5T: New Year's Eve Early Closings, Winter Parking Ban

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

Today is Monday, Dec. 31. Here are 5 things you need to know:

• Mostly sunny: Looks like a nice but cool day today. According to the National Weather Service we can expect mostly sunny skies with a high near 33 degrees. Mostly cloudy tonight with a low around 27. 

• Town office closings: All Burlington town offices, including Town Hall and the library, will be closed at 3 p.m. today and will be closed all day tomorrow.

• Winter Parking: A reminder that the town's Winter Parking Ban went into effect on December 1. There is now no on-street parking from 2 a.m. to 8 a.m.

• Facebook friends: Get Burlington news right on your Facebook page in 2013. Click the link to like our Burlington Patch Facebook today and if you already have, please tell a friend!

• Music lessons: Interested in learning how to play an instrument? Burlington's Real School of Music is currently offering free trial lessons for students interesting in learning about their fall session that runs until Dec. 31. Call today to schedule yours at 888.881.REAL (7325).