1. Slow down driving to work this morning, as students head back to school today.

2. Framingham trash pick up continues today, but will be on a holiday (one-day delayed) schedule, for the rest of the week. Christmas tree pick up is NOT this week.

3. Tonight and tomorrow night, the Performing Arts Center of MetroWest will hold auditions for its spring musical FAME. Students in grades 7-12 are asked to bring a head shot, resume and prepare either one 32-bar excerpt of a song or two 16-bar excerpts of two different songs. They should also be prepared to dance. $25 audition fee. For additional information visit, www.pacmetrowest.org

4. Tonight, Marian High girls varsity basketball team will host the hoop team from the Advanced Math and Science Academy at 6:30.

5. Just a reminder, that with a new year means new parking restrictions in Framingham. As 2013 is an odd year, you can only park overnight on the odd side of the street.