5 Things You Need to Know Today: Jan. 9

"Five Things You Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance.

1. Today should be sunny with a high of 39˚ according to the National Weather Service. Tonight will see increasing clouds with a low of 30˚.

2. The Concord Carlisle Regional School District Adult and Community Ed Advisory Committee is meeting tonight at 4:45 p.m.; is meeting at 5:15 p.m.; Board of Selectmen is meeting at 6 p.m.

3. The will be held tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the .

4. Register today for the at on Lee Drive to receive a special discounted rate.

5. Free thinkers have often changed the course of history. On Jan. 9, 1776, Thomas Paine first published his pamphlet, "Common Sense," which led to a drastic shift in public opinion over American independence.