Five Things: School Committee Meets Tonight

1. There is expected to be scattered showers throughout the day today, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures should reach the mid 50s.

2. The School Committee will have a special organizational meeting at 6 p.m. tonight (see agenda) followed by a regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. (see agenda).  Both meetings are in the School Committee Room on the sixth floor of . Although not on either agenda, the committee is now tasked with picking a replacement for Joseph Curro, . Curro automatically vacated his committee seat after winning the election.

3. A retirement reception will be held for longtime town library director Maryellen Remmert-Loud from 4 to 7 p.m. tonight at . 

4. You have until 9 a.m. Friday . It had been a close race between and . However, Sports Etc. took a big but not insurmountable lead on Wednesday.

5. Speaking of sports: The Arlington High baseball and softball teams will both host Watertown at 3:45 p.m. today, while the girls’ tennis team will host Newton South at the same time. The Arlington Catholic boys’ lacrosse team will be at Archbishop Williams at 4 p.m. today. The school’s girls’ lacrosse team will host Matignon at 4 p.m. today.