5 Things You Need to Know Today: Feb. 24

Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations.

1. Grab those winter hats and gloves that are 50 percent off at because winter may have officially arrived. Rain and snow is expected to continue in the morning today and turn into rain in the afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures are expected to hit 42 degrees and 1 to 2 inches of snow are expected.

2. Jaws was the scariest movie I had ever seen when I was a kid, and I still worry about sharks when I go into an ocean. But if you love horror flicks, grab a snack and head to the for their screening for teens of the horror film , rated PG-13 at 3 p.m., in the large meeting room.

3. You may not believe this, but tortilla chips are a very recent addition to the Mexican repertoire, invented not south of the border, but west. A mishap at  the El Zarape Tortilla Factory in Los Angeles led the owner Rebecca Webb Carranza and her husband to cut the rejected tortillas into triangles, fry them and she created the snack in 1994 that is now popular in Mexican restaurants around the world, according to Wikipedia. It's National Tortilla Chip Day, so drop by , , to enjoy your favorite chips and salsa. Chili's is offering a corn guacamole with their tortilla chips, so let us know how you like your tortilla chips in the comments.

4. A home at was sold at auction on Feb. 22 by the town to pay off the back taxes. After the owner, Yolanda Carlson died several years ago, the back taxes owed on the property totalled $22,951.74. Shrewsbury resident Mohammed Ilyas, of 16 Sheryl Dr. bought the property for $150,000. There were 40 registered bidders and 86 people total were present at the auction, according to Town Manager Dan Morgado. Paul Zekos of the Zekos Group donated his time to the town to run the auction. "We must pause for a moment to reflect on the sadness that any property would have to be taken and then sold for taxes," Morgado said in a press release. "This is not something we enjoy doing and something we avoid at nearly all cost but collection must be made when all other options are exhausted."

5. SELCO is almost done upgrading the cable system. The upgrade will allow for more capacity on the system which will help the company to add more channels and services in the near future.