Five Things You Need to Know Today: Jan. 5

Twain of the Day: "Man — a creature made at the end of the week's work when God was tired." Mark Twain

Posted Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 4:40 am ET|Updated Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 4:42 am ET

1) Weather Watch — National Weather Service forecasters are predicting a mostly cloudy day, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 38.

2) Tide Watch — Today's low tide at is 2:25 pm (.76 ft). High tide is 8:42 pm (7.87 ft). The sun will rise at 7:13 am and set at 4:24 pm.

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

egderd

Wednesday's answer: northeaster

4) Quote of the Day: Man — a creature made at the end of the week's work when God was tired. Mark Twain

5) Blue Watch: Coed varsity swimming vs Danvers at 5 pm.

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