5 Things You Need To Know Today. Friday, Jan. 11

Here are 5 pieces of information designed to get your weekend started just a bit early and to help make you the smartest person on your team.

1. Your 3-Day Weekend Local Weather Forecast:

• AAccording to the NWS, there is a slight chance of showers after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 40. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Friday Night Showers likely, mainly between midnight and 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Saturday A chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog before 1pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Saturday Night Patchy fog before 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Calm wind.
• Sunday A slight chance of showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Sunday Night A chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

2. It's Happening Today: Are you a fan of adult beverages? Are you at least 21? Then you might want to check out the Beer Tasting at Redstone Liquors, 109 Main St, Stoneham. It starts at 4 p.m. and it is free.

3. Reader Comment of the Day: "Like anything else, a ban would only work if there was enforcement. Many town codes and laws, especially regarding traffic are not routinely enforced adequately. Crosswalks are not a safe place to be. Sidewalks are considered private parking spaces. Stop signs are just a suggestion. Speed limits are not routinely enforced. What makes you think a BAN on anything would make any difference?" Reader Bill Miller, commenting on the story, "What Would You Ban in Stoneham?"

4. Quote of the Day: “These are weapons designed for war – not for hunting or protecting one’s home – and have no purpose except to kill as many people as possible without the need to reload."

5. It's Happening Today, Part 2: The Stoneham High varsity boys basketball team is at home tonight to take on Watertown High. Tap-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. Go Spartans!!