Five Things You Need to Know Today: March 7

1. Wet and windy: The rain and wind picked up overnight and steady showers and thunderstorms are expected to hit the area before 1 p.m., according to the National Weather Service's forecast for Stoneham. There may be some patchy fog before 9 a.m. Temperatures are anticipated to dip to the mid-30s by 5 p.m., while a south wind of 11 to 21 miles per hour may sweep through before eventually becoming a northwesterly wind.

2. School session: The School Building Committee is slated to meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 125 at , 149 Franklin St. Boston-based Tappe Associates, which was recently tabbed to take on the renovation of Stoneham Middle School, is expected to make a presentation regarding the project.

3. Game time! Seniors can enjoy playing canasta at 1 p.m. at the Stoneham Senior Center, 136 Elm St.

4. "Hey everybody, I have an announcement to make. We're expecting!" If you guessed that quote was by Johnny from "The Room," perhaps one of the lamest movies in film history, kudos to you! But, back to the point at hand. If you have a birth, marriage or press release you'd like to share with our readers, post an announcement.

5. Sneak peek: Check out Stoneham Patch columnist John Correia's latest "Getting Down to Business" column on Stoneham-based Guiding Light Marketing. The column will run Tuesday at 9 a.m.

For more activities, visit our events calendar.