Five Things You Need to Know Today: March 5

1 School budget presentation. Superintendent David Fleishman will present the Newton Public Schools' fiscal 2013 budget tonight at 7 p.m. The presentation will take place at the .

2. Board of Aldermen. The Board of Aldermen will meet tonight at 7:45 p.m. in the chamber at . To view the reports docket for tonight's meeting, check out the .pdf to the right.

3. Cynthia Barnett. Journalist Cynthia Barnett will host a discussion and presentation tonight at the . The event will focus on Barnett's book Blue Revolution: Unmaking America’s Water Crisis. will provide copies of the book at the free event, which starts at 7 p.m.

4. EnviroArt Contest. Today is the LAST day for students to submit artwork to . This year's theme is “If I were President, I would ________ to make America greener.” 

5. Voting tomorrow? Check your polling location! After , your polling location may have changed in Newton. Use this handy online tool from the Newton Election Commission to find out where you can vote in tomorrow's primary. Also, the deadline to apply for an absentee ballot is today at noon.