izzi of Bell and Izzi will be available to answer any questions you may have about the real estate market, financing options or legal issues.

3) The meeting will come to order: Aldermen committee meetings tonight starting at 7:30 p.m.: Appropriations, Public Works, Health Education and Welfare, Protection and License.

4) Honey I'm home ... where's my dinner!? Here are today's specials around Melrose:

• : Soup—Chicken Barley; Lunch—Curried Chicken Salad. [Note: menu subject to change.]

• Do you own a Melrose eatery? E-mail your daily specials to danield@patch.com by 6 p.m. and we'll include them in next morning's .

5) We used to meet every Thursday: 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!