Today is Wednesday, March 13. Here are five things you need to know.

• Warm: Temperatures are expected to be in the low 50s most of the day, with clear sunny skies.
• Meeting: The Conservation Commission will meet at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.
• Parking: The winter parking ban has been lifted.
• Blogging: The North Andover Town Republican Spring Fling will be Thursday night at China Blossom.
• This Day in History: In 1639, Harvard University was named for Rev. John Harvard. In 1781, William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus. In 1884, the United States adopted standard time. In 1951, the comic strip "Dennis the Menace" debuted.

To find more things to do today, check out our event listings.