5 Things: Weather, Events, Blogs, News & More

Here are five things you need to know in Crofton & Odenton today:

1. WEATHER & TIDES »  Weather.com is calling for mostly sunny weather with highs in the mid-90s on Tuesday. Temperatures will continue to rise through the middle of the week. Read more here. Tuesday’s tides at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis call for high tides at 11:19 a.m. and low tides at 6:15 a.m. and 5:28 p.m. Find tides around the Bay by searching here.

2. AROUND TOWN » Tuesday, 7 p.m.— Severn River Association (SRA) Meeting

3. YOU SAID IT » Local Voices blogger Jim Snider takes his own look at the numbers behind the salary and benefits of former school superintendent Kevin Maxwell in his latest post: Maxwell’s Unreported $1 Million Signing Bonus.

4. ICYMI » Here's one story you may have overlooked: New Police Chief Opens Twitter Account

5. PATCH HOW-TO » Did you know you can promote your fundraiser, yard sale, open house or bake sale on Patch? It’s simple. Create an event and it will show up in our calendar—which is visible to our readers all the time. Then, share it with your friends via e-mail, Facebook, Twitter and wherever else you might find interested parties. We’ll share it, too, in posts like our 5 Things You Need to Know.