5 Things You Need to Know on Thursday, June 13

1. Your 3-day Local Forecast:

• According to the NWS, there is a 40 percent chance of rain Thursday, which will otherwise be partly sunny with a high near 67. Expect a calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Rain will mostly be after 1 p.m. 
• There is a 60 percent chance of rain Thursday night with a low around 50. Expect a northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
• Friday there is a 40 percent chance of rain before 2 p.m. with a high of 71 expected. There will be a north wind around 8 mph.
• Friday night will be partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
• Saturday will be sunny, with a high near 78.
• Saturday night will be mostly clear, with a low around 52.

2. Reader Comment of the Day: "Anyone else get the e- mail saying that Gomez needs $100,000 to keep his message going? Seems almost like a scare tactic to me. The g.o.p. has some deep pockets, hard to swallow that in the next 24 hours the campaign is going to halt over a nominal amount? Does the G.O.P. Just think Markey is inevitable and don't want to spend national funding to stop it?" Reader Rick M commenting on the article, Tewksbury Repu. lican Town Committee June Meeting Recap.

3. It's Happening Today: Finance Committee will meet at 7:15 p.m. in the community room at the Tewksbury Police Department.

4. It's Also Happening Today: The Tewksbury Rotary Club will meet at 12:15 p.m. at the Tewksbury Country Club.

5. ICYMI: In case you missed it, six Tewksbury educators retiring at the end of this school year were recognized at the June 12 School Committee meeting, including four from Tewksbury Memorial High School.