5 Things You Need To Know Today: Feb. 24

Our daily column, 5 Things You Need to Know Today, will help you to get your day started and offer you some fodder for water cooler conversation.

1. As of midnight, Framingham had about an inch of snow. This storm is not expected to leave more than 3-5 inches of snow, but Framingham is also expected to get sleet and rain, too.

2. Today is the final day of school vacation. Framingham students return to school tomorrow. What did you do this week? Tell us in the comments.

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5. Massachusetts Bay Community College announced Wellesley resident Kenneth Der has been appointed to the College’s Board of Trustees. Der is an experienced financial services executive and has served as President of Framingham based FAS Corporation since 2003.