Here are five things you need to know today in Woburn:

1) CVS... again

The City Council's special permit committee is expected to discuss the CVS proposal for North Woburn tonight. Meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the City Hall council chambers. 

2) "It's Santa! I know him!"

The Woburn Senior Center is hosting the holiday film "Elf" at 10 a.m. today. A popular film, the viewing should be a lot of fun. 

3) Rain, rain go away

According to the National Weather Service's pinpointed forecast for Woburn, today is expected to be a rainy day. Expect rain showers before 1 p.m. and clouds most of the day. Temperatures will be in the 50s.

4) In case you missed it

The Woburn Police week in review was posted yesterday. Click here if you missed it: Five Police Stories That Had Woburn Talking.

5) Headline in history

Let's take a walk through Woburn's history, shall we? A headline in the newspaper regarding Dec. 10 events in Woburn was:

• 1924—Woburn Expects Fighting Mayor To Instill Lots of "Pep"—Thomas Duffy, former boxer nicknamed "Plucky," is voted mayor and plans to build up city's finances. 

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