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

Today is Wednesday, October 31. Here are five things you need to know.

1. Mostly cloudy: According to the National Weather Service, today will be mostly cloudy with a high near 63. There is a 40 percent chance of rain today.

2. Happy Halloween: Happy Halloween to all you Milton ghosts and goblins. Be safe and don’t eat too much candy.

3. Small Wonders: The Milton Public Library will hold back-to-back lap-sit story times this morning. “Small Wonders” will be held at 10 and 10:45 a.m. Registration is not required.

4. Milton on Facebook: The Town of Milton recently increased its social media presence. The town’s Facebook page had several updates during the storm earlier this week. Like the page, here.

5. Veterans luncheon: Milton veterans are invited to the annual Milton Council on Aging Veteran’s Appreciation Luncheon on Friday, November 9 at 11:30 a.m. Veterans who would like to attend are encouraged to call the Senior Center at 617-898-4893.