A Wilmington Travel Basketball Fundraiser

1. Your Local Weekend Forecast:

• According to the National Weather Service, Friday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Expect a calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
• Friday night will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Expect a south wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. There is a 20 percent chance of rain.
• Saturday will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Expect a calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. There is a 70 percent chance of rain. 
• Saturday night will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Expect a west wind 7 to 10 mph. There is a 40 percent chance of rain. 
• Sunday will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. There is a 40 percent chance of rain.
• Sunday night will be partly cloudy, with a low around 23.

2. Reader Comment of the Day: "The parking lot is about 250 ft. from Lowell St to the store. That's a lot of acceleration to get to 50 mph," reader Minder Binder commenting on the article, Car Crashes Into Lucci's Supermarket Wednesday Morning.

3. It's Happening Tonight: Swing by the Wilmington Knights of Columbus Friday at 8 p.m. to play trivia. Find out more about this event here.

4. It's Happening This Weekend: The Wilmington Boys Travel Basketball program will be hosting “A Night Out” fundraiser on Jan. 18 to benefit the boys travel basketball program. Find out more here. 

5. ICYMI: In case you missed it, Wilmington Police apprehended a cellphone snatcher Thursday after receiving reports a phone had been stolen from a vehicle on Main Street. Read the full story here.