5 Things: Tonight's Community Safety Meeting

1. Tonight's informational meeting. The Bedford Police Department will address and brief residents on safety and security concerns generated by the reported home invasion at Proclamation Court on Nov. 24. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. tonight in the Bedford High School Theater. For more information, click here.

2. Holiday Coat Drive. Riddle Brook School on New Boston Road is sponsoring a coat drive.  Items collected will be donated to local shelters. The drive runs through Friday, Dec. 14. Items to be collected include: clean hats, mittens, gloves, scarves and coats for men, women, children and infants.  Boxes are located in the RBS library hallway. For more info, visit http://www.bedfordptg.org.

3. Save now and benefit Bedford schools. Friday is the last day to pick up your gift card to almost all major retail stores and/or restaurants including The Olive Garden, Macy's, Kohl's and other venues through the Bedford PTG Gift Card fundraiser. For every gift card you buy, a percentage of the value of the card is donated by the sponsoring retailer to our schools while 100% of the value of the card that you purchased is available for you to spend. A complete list of available gift cards can be found on the PTG Gift Card Order Form, and you can click here for more information on the 2012 Holiday Gift Card Fundraiser.

4. The weatherman says ... After a couple days in the 50s, temperatures return to the low 40s today. Weather.com projects a forecasted high of 41 degrees with sunny skies and a 0-percent chance of rain.

5. On this day ... in 1992, Jerry Rice broke Steve Largent's career touchdown record when he found paydirt for the 101st time on a 12-yard pass from Steve Young. Rice finished his career with 197 touchdowns.