5 Things You Need to Know Today, 5/10

1) Today we'll have showers, mainly before noon. The rain could be heavy at times, and the high will be near 62. Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a low around 49. 

2) Falmouth Patch will hold a live chat with Town Manager Julian Suso this morning at 10:15am. Email your questions now to emily.sussman@patch.com or just click on the article link on the homepage and type them in real time. The chat will also be archived on the site for perusal at your convenience.

3) Have you voted yet for your favorite act in Patch's Video Battle of the Bands? The final round is going on now through next Friday; to vote, .  

4) The will hold a volunteer orientation meeting today at 4pm. The Society welcomes returning volunteers, as well as those who have never done so in the past. If you are interested in assisting the public and welcome the opportunity to discuss local history and education, please join in! The Historical Society is in the process of building a new Education Center, and part of the orientation will focus on that. Additionally, exhibits and tour information for the coming season, as well as gift shop updates, will be covered. Please call 508-548-4857 or email fhs@cape.com to respond.  

5) This day in history: the transcontinental railroad is completed (1869); Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Britain (1940); and Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as the first black president of South Africa (1994).