5 Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday, Sept. 12

Here are five pieces of information designed to get you over the hump this Wednesday and to help make you the smartest person at your breakfast table.

1. Your 3-Day Local Weather Forecast: According to the NWS, today will be unny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

• Wednesday Night Clear, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
• Thursday Sunny, with a high near 84. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
• Thursday Night Clear, with a low around 57. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
• Friday Sunny, with a high near 81.
• Friday Night Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 59.

2. Reader Comment of the Summer: "Didn't even read ANY of the comments after this one from:
"Paul
3:48 pm on Sunday, September 9, 2012
Christine: the laws protect everyone from real discrimination when renting or buying real estate primarily because up to 30-40 years ago deeds were racially discriminatory. Discrimination is an "economic" evil. Being fat, lazy and stupid is an individual choice and lifestyle. We dont owe good health to those who dont choose it for themselves."

Paul, I am far below the weight limit that you seem to refer to. That said, what about the children that I know that have had / still have cancer. One of the side-affects of treatments (steriods) is incredible weight gain. This is not only with children with cancer, but many different diseases that steriods and other drugs, which cause nearly unimaginable weight gain. To write what you wrote, I have to call you out on it.... don't care how healthy you are / keep yourself... you make a statement like that in front of me with one of the children that I care for, YOU can choose to see Dr. Carter remove the boot from your.....
You should be ashamed of yourself." Reader Jenny Nagle, commenting on the story,

3. It's Happening Today: The Tewksbury High girls volleyball team is in action this evening at home against Methuen High. The first volley is at 5 p.m.

4. It's Happening Tonight: The Board of Selectmen is meeting tonight at 7 p.m. in the Normally, the board meets on Tuesdays, but they shifted this meeting to Wednesday so as not to conflict with last night's 9/11 Candlelight Vigil.

5. He's Aces With Us!: Hats off to Robert Follett of Tewksbury for sinking a hole-in-one this week over at the Tewksbury Country Club. Follett record his ace on the 145-yard 3rd hole. He used a 9-iron, which is no easy shot from 145 yards, as anyone who has played golf can tell you. The hole-in-one was witnessed by Brian Day, Kevin Day and Ken Johnson.