Five Things You Need to Know Today, Oct. 20

Here are five things you need to know today:

1) Clouds, clouds, sun!: After a rainy start this morning, the National Weather Service says we’ll see clouds for most of the day. The sun is expected to make an appearance later as temperatures rise into the high 60s. You’ll need to hold onto your hats though, wind gusts may reach 30 miles per hour this afternoon!     

2) Meet Amanda: If you’re an avid reader of the site, you know me (Danielle) and you know Nadine. But have you noticed our new team member? has joined the Woburn Patch team and will be posting announcements, articles and events to the site. So if you see an email from Amanda, or just see her commenting on the site, give her a great big Woburn welcome!

3) Event spotlight: The Burbeen Lecture Series continues tonight with a discussion on The event starts at 6:30 p.m. at the .

4) In case you missed it: Our blogger Julie Gage, who works with youth at the , posted a Whiz Kid to the site yesterday. .

5) If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?: On this day in 1977, three members of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd were killed in a plane crash that also killed three others. The band’s plane, which was originally bypassed by Aerosmith amid concerns about the flight crew, crashed in the Mississippi woods during a trip to Louisiana. According to investigations after the crash, the plane ran out of fuel and air traffic control was only notified about 13 minutes before the gas ran out. The band’s famous question, asked in the hit “Free Bird,” was answered by legions of fans that continue to listen to the band today.

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