Tuesday, Feb. 1: Another Storm, Village Board and More

Spend your Tuesday with the activities and news in this "5 Things" column, where you will find five essential pieces of information you need to know each day, like events happening or local topics being covered on the site.

1. Have an event or topic that should appear in this column? Add it to the calendar or send us a news tip.
2. The National Weather Service has issued a severe winter storm warning for our area. Snow before noon, then snow and freezing rain with a high near 30 degrees. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible. Check with Northport Patch for cancellations, early dismissals or postponements of events. 
3. The Northport Village Board of Trustees is expected to meet tonight. Village Clerk Donna Koch said that, as of Monday, the board did not plan to cancel the meeting due to the weather. See more info here.
4. We premiered a new feature yesterday called that will run every night at 6 p.m. What do you think of it? E-mail kellyc@patch.com
5. The will host Short Story Central tonight, a book club that reads short stories. Tonight it will focus on This month we focus on stories from Vanishing by Deborah Willis. See