5 Things You Need to Know Today: Feb. 27

Today is Monday, Feb. 27, and here are the five things you need to know:

1. It should be warm out today, but you should be ready for some wet weather. The National Weather Service is predicting that local residents can expect showers after 4 p.m. Increasing clouds, with a high near 48. Tonight should be mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. (sunrise, 6:23 a.m.; low tide, 8:34 a.m.; high tide, 2:47 p.m.; sunset, 5:34 p.m.)

2. The town's Finance Committee will meet tonight in the lower-level meeting room of the on Widger Road. The meeting, scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., is expected to feature reviews of the budgets for the Recreation and Parks Commission and the Water and Sewer Department, according to the posted agenda.

3. 's boys' basketball team will take on Tewksbury tonight in the first round of the Division III state tournament. The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., so consider stopping by to cheer them on.

4. The 84th Academy Awards were held last night and the silent film The Artist was the big winner. The film won three Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

5. Today in History: On Feb. 27, 1986, the United States Senate allowed debates to be televised for the first time.

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