"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance.

1. Another autumn feeling day is on the agenda for Thursday. According to Weather.com, temperatures will smooth out at 67^° on the day. There is just a 10 percent chance of rain on Thursday while skies will be sunny to partly cloudy throughout.

2. A trio of meetings are set to take place throughout the day today. First at 1:30 p.m. the Elderly Services Commission meets at Buzzell Senior Center. Then at 5 p.m. the Water & Sewer Commission is scheduled to gather inside Town Hall, Room 9, before the High School Building Committee meets at 6:30 p.m. inside the same location.

3. It's also a busy day for Wildcat sports teams. The boys golf team hosts Burlington beginning at 3:30 p.m. while the field hockey team takes on Watertown at the same starting time. The freshman football team plays Masconomet and the while the freshmen and JV field hockey and freshmen boys soccer teams also play on Thursday.

4. Be sure to catch up on all of the stories in Patch's series on drug us in Wilmington. In addition to today's new story, you can catch up on Part One as officials and police weigh in on the topic. Part Two includes a look at the potential drug coalition that is in the works and Part Three showed the personal impact addiction can have on families. Visit our topic page to find all of the week's stories in one location.

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