5T: Blood Drive, Career Help and a Photography Contest

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

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 13. Here are 5 things you need to know:

• Showers likely: Looks like a gray day today and the nice temperatures in the 60s we had yesterday are gone. According to the National Weather Service we can expect showers with a possible thunderstorm today. Otherwise mostly cloudy with a high near 53. Chance of showers tonight with a low around 30. 

• Public meetings: The Board of Health is meeting at 7 p.m. this evening in the main hearing room at Town Hall. The School Committee is meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the meeting room at Burlington High School.

• Blood drive: The American Red Cross is holding a blood drive from 1:30 to 7 p.m. today at the Burlington American Legion, 162 Winn St. Do your part and donate today and give the gift of life. 

• New career help: The Burlington Public Library is hosting a Career Transition program from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today. This is a networking and workshop dedicated to providing a 'roadmap to re-employment' for transitioning professionals. It is free and all are welcome.

• Facebook photo contest: Do you enjoy photography? We are holding a contest for the big top picture on the Burlington Patch Facebook page. Click here to enter with a picture that says "Burlington" to you and it could be featured on our page.