5 Things You Need To know Today, Thursday, April 11

Here are 5 pieces of information to get your Thursday off on the right foot and to help make you the smartest person on the team.

1. Your 3-Day Local Weather Forecast:

• According to the NWS, today we will see scattered showers, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Thursday Night Rain likely, mainly after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Friday Rain. Patchy fog after 2pm. High near 44. East wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
• Friday Night Rain, mainly before midnight. Patchy fog before 8pm. Low around 36. Northeast wind 7 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Saturday Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
• Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

2. In Case You Missed Out Last Week: Tonight, April 11, 7pm -- Dinner & A Movie: Lincoln (RR) - ENCORE Enjoy a free dinner and a movie on THURSDAY night at the Tewksbury Public Library!  This week’s movie is “Lincoln,” a critically acclaimed historical drama directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Academy Award winner Daniel Day-Lewis.  Limited to 75 seats.  This is a free program but you must pre-register. Register HERE.

3. It's Happening Today: There is a Direct Sales Job Fair scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. at Panera Bread, 228 Main St., Wilmington. Join a number of successful women in the Direct Sales Business in a relaxed and non threatening atmosphere to learn more so you can make an informed decision. Companies to represented there include Mary Kay, Stella & Dot, Usborne Books, Scentsy, Thirty-One and more.

4. It's Happening Today, Part 2: The Finance Committee is scheduled to meet tonight at 7:15 p.m. at Town Hall. For a look at the agenda, click here.

5. By The Numbers: 30,077. That is the population of Tewksbury according to the 2012 Town Census. This is down from 30,309 in 2011 and way down from 32,516 in 2010.