Five Things You Need to Know Today: Nov. 28

1) Weather Watch — National Weather Service forecasters are predicting a partly sunny day. The day's high temperature will be near 61.

2) Tide Watch — Today's low tide at  is 6:45am (-.27 ft). High tide is 1:02 pm (10.99 ft). The sun will rise at 6:49 am and set at 4:12 pm. 

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

gertwsiln

The last answer: Marian (Court)

4) In 1970 — George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" was released.

In 2000, about nine million people watched a Madonna concert over the Internet. The 29-minute, six-song event was performed at London's Brixton Acedemy in front of about 2,800 people. According to MSN.com the show set a record for such events.  (From http://www.on-this-day.com)

5) Help Watch: Swampscott High students are collecting food and toys for those in need this holiday season. Those who want to give can put their items in the box by the auditorium in the school lobby.