5 Things You Need to Know Today, Wednesday, March 27

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

1. Your 3-Day Local Weather Forecast:

• According to the NWS, there will be a slight chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Light west wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Wednesday Night A chance of rain showers before 3am, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
• Thursday Snow showers likely before 10am, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. North wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.
• Friday A slight chance of showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Friday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

2. It's Happening Today: Five candidates seeking the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by John Kerry will debate for the first time in one place Wednesday night in Needham. The two Democrats and three Republicans vying for the vacated position will face each other in two separate, 30-minute debates in an event sponsored by the Boston Media Consortium and held at the Channel 5 studios. The debate will air live from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. and will be moderated by R.D. Sahl.

3. It's Also Happening Today: NARCAN training at Wilmington Town Hall at 6 p.m. The Wilmington Substance Abuse Coalition wants you to come get trained in Overdose Protection!! Nasal Narcan saves lives!  Nasal Narcan is free and after a short training session from Department of Public Health it will be available. It is safe, easy to administer and has no potential for abuse or side effects. To register, please sign up at boh@town.wilmington.ma.us or 978-658-4298  You can also visit us on Facebook at Wilmington Substance Abuse Coalition

4. Reader Comment of the Day: "Just split the Rizzo's Thanksgiving San'G'wich with my sister for lunch. FANTASTIC sandwich served on Tuesday's and Thursday's as a specialty item with oven roasted FRESH sliced turkey with cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and topped with gravy served on a french baguette. Full menu, special price offerings, cool place to eat-in, food delivery is an option, friendly service and I would highly recommend giving this place a try! Good luck Rizzo's and welcome to Wilmington!" reader Judy O'Connell, commenting on the story, "New Wilmington Eatery Opens For Business."

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