5 Things To Know Today: Jan. 3

It's Over: Winter break for is officially over today — and in case you forgot, here's the schedule for openings and dismissals for local schools:

• Johnston High School: Open, 7:10 a.m.; Dismissal, 1:28 p.m.
• Ferri Middle School: Open, 7:45 a.m.; Dismissal, 2:03 p.m.
• Elementary Schools: Open, 9:05 a.m.; Dismissal, 3:20 p.m.
• Early Childhood Center: Morning session open, 8:15 a.m.; Dismissal, 11 a.m. Afternoon session open, 11:45 a.m.; Dismissal 2:35 p.m.

Eye On The Sky: Stay up-to-date with the local weather conditions with the JohnstonPatch Weatherbug page. Today's forecast is for partly sunny skies with temps dipping into the 20s during the day.

Save Time And $: Check out the JohnstonPatch traffic and gas page for the cheapest gas in the area — and possible traffic hot spots — before you leave the house.

Look Ahead: Over the weekend, we posted a article on how our 2011 predictions worked out — and we're asking readers to post their own predictions. Click the link to take our poll and add you comments.

New Chief: On this date in 2011, we posted an interview with Doug Jeffrey, who'd just been named Mayor Joseph Polisena's chief of staff.