5 Things You Need to Know Today: March 15

Today is Thursday, March 15, and here are the five things you need to know:

1. You may want to bundle up today, it will feel a lot cooler than it has been. The National Weather Service is predicting that local residents can expect it to be mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Tonight should be mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. (sunrise, 6:54 a.m.; low tide, 11:49 a.m.; high tide, 6:10 p.m.; sunset, 6:50 p.m.)

2. The town's Recreation and Parks Commission will meet tonight at the on Humphrey Street. The meeting, scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., is expected to feature a vote for the position of Recreation Director, according to the posted agenda.

3. The will unveil their new today. So, if you have some spare time, consider stopping by the Washington Street museum to learn a little bit about Marblehead in the period after the American Revolution.

4. The Board of Selectmen unanimously passed a motion to end the town's parking ban at their meeting at Wednesday night.

5. Today in History: On March 15, 1493, Christopher Columbus returned to Spain after his first trip to the Americas.

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