5 Things You Need to Know Today: Tuesday, Aug. 7

Here are five pieces of information designed to get your Tuesday off to a fast start and to help make you the smartest person at camp.

1. Your Local 3-Day Weather Forecast: According to the NWS, today will be sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 64. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

• Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

2. Selectmen to Meet: The Board of at 6 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room at Town Hall.

3. Pizza Pizza: The library is holding a  tonight at 6 p.m. especially for kids in the Dream Big Read Summer Reading Program. 

4. Join Your Neighbors in a Night Out: The Tewksbury Police's annual at the Senior Center, with the movie "The Lorax" showing at 7:15 p.m. The event is for the whole family and is free. There will be information on crime prevention, community services, crafts for children and lots more. Free snacks and drinks will be available.

5. Congratulations to Megan Robertson: The Tewksbury resident  the top prize in Church Hill Classic's nationwide Sports Photo Scholarship Contest 2012. Church Hill Classic's posted the Announcement yesterday—did you know you can post your own Announcements and they go live immediately? Just go to our Announcements page (under the News tab at the top of the site) and click on the "Add an Announcement" button to the right.