5 Things You Need To Know Today: Sept. 17

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

1. Sunny: Today will be sunny, with mostly clear skies in the evening, according to the National Weather Service. High: 76, Low: 52.

2. No school: Students in Needham Public Schools have the day off, route: {:controller=>"articles", :action=>"show", :id=>"back-to-school-important-dates-for-needham-parents"} --> today in celebration of Rosh Hashanah. School will resume on Tuesday. Check out clinic of the fall by appointment this Thursday, Sept. 20. These clinics are for residents ages 18 and older and will be held at James Hugh Powers Hall in Needham . Register online at www.needhamma.gov/parkandrecreation, in person at the Park and Recreation Office in the