Five Things You Need to Know Today: Aug. 21

SONG OF THE DAY: Tom Petty – "I Won't Back Down"

1. TODAY'S FORECAST: Partly cloudy skies and a high of 83 are expected today. Those skies will remain cloudy tonight with a low of 57.

2. WOMAN'S CLUB EVENT STILL ON: all six GOP hopefuls for state representative in Windham will not be attending tonight's candidate event at Windham Town Hall. The event will still take place with the Democratic candidates starting at 7 p.m.

3. SCHOOL BOARD TO MEET: A discussion on the superintendent search and a preliminary report on Windham transportation are part of tonight's agenda for the Windham School Board. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. at the Community Development Department.

4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On this day in 2004, American swimmer Michael Phelps wins his eighth medal of the 2004 Athens Olympics in spite of sitting out his eighth scheduled event, the final of the 4 x 100-meter medley relay. Phelps left Athens with six gold and two bronze medals. His eight total medals tied him with Soviet gymnast Aleksandr Dityatin for the most medals ever won by a competitor at a single Olympic Games.

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