Five Things You Need To Know Today, April 5

Here are five things you need to know today:

1) More spring weather: Yesterday was absolutely gorgeous! We’ll see similar weather today, although it will be a bit cooler. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures will be in the mid-50s. We could see wind gusts as high as 25 miles per hour.

2) Last chance: The last chance to register—and receive $10 off—for the SCS 2012 Enrichment Conference at is today.  

3) Event spotlight: Pre-register for the being held at the April 10. Class is three hours long and pizza will be served. .

4) In case you missed it: A Woburn business has been ordered to pay over $20 million in restitution charges after allegedly defrauding Medicaid and MassHealth.

5) New World love: On this day in 1614, Virginian Indian Pocahontas, who had taken the name Rebecca, married tobacco planter John Rolfe. Pocahontas, daughter of Chief Powhatan, had been captured by the English in 1613 and during her captivity converted to Christianity. When given the chance to return to her people she decided to stay with the English, took the name Rebecca, and married Rolfe. But what about John Smith? It is a well known story that Pocahontas saved the explorer from execution by throwing herself over him as her father was about to strike, but it was Rolfe who eventually won her heart.

To find out what is going on today in Woburn, check out our events listings.