5 Things You Need to Know Today, Wednesday, May 8

Here are 5 pieces of information to start your Wednesday in Tewksbury and help make you the most knowledgeable person at Special Town Meeting. 

1. Your 3-day Local Weather Forecast: 

• There is a 60 percent chance of rain Wednesday after 2 p.m., according to the NWS, which predicts a light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
• Wednesday night will also be rainy, with an 80 percent chance of rain before 5 a.m. with a low of 53. Patchy fog will set in after midnight. 
• There is a 60 percent chance of rain Thursday before 1 p.m. with a high near 71. A light and variable wind becomes south 5 to 8 mph in the morning. There is also a chance of thunderstorms Thursday after 5 p.m.
• Thursday night will be wet and cloudy, with a 30 percent chance of showers and a low near 51.
• Friday will be mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and a high near 73.
• Friday night will also be cloudy with a low near 50 and a 40 percent chance of showers. 

2. Reader Comment of the Day: "Next year I will not fight this again, whatever will be will be, but for now we did what we had to do. Understand we are a dedicated, passionate, group, not motivated by money as is being portrayed. Take the OT away and hire firefighters, please, so that horrible argument won't exist anymore." Reader John Smith, commenting on the article, ""

3. It's Happening Today: Special Town Meeting is happening tonight at 7 p.m., at Tewksbury Memorial High School. What warrant article for Special Town Meeting are you most invested in?

4. It's Also Happening Today: Following Special Town Meeting, Annual Town Meeting will resume at TMHS. Annual Town Meeting is scheduled to resume at 8 p.m. What Annual Town Meeting warrant article left to vote on are you most interested in?

5. Blog Post of the Day: A brief word of encouragement from blogger Rev. Stephen York.