5 Things You Need To Know Today: Feb. 16

1. Are you the sexiest man in Bedford? Cosmopolitan magazine is on the hunt for 2012’s hottest single men from across the country and wants to find a sexy man in every state and the District of Columbia. Could the sexiest man in New Hampshire be from Bedford? Why not? The Bachelor of the Year will be featured in the November Cosmo and win $10,000. To nominate Bedford's sexiest man go to: cosmopolitan.com/bachelor-nominate. Nominations will be accepted until April 8.

2. Meeting Schedule. The Merrimack Valley Water District meets today at 7 p.m. at the BCTV Bedford Town Meeting Room.

3. The weather man says ... According to Weather.com, sunshine is expected early before clouds make an appearance later in the day with the forecasted high hovering around 50 degrees.

4. Academic Achievement of the Day. The fall semester Dean's List at Bryant University includes the following area residents:

• Christopher Beaulieu, a Freshman Business Administration major
• Allison Brann, a Senior Marketing major
• Lauren Howson, a Junior Applied Psychology major

Have your own achievement or announcement you'd like to featured here? Email Ryan.OConnor@Patch.com.

5. Bulldog Bites. The following is a schedule (provided by HighSchoolSports.net) of all BHS athletics events for the day:

• 9:30AM B V Alpine Skiing @ D-II State Championships
• 7:30PM B V Ice Hockey vs. Merrimack High School