5 Things You Need to Know Today: Friday, Oct. 12

Here are five pieces of information designed to get the weekend of to an early start  and to help make you the smartest person in your family.

1. Your 3-Day Local Weather Forecast: According to the NWS, today will feature scattered showers, mainly between 9am and 2pm. Cloudy, then gradual clearing during the afternoon, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

• Tonight Widespread frost, mainly after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light after midnight.
• Saturday Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
• Saturday Night A slight chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Sunday A chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Sunday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.

2. Total Recall, Starbucks Edition: Starbucks Protein Bistro Boxes are being recalled because of possible Salmonella contamination. If you eat those, learn more about the recall here.

3. Reader Comment of the Day: "Rep. Lyons is all talk, bluster, blame and no work. We need a solutions-oriented representative." Reader Bill Callahan, commenting on the Blog Post, "Lyons Pledges to Fight for Taxpayers."

4. It's Happening Today: Ryan School Pie Sales Due. If you want to order one of those delicious pies from the Ryan School for Thanksgiving, today is the last day to get it done. For details on purchasing pies for your Thanksgiving table, please contact the school at ryanschoolpac@gmail.com.

5. It's Happening Saturday: 19th Annual Community of Artists Art Festival will take place Saturday at the Wynn School from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Come see the Tewksbury Community of Artists at this mixed media and judged show. Members, non-members and Students from all the Tewksbury Schools will be participating. Two sets of ribbons are being awarded–one set by a panel of judges, and one by popular vote. Ballots will be available to the public, during show hours, with the popular vote ribbons being presented Saturday afternoon at 1:30pm. Visit www.tewksburycommunityofartists.com for more information or connect on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TewksburyCommunityOfArtists

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