5 Things You Need to Know Today: Nov. 12

Today is Monday, Nov. 12, and here are the five things you need to know:

1. It should be a beautiful day in Marblehead. The National Weather Service is predicting that local residents can expect it to be sunny, with a high near 64. Tonight should be mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. (sunrise, 6:31 a.m.; high tide, 9:02 a.m.; low tide, 3:23 p.m.; sunset, 4:23 p.m.)

2. Our readers are our site’s biggest assets and when we were thinking about what photo to use for the top of our Marblehead Patch Facebook page, we figured we’d leave it up to you. We are inviting you to share your favorite photo of your hometown. Click Here to submit your photograph.

3. Wondering what you can expect to be open and closed in Marblehead today? Click Here for a handy list of businesses and town offices that will be closed in observance of Veterans Day 2012.

4. Tryouts will be held today for a host of Marblehead High School's winter sports teams at the MHS Field House. Click Here for all the information your athlete will need before heading out the door.

5. Today in History: On Nov. 12, 2003, the Shanghai Transrapid set a new world speed record, 311 mph, for commercial railway systems.

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