5 Things You Need to Know Today, Wednesday, April 3

Here are 5 pieces of information designed to help you get over the hump on this Wednesday and to help make you the smartest person in your company.

1. Your 3-Day Local Weather Forecast:

• According to the NWS, today will be mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 22 mph.
• Wednesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
• Thursday Sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 8 to 14 mph.
• Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph.
• Friday A chance of rain, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Friday Night A chance of rain before 4am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

2. It's Happening Today, Part 1: the Marine and former Seal Team member turned Republican U.S. Senate candidate, will take a campaign swing through Wilmington on Wednesday. Gomez, who has been trailing former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan and state Legislator Dan Winslow in recently GOP polls, will make two stops during his visit, according to a campaign spokesman.

• At 11 a.m., Gomez will be at the The event will be a meet and greet with coffee and donuts and discussion focused on Veterans issues.
• At 12:15 p.m., Gomez will be at the Got Books Headquarters, 225 Andover St. for a meet and greet with the discussion focused on issues facing small business owners.

3. It's Happening Today, Part 2: Congressman Tierney and his staff will hold community office hours in Tewksbury today. The congressman will be at the Tewksbury Senior Center from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. No appointment is needed.

4. Reader Comment of the Day: "What a cutie!" Reader WebMom, commenting on the Video, "What Do You Get When You Trade A Mop Handle For Four Paws?"

5. Oh, And Another Thing: Wilmington Candidates Are Invited To Submit Candidate Statements/Profiles. Are you running for office in Wilmington? Send in your Candidate Statement for publication to williamg@patch.com. Are you supporting a candidate? Endorse them with a letter to the editor. And anyone can run a blog post to push a candidacy.