5 Things You Need to Know Today: March 14

Today is Wednesday, March 14, and here are the five things you need to know:

1. Be prepared for some wet weather tonight. The National Weather Service is predicting that local residents can expect it to be mostly sunny, with a high near 52. There will be a slight chance of showers before midnight, otherwise it will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. (sunrise, 6:56 a.m.; low tide, 10:46 a.m.; high tide, 5:05 p.m.; sunset, 6:49 p.m.)

2. Consider yourself a Marblehead expert? Think you know this town like the back of your hand? Here's your chance to prove it - to take this week's Marblehead trivia quiz.

3. The town's Board of Selectmen will meet tonight at . The meeting, scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m., is expected to feature an update from the MBTA Advisory Board, according to the posted agenda. 

4. A Gloucester man was ordered Tuesday afternoon after he was arrested on West Street Monday night on charges of possessing a class A substance (heroin) and larceny over $250. 

5. Today in History: On March 14, 1794, Eli Whitney was granted a patent for the cotton gin.

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