5 Things You Need to Know Today, Thursday, March 28

Here are 5 pieces of information designed to get your Thursday off to a flying start and to help make you the smartest person at your breakfast table.

1. Reader Comment of the Day: "How do you find out if they are living in your neighborhood or are working at the child care facility that you use?" Reader Hayleighsmom, commenting on the story, "Auditor Report Finds Sex Offenders at Registered Child Care Facilities."

2. It's Happening Today: The Finance Committee is meeting tonight at 7:15 p.m. in the Community Room at Police Headquarters. For a peak at the agenda, click here.

3. By the Numbers: 784. That's how many arrests the Tewksbury Police Department Made in 2012. And yes, that's an all-time record for the TPD.

4. Oh, and Another Thing: Gas prices seem to be sneaking up again but you can still find it for $3.56 a gallon in Tewksbury. Find out where on the Tewksbury Commute page.

5. Your 3-Day Local Weather Forecast:

• According to the NWS, there is a chance of showers, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. North wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Thursday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Light northwest wind.
• Friday A slight chance of showers after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Friday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light west.
• Saturday Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.
• Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 31.