Five Things You Need to Know Today: Jan. 12

Rodney of the Day: I came from a real tough neighborhood. I put my hand in some cement and felt another hand. Rodney Dangerfield

Posted Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 2:12 am ET|Updated Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 2:22 am ET

1) Weather Watch — National Weather Service forecasters are predicting rain and snow, becoming all rain after 7 am. Patchy fog. High near 45.

2) Tide Watch — Today's low tide at is 6:55 am (-.19 ft). High tide is 1:05 pm (10:22 ft). The sun will rise at 7:11 am and set at 4:31 pm.

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

ybaenl

Wednesday's answer: assessor

4) Line of the Day: I came from a real tough neighborhood. I put my hand in some cement and felt another hand. Rodney Dangerfield

5) Town Watch: The Finance Committee meets tonight at 7 in the first-floor conference room at Town Hall.

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