Five Things You Need to Know Today, March 28

"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 Monday, March 28. Here are five things you need to know:

1. Uneventful weather: From the looks of the National Weather Service forecast, it is going to be an uneventful weather day today. The NWS is predicting sunny skies and temperatures in the 40s. It may get a bit breezy today, but it shouldn’t be too much of a problem.
2. De-stress yourself: Need to relax and get rid of the stress that's been building? Then you might want to consider a . Every Monday, there is the opportunity for treatment at 76 Winn St. with reiki-master Starr Beauvais. Call ahead for an appointment. Sessions are free, but a donation is requested.
3. I’ll take Trivia for $200, Alex: If you want to strain your brain with others, and not just by yourself at home watching Jeopardy!, then head over to the tonight. starts at 8 p.m.
4. In case you missed it: Reporter Nadine Wandzilak joined the course taught by and Sgt. Paul Tenney. The course is for WMHS senior girls as a way to help them deal with situations they may encounter in college. .   
5. A U.S. nuclear incident: On this date in 1979, a valve at the Pennsylvania nuclear power plant Three Mile Island failed, causing the nuclear facility to heat up. Plant employees realized they needed to get cooling water into the valve and started the emergency cooling system. While workers were subjected to harmful radiation levels, no one outside the Three Mile Island facility was exposed. However, the incident left the American public wary of nuclear power and no new nuclear plants have been built since. The incident has been widely discussed lately, as a nuclear power plant in Japan was compromised during the tsunami earlier this month.

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