5 Things You Need To Know Today, Monday, April 29

Here are 5 pieces of information designed to make your Monday feel a lot less like Monday and to help make you the smartest person in the coffee shop.

1. Your 3-Day Local Weather Forecast:

• According to the NWS, today will be partly sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
• Tonight Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
• Tuesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
• Tuesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Wednesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
• Wednesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

2. It's Happening Today: Residents are advised that effective Monday, April 29, due to construction, Church Street from Route 38 to the Town Common will be open for one-way traffic only, east-bound to Middlesex Avenue, according to the town web site. Westbound traffic will be diverted to Middlesex Avenue from the Town Common to Route 38.  The traffic impact will be in place Monday through Friday 7AM to 3:30PM. The project will take about 8 weeks.

3. Reader Comment of the Day: "Well you people must be masochistic, you like being whipped! You're being whipped everyday by these tyrants that have taken over your government! You let them tax you on everything you do in life! They tax your income , state , fed, ss ,medicare, tax from your pay at a ridiculous rate, then they double the ss, med tax on self employed, on top of that you have pay roll tax, healthcare mandate tax, sales tax, cigarette tax $8 per pack, gasoline tax by the gallon which is ridiculous, do they expect you not to drive? then tax on food, meals tax on top of the sales tax, high property tax, tax on your phone, cable, internet, cell phone, electric , gas utility's, excise tax, luxury tax if you buy a nice car, they tax the value of your business, now they are gonna tax your online purchases! These people need to be stopped at all costs! They are robbing you, stealing from you and cheating you! Now they are gonna take away your guns , because when they come to take your homes for failing to pay taxes, there will be no return fire on them when they show up at your doors! I guess then people will have to defend their homes with pressure cookers!" Reader Mark, commenting on the story "State House News Service Weekly Roundup: Lounging."

4. It's Also Happening Today: The Girls varsity tennis is at home versus Burlington High School today. the first serve is at 3:30 p.m.

5. Oh, And Another Thing: The American Red Cross is reporting a shortage of blood again, especially in the wake of the recent terrorist attacks. Want to help? Click here for a list of area blood drives over the next week or so.