Five Things You Need to Know Today: Dec. 7

1) Weather Watch — National Weather Service forecasters are predicting showers, likely, mainly before 11 am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 46.  

2) Tide Watch — Today's low tide at  is 2:19 am (1.31 ft). High tide is 8:42 am (9.22 ft). The sun will rise at 6:59 am and set at 4:10 pm. 

3) Swampscott Scrambler — Unscramble these letters to spell the name of a Swampscott person, place or thing (answer to be posted tomorrow):

veaws

Tuesday's answer: coyote

4) Music History: In 1968, Eric Burdon announced he would break-up the Animals after a Dec. 22 concert at Newcastle City Hall. His intention was to go to California and start an acting career. (From http://www.on-this-day.com)

5) Town Watch: The Board of Selectmen meet at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. Liquor licenses for local establishments are included on the agenda. 

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