Arlington High Boys' Hockey, Arlington Catholic Girls' Hockey in Playoff Action Tonight

Today is Wednesday, Feb. 27. Here are five things you need to know:

1.) The eighth-seeded Arlington High boys’ hockey team will face No. 9 Melrose at 7:30 p.m. tonight at O’Brien Rink in Woburn (55 Locust St., adjacent to Joyce Middle School) in the preliminary round of the Division 1 North bracket. Arlington went 9-6-5 during the regular season, Melrose 10-7-4. Arlington lost to Melrose 7-0 on Jan. 26 in the teams’ only meeting this season.

2.) The No. 7 Arlington Catholic girls’ hockey team (13-4-2) will begin its state title defense against No. 26 Cambridge/Somerville (7-10-3) at 7 p.m. tonight at the Ed Burns Arena in the preliminary round of the Division 1 bracket.

3.) The town’s library-card challenge ends tomorrow, and you can now sign up for a library card online. Read more.

4.) In case you missed it, the Board of Selectmen approved the wording Monday for the non-binding ballot question on overnight parking. Read more.

5.) It’s expected to rain all day today and into the night, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures should reach the upper 30s.