Five Things You Need to Know Today, March 23

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Today is Wednesday, March 23. Here are five things you need to know:

1. Don’t let the clouds get you down: Even though it’s technically spring, the National Weather Service forecasts are still pretty gloomy. Today’s is calling for a chance of rain, mostly after 5 p.m. today, with temperatures in the 40s.
2. Whole Foods benefit: The grocery store on Cambridge Road is offering a whole day of community support today. will donate to the .
3. Zoning discussions: The city’s will meet tonight at , starting at 7 p.m. Only two items are on the agenda: a garage request for a Squanto Road residence and a wireless antenna request on Garfield Avenue.
4. In case you missed it: The absolutely adorable celebrated her 108th birthday over the weekend in Woburn. She was joined by friends, family, and even Mayor Scott Galvin. .
5. A OK: On this date in 1839, the letters “OK” are first published in The Boston Morning Post and quickly made their way into the everyday speech of people in the United States, according to History.com. The letters were meant as an abbreviation for “oll correct,” a slang misspelling of “all correct.” At the time, it was popular for people to misspell words intentionally and then use the abbreviations as slang, according to History.com.

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