5 Things You Need to Know Today: May 15

Today is Tuesday, May 15, and here are the five things you need to know:

1. You'll want to bring an umbrella with you when you leave the house today. The National Weather Service is predicting that local residents can expect showers, mainly after 3 p.m. Otherwise it will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Tonight should be cloudy, with a low around 55. (sunrise, 5:21 a.m.; high tide, 7:55 a.m.; low tide, 2:00 p.m.; sunset, 7:59 a.m.)

2. Wondering how the three contested races in yesterday's annual Town Election panned out? Click Here to view the unofficial results.

3. A Whittier Road woman has reportedly been charged with cashing more than $140,000 in social security checks made out to her dead father. Click Here for the full story.

4. 's boys' varsity tennis team will this afternoon at the high school. The matches are set to begin at 4 p.m., so consider stopping by to cheer them on!

5. Today in History: On May 15, 1776, the Virginia Convention instructed its Continental Congress delegation to propose a resolution of independence from Great Britain.

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