Five Things You Need to Know Today: August 29

Meetings:

1). The will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Faulkner Room of the .

2). The will take from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. in Room 126 of the .

Irene Before:

3). In these two videos, Acton Patch finds out how a barn prepares for a hurricane and also what a few Actonians thought about Hurricane Irene before she landed.

Irene After:

4). Several trees were knocked down on public and private property, causing road hazards, power outages and unfortunate circumstances for homeowners.

Your Storm Story:

5). Share your Irene storm story with the Acton Patch community. Upload your own photos or videos and add your own tag line. Contact Patrick.Clark@patch.com.