5 Things You Need To Know Today—Monday, May 28

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1) I am floating away into the overcast skies over my hometown: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Tonight, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. (Forecast by the National Weather Service.)

2) One big holiday: Today is Memorial Day, so we're on a light schedule here at Melrose Patch. Check the lineup below for changes.

3) Honor him: There's a variety of events and ceremonies being held around the city today to honor America's fallen soldiers.

4) Look at all my socks: While you're out today, take a second to drop off new, unused, white athletic socks at any of the following locations: ; ; ; ; or The Melrose Republican City Committee is sponsoring this to send socks to troops overseas in Afghanistan.

5) Ain't no rest for the wicked: Here's our lineup of weekly columns that run each Monday on Melrose Patch:

• Best of Patch Readers' Choice: We'll focus on a different area of business each week, as we're looking to help Melrosians get the best service, deals and meals in Melrose only. Vote in our polls, leave comments why you enjoy a particular establishment or business, while also posting a review of a local business. The winner is decided upon by the Patch editor, based on poll results and reviews in our Places directory.

• You Ask, Patch Answers: Each Monday, we'll take a question submitted by a reader and try to get the answers you're looking for. Due to the holiday, this will run tomorrow, on Tuesday.

• ? Our weekly mystery photo runs every Monday at 3 p.m. and asks you to guess where the photo was taken in Melrose. Guess correctly and you can win a prize. Due to the holiday, we're skipping the mystery photo this week. It will return next Monday.
  

Check our calendar for the full slate of events—and add your own!