Five Things You Need To Know Today, February 28

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Today is Tuesday, Feb. 28. Here are five things you need to know.

1. Rain late: It should be warm during the day with a chance of rain for your afternoon commute. According to the National Weather Service, the high for Monday is expected to be 50 degrees. There’s a chance of some rain after 4 p.m. and continuing early Tuesday morning.
2. Voices from the basement: is a documentary film collection of stories told by the people who worked and shopped at Filene's Basement captured through newsreels, archival footage, vintage photographs and audio recordings from Filene’s Basement Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at the . The producers of the film will be there to discuss the film afterwards. This program is sponsored by Friends of the Winchester Library and made possible by a grant from the John & Mary Murphy Educational Foundation and is free and open to the public.
3. Freight train hearing: There will be a public meeting on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the Board of Selectmen Meeting Room to discuss the
4. Absentee Ballots: Winchester residents have until Monday, March 6 to submit their absentee ballot for the Republican primaries on Tuesday, March 7.
5. Claim your listing: Are you a ? Have you claimed your listing yet? If not, be sure to check out how to do it and why you should.

To find out what is going on today in Winchester, check out our events listings.