Five Things You Need to Know Today: Sept. 8

1. Food drive. Help out your Newton neighbors today and donate to the Centre Street Food Pantry. The . Items the pantry needs will be displayed for shoppers to buy and to put in special baskets at checkout.

2. Library celebration. The will hold its today from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. There will be free ice cream, information on library resources and activities for the whole family. Plus, the library will launch a new self-guided tour of its permanent art collection. 

3. Hawks vs. Tigers. The Newton North and Waltham football teams will face off today at . Newton Mayor Setti Warren and Waltham Mayor Jeannette McCarthy , which kicks off at 1 p.m.  

4. Yard sales. There are a ton of yard sales happening in Newton today -- . 

5. Wrestling in Newton. We Are Wrestling (WAW) -- an independent wrestling group out of New Hampshire -- will put on a show tonight at the Newton Elks Lodge, 429 Centre St. The show and starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10; kids, $7.