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

Today is Thursday, August 9. Here are five things you need to know.

1. Mostly sunny: Today will be mostly sunny with a high around 87, according to the National Weather Service. There is 30 percent chance of rain or storms today.

2. Selectmen meeting: The Milton Board of Selectmen will meet at 8 tonight at Town Hall. For the full agenda, click here. 

3. Planning Board meeting: The Selectmen aren’t the only elected board meeting at Town Hall tonight. The Planning Board will also be in session beginning at 6:30.

4. Farmers Market: Visit the Milton Farmers Market today from 1 to 6 p.m. on Wharf Street for fresh produce and other local products.

5. Fun with fossils: The Milton Public Library will host Paulette Morin for a program called Fun with Fossils and Dinosaurs today at 2. Be sure to register in advance for this free event.