5 Things You Need to Know Today: Sept. 12

[Your Song of the Day]

1. Your weather report: Today will be sunny with a high of 81 degrees. Tonight should be clear with an overnight low of 56 degrees. Tomorrow should be a bit warmer, but still sunny.

2. New iPhone! Apple nerds are going to be in a frenzy today after a 10 a.m. press conference announcing some new products from the company. What will they reveal? Only time will tell...

3. Patch Fact: Walloons are a group of people who live in southern Belgium. The region they inhabit is called Wallonia.

4. Who likes this stuff? Mashable reports that a new flavor of Oreo cookies is on the market this fall: candy corn. I think I speak for all of us when I say "gross."

5. Congrats! Mary Ellen Hettinger of Amherst has been awarded Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) certification from the Public Relations Society of America. Hettinger is communications manager with Girls Scouts of the Green and White Mountains in Bedford. The APR is a mark of distinction for public relations professionals, demonstrating a commitment to ethical practice, knowledge, strategic perspective and sound professional judgment.