5 Things You Need to Know Today: April 12

Today is Thursday, April 12, and here are the five things you need to know:

1. Be prepared for some wet weather this morning. The National Weather Service is predicting that local residents can expect scattered showers, mainly after 9 a.m. Otherwise it will be cloudy, with a high near 51. Tonight should be mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. (sunrise, 6:06 a.m.; low tide, 10:29 a.m.; high tide, 4:51 p.m.; sunset, 7:22 p.m.)

2. Get excited Marblehead - the majority of the star-packed Adam Sandler movie 'Grown Ups 2' will be shot right here in town over the next four months. The film's Location Manager attended the Selectmen's meeting at Wednesday night to give the great news. Check out the .

3. Have a sweet tooth? Well you're in luck, Just Fabulous! a new gourmet cake store will be opening Atlantic Avenue later this summer. The store, which will be owned by Ellyn Gimbell, will open sometime next month at 40 Atlantic Ave. for the full story.

4. Marblehead's Disabilities Commission will meet this afternoon at the on Humphrey Street. The meeting, scheduled to begin at 4 p.m., is expected to feature a discussion about a proposed project at the Old Town House, according to the posted agenda.

5. Today in History: On April 12, 1861, the Civil War began when Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston, S.C.

For more things going on in Marblehead today, check out our events calendar.