5 Things You Need to Know Today: April 26

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1. Today is Westwood's Annual Town Election. Polls will be open from 12 to 7 p.m. All races are uncontested this year.
2. The Dedham-Westwood Water District will meet from 7-9 p.m. tonight in Dedham. For more information on the meeting, click here.
3. The Westwood and varsity lacrosse teams will take on Medway High School today at 3:45 p.m., with the girls playing at home and the boys hitting the road to Medway.
4. The Westwood Public Library will hold its today from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. at the library's Islington Branch.
5. Despite a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2 p.m. today, skies will mostly be partly sunny with a high of 73 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.