Five Things You Need to Know Today, August 2

"Five Things You Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section.

Today is Tuesday, August 2. Here are five things you need to know:

1. Thunderstruck (maybe): With the warm temperatures and humidity in the air, we’re not surprised that there is a chance of thunder today. According to the National Weather Service, we may see rain and thunder after 1 p.m. this afternoon. Expect temperatures in the high 80s and a slight west wind.     
2. Senior health lecture: The is hosting a . Today’s topic is coronary artery disease.  
3. Tweetup!: Join Woburn Patch and others for the first Woburn Tweetup at the tonight at 5:30 p.m. Woburn Patch editor Danielle Masterson and Lutheran Church pastor Keith Anderson will be part of a panel discussing social media. .
4. In case you missed it: Police responded to a report of vandalism with a very young suspect over the weekend. .
5. Stay out of the boiler room: On this day in 1939, Wes Craven was born. The filmmaker is best known for creating horror icon Freddy Krueger in 1984 with the first Nightmare on Elm Street movie. The movie focused on Krueger, a disfigured child killer who terrorized a fictional Ohio community. Craven went on to also direct the Scream movies and Music of the Heart.

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