5 Things: Olde Wickford, Prayer Bears for Newtown & More

1. Local historian Tim Cranston will give an overview and hold a discussion on his popular "Walking in Olde Wickford" guidebooks this Wednesday night. Tim will go over how he researches for these books and what lies ahead. Starts at 6:30 p.m. Please register.

2.  Want to show your support to the families of Newtown? The First Baptist Church in Wickford will be delivering bears to the Newtown Parent Connection for distribution to siblings, parents, family and friends who have lost loved ones following last week's shooting. Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, stop by the church to adopt a bear for $10 to build (sort of like Build-a-Bear) to send to Newtown. Stay tuned for more details on this.

3.  If you know of anyone in the community organizing something to benefit the victims in the Newtown shooting, we'd like to help get the word out. Contact me atsamantha.turner@patch.com.

4.  Still looking for a Christmas tree? Check out our tree guide here to find some spots in the area where you can buy your tree this year.

5.  Today: showers likely with otherwise cloudy skies and highs near 54. Tonight: a chance of showers with lows around 36. Tomorrow: a slight chance of showers before 11 a.m. with mostly sunny skies and highs near 47.