FIVE THINGS: Bloomberg Would Pay Off Loans, Pay More To Good Teachers

1.  One Patch blogger thought he'd be whopped with a special tax after he was mistakenly sent a letter warning of a tax increase. We .

2. Keep an , who went missing on Friday of last week. Remember that a vigilant stranger saved Elizabeth Smart, after spotting her and her captors on the street in broad daylight.

3. Mayor Bloomberg wants to pay the college loans of teachers who are rated "highly effective," and give them a 20K salary increase. He wants to fire the ones that aren't effective. Read more in the .

4. Lots of fun things are happening for us adults around Bayside this weekend, including an .

5. The Alley Pond Environmental Center is having a for the local kids, for heaven's sake!