Five Things to Know Today: October 29

1. Hurricane Sandy is caused many schools, governments and businesses to shut down today. Among them: North Penn School District, Souderton Area School District, Christopher Dock High School, Lansdale Catholic, Mater Dei Catholic School, Montgomery County Community College, Lansdale School of Business, Lansdale Borough, Montgomery Township, Montgomery Mall and SEPTA.

2. Pre-register by today for the 17^th annual North Penn United Way Run for Your Neighbor 5K Road Race and Family Fun Run on Nov. 3 at Harleysville Insurance in Lower Salford. Register at http://www.npuw.org/5KRace/RaceRegistration.aspx

3. Storytime at Barnes & Noble today in Montgomeryville at 11

4. There’s an open-guided meditation hour today at 408 W. Main St., Lansdale, at 7 p.m.

5. This is “Give Wildlife a Brake Week” and The Humane Society is reminding drivers to slow down and be aware of wildlife as days get shorter and Daylight Savings Time approaches.