5 Things You Need to Know Today: June 8

Today is Friday, June 8, and here are the five things you need to know:

1. Be prepared for some thunderstorms today. The National Weather Service is predicting that local residents can expect showers, with a high near 68. Tonight should be cloudy, with a low around 57. (sunrise, 5:06 a.m.; low tide, 8:52 a.m.; high tide, 4:09 p.m.; sunset, 8:19 p.m.)

2. Patch will host a Live Chat Q&A with Richard Tisei this morning, beginning at 11:15 a.m. Tisei served in the state legislature for more than 25 years and was Senate Minority Leader before leaving his seat to run for lieutenent governor. Tisei is now challenging Congressman John Tierney for the Massacusetts.

3. Consider yourself warned! To make way for Grown Ups 2 scenes at , Lafayette Street will be closed from 10 a.m. this morning until 1 a.m. Saturday and traffic delays are expected. for all the details.

4. The Swampscott woman who has been charged with leaving the scene of three accidents Tuesday night was arraigned in Lynn District Court Thursday on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Click Here for the full story.

5. Today in History: On June 8, 1953,  The United States Supreme Court ruled that restaurants in Washington, D.C. could not refuse to serve black patrons.

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