Five Things You Need to Know Today: Aug. 13

SONG OF THE DAY: Eddie Vedder – "Society"

1. TODAY'S FORECAST: A beautiful day is expected after a rainy weekend. Expect a mostly sunny afternoon with a high of 87. That will turn to a low of 63 and partly cloudy skies tonight.

2. SELECTMEN TO MEET: A request for the board to reconsider a previous vote regarding the town's disposal contract will take place during tonight's meeting, which will begin at 7 at the Community Development Department.

3. MEDAL DOMINATION: With the final day of the Olympics wrapped up in London, the medal count for the United States rounded out at a record 104, with 46 of the golden variety. The next closest country was China with 87.

4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro is born in the Oriente province of eastern Cuba. The son of a Spanish immigrant who had made a fortune building rail systems to transport sugar cane, Fidel attended Roman Catholic boarding schools in Santiago de Cuba. He became involved in revolutionary politics while he was a student and in 1947 took part in an abortive attempt by Dominican exiles and Cubans to overthrow Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo. In the next year, he took part in urban riots in Bogota, Colombia. The most outstanding feature of his politics during the period was his anti-American beliefs; he was not yet an overt Marxist.

5. TIMOTHY MORRIS 5K SEES 100 RUNNERS/WALKERS: The first annual 5K run/walk to benefit the SCI rehabilitation of former Windham resident Timothy Morris saw exactly 100 people cross the finish line on Saturday. Andover, Mass. resident Ryan Miller, 29, clocked in at 16:58 to pace the field. See the complete race results here.