5 Things You Need to Know Today: April 2

Today is Monday, April 2, and here are the five things you need to know:

1. After some wet weather this morning, it should be another nice day in Marblehead. The National Weather Service is predicting that local residents can expect showers, mainly before 8 a.m., otherwise it will be sunny, with a high near 48. Tonight should be mostly clear, with a low around 35. (sunrise, 6:23 a.m.; high tide, 7:54 a.m.; low tide, 2:13 p.m.; sunset, 7:11 p.m.)

2. Are you up to speed on the latest news in Marblehead? Feel like you have your hand on the pulse of the town? Prove it by acing this week's , where we challenge you to correctly answer 10 questions from last week's top stories.

3. Do you have a local tax professional that trust with your finances come tax season? to show your support by voting in this week's poll. If your favorite didn't make our list, let us know and we will add them. Voting in this poll will close at 9 a.m. on Friday and we will announce the winner at noon.

4. The town's will meet tonight at the Harbor Master's office on Ferry Lane. The meeting, scheduled to begin at 7:30 pm., is expected to feature an update on the .

5. Today in History: On April 2, 1992, Mafia boss John Gotti was convicted of murder and racketeering in New York and was later sentence to life in prison.

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