5 Things You Need to Know Today, Wednesday, April 3

Here are 5 pieces of information designed to help you get over the hump on this Wednesday and to help make you the smartest person in your company.

1. Your 3-Day Local Weather Forecast:

• According to the NWS, today will be mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 22 mph.
• Wednesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
• Thursday Sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 8 to 14 mph.
• Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph.
• Friday A chance of rain, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Friday Night A chance of rain before 4am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

2. It's Happening Today, Part 1: the Marine and former Seal Team member turned Republican U.S. Senate candidate, will take a campaign swing through Wilmington on Wednesday. Gomez, who has been trailing former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan and state Legislator Dan Winslow in recently GOP polls, will make two stops during his visit, according to a campaign spokesman.

• At 11 a.m., Gomez will be at the The event will be a meet and greet with coffee and donuts and discussion focused on Veterans issues.
• At 12:15 p.m., Gomez will be at the Got Books Headquarters, 225 Andover St. for a meet and greet with the discussion focused on issues facing small business owners.

3. It's Happening Today, Part 2: Congressman Tierney and his staff will hold community office hours in Tewksbury today. The congressman will be at the Tewksbury Senior Center from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. No appointment is needed.

4. Reader Comment of the Day: "I went and was also amazed at the small turnout. It was very well done and both the panel asking the questions and the candidates did a great job. IMO, for both races the best qualified really shined last night! I can't wait until April 6th!" Reader Robert Bennett, commenting on the Blog Post, "What a waste of some great venues for this Municipal Election."

5. Oh, And Another Thing: The Friends of the Patriotic Activities Committee will be hosting a Casino Night on Friday, April 5, from 7:30 to 11 p.m. at the Tewksbury VFW on Vernon Street. Tickets to the event are $40 apiece. That will buy you chips to use at the various games and will give you a chance to win some awesome prizes! Hors d'ouevres will be served and a cash bar will be available. Doors will open at 7 p.m. All proceeds will go to benefit the Memorial Day Parade and Veterans Day Ceremony.