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: Roller Derby at Shriners Auditorium. The Boston Dames are in action tonight with a home match at the Shriners Auditoium. Tickets available at the door. Tickets $16 for adults, $12 for kids 6-13.  Kids under 6 free. Doors Open at 4 p.m., the action starts at 5 p.m.

3. Quote of the Day: "In order to catch up on the deferred maintenance of roads, the town believes its Ch. 90 should be doubled or each of the next five years." Wilmington Town Manager Jeff Hull, writing to the Wilmington Legislative delegation about the need for additional Ch. 90 money.

4. Oh, and Another Thing: Gas prices are sneaking up again, but you can find it for $3.54 a gallon in Wilmington. Find out where on the Wilmington 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.