5 Things You Need to Know Today: Oct. 10

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

1. Today will be sunny with a high temperature of 79 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
2. Happy Columbus Day! If you are lucky enough to have the day off from work, enjoy it. Some locations closed today include: the , all public schools in Dedham, and the .
3. The girl's soccer and field hockey teams will play this afternoon. The soccer team plays at 2 p.m. and the field hockey teams play at 2 p.m.
4. Having a yard sale this weekend? Shoot us an email, and we'll let everyone know about it. Just send an email to timothyr@patch.com.
5. Heading into Boston this morning for work? Check out live traffic updates before you go.