5 Things You Need to Know Today: Dec. 20

1. Mitt Romney in Town. The current front-runner in the New Hampshire Primary polls, Mitt Romney at Bedford's Historic Town Hall tonight before hitting the road Wednesday for a three-day “Earn It” bus tour which takes him through the Granite State.

2. It's Baaaaaack. Shorty's Mexican Roadhouse closed in Bedford in 2007. Yesterday, the parking lot was full after with a new look and an improved flavor at the same location.

3. Bulldog Bites. The boys basketball team hosted and defeated neighboring Goffstown, 78-71, last night. The Lady Bulldogs traveled to GHS and defeated the hosts, 48-29.

4. Cold, but .... Temperatures cool to the low 30s today, but the sunshine remains and there is a zero percent chance of precipitation.

5. Bedford Meeting Schedule. Among the three applications on the agenda when the Bedford Zoning Board of Adjustment meets at 7 p.m. at the BCTV Bedford Town Meeting Room, Saint Anselm College has two requests for zoning variences.