Hello Westford! Here are Five Things you need to know for today, August 17

#1. Weather: Sunnier, high of 80, lows down in the 50s.

#2. What’s On Your Mind?: Do you have an opinion on something you want to share with the world? Let us know! E-mail the editor at andrew.sylvia@patch.com and make sure to include LETTERS TO THE EDITOR in the message.

#3. Westford Anagram Challenge: Today’s person staged a mini-protest back in June outside of the J.V Fletcher Library and runs a conservative blog in Acton. If you rearrange the letters in his name, you get “Acquire Half Harm.” Who are we talking about?

Yesterday’s person was Somphone Srisvati.

#4. Westfords Around the World: Recently local residents said good bye to four school staff members just outside Westford, England.

#5. Today in History: Today is Independence Day in Indonesia, where they celebrate their independence from Japan, which had been occupying the islands from the Netherlands, in 1945.