Check Out This Prize-Winning Harbor Photograph

Today is Tuesday, Jan. 7, and here are the five things you need to know: 

1. It will feel noticeably colder out there in Salem today. The National Weather Service is predicting that local residents can expect it to be sunny, with a high near 14. Tonight should be blustery, with a low around 9. (sunrise, 7:13 a.m.; low tide, 9:39 a.m.; high tide, 3:57 p.m.; sunset, 4:26 p.m.)

2. Salem's Essex National Heritage Commission recently announced a reception celebrating the Essex National Heritage Area 2013 Photo Contest winners. The reception will take place at the new gallery at Hunt's Photo & Video in Melrose on Thursday, Jan. 23. The image above is the 2013 Photo Contest Grand Prize: Rockport Dock, Rockport by Ken Jordan.

3. The Salem Recycling Committee will meet tonight at the City Hall Annex on Washington Street. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., according to the posted agenda. 

4. The City of Salem recently announced a Giveaway Contest in the hopes of encouraging city residents to sign up for E-Billing. Residents who pay at least one city bill before Jan. 31, 2014 will be entered to win a tablet. Click Here for all the details. 

5. Today in History: On Jan. 7, 1927, the first transatlantic telephone service was established. It ran from New York to London. 

For more things going on in Salem today, check out our events calendar.