5 Things You Need to Know Today: July 3

Today is Tuesday, July 3, and here are the five things you need to know:

1. It should be another beautiful day in Marblehead. The National Weather Service is predicting that local residents can expect it to be sunny, with a high near 80. Tonight should be increasingly cloudy, with a low around 63. (sunrise, 5:11 a.m.; high tide, 11:23 a.m.; low tide, 5:18 p.m.; sunset, 8:24 p.m.)

2. The Lynn man charged with breaking into a Washington Street home early Monday morning and assaulting the woman who lived there told police he broke in to get "an adrenaline rush." for our full story.

4. Are you ready for fireworks display? you'll need to know before the big show on Wednesday night. Feel free to where you go .

5. Today in History: On July 3, 1775, George Washington took command of the Contintental Army in Cambridge.

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