5 Things You Need To Know Today, Thursday, May 2

Here are 5 pieces of information designed to start Thursday in the fast lane and to help make you the smartest person this side of the Shawsheen River.

1. Your 3-Day Local Weather Forecast:

• A slight chance of showers after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 68. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
• Friday Sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
• Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 40. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Saturday Sunny, with a high near 65. Light northeast wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
• Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 37.

2. Reader Comment of the Day: "I would Like to congratulate Both Mike Newhouse, and Lou Cimiglia. Lou we also owe you a big thank you for what you have done for the vets in this area. Thank you for a Job well done." Reader Lennie Malvone, commenting on the story, "Incumbents Dominate Ballot on Wilmington Election Day."

3. It's Happening Today: It's time to do some Lego Building today at 3:45 p.m. at the Wilmington Memorial Library. Play &  build with friends at the library. This program is for children 5 and older.

4. It's Also Happening Today: The Recreation Commission is scheduled to meet today at 5 p.m. in Room 8 at Town Hall.

5. By The Numbers: 3. That's how many of Dzokhar Tsarnaev's classmates at UMass-Dartmouth were arrested yesterday and charged with aiding the terrorism suspect after the Boston Marathon Bombings. What are they alleged to have done? Click here for the whole story.