Five Things You Need To Know: August 13

 Today is Monday, August 13. Here are five things you need to know.

Zip Trip Coverage: Today on Lynnfield Patch, on Friday morning. , who grew up in Lynnfield. However – the broadcast went on for four hours. With that in mind, do you have photos you took that morning that you’d like to share with the community? Email them to William.laforme@patch.com.

Town Business: The Lynnfield selectmen meet tonight at 7 p.m. at town hall.

Big Band/Swing Music: The second Tuesday of each month, the R+R 2000 band, featuring local musicians, visits the Lynnfield Senior Center to play its big band and swing music. They’ll be there tomorrow, Tuesday, August 14, at 9:30 a.m.

Skype With Children’s Author: On Wednesday, August 15 at 2:30 p.m., the Lynnfield Library has its first-ever virtual author visit with Deb Lund, author of "Dinosauring" and other children's books. The kids will read some of her books together and think of some questions to ask Lund beforehand. Registration required. Call Laura or Pam at 781-334-5411 to sign up.

Best Of Patch: This is the final week of voting for the Best of Patch 2012 contest, where area Patch.com websites poll readers on their favorite local businesses. .

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