Five Things You Need to Know Today, April 21

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Today is Thursday, April 21. Here are five things you need to know:

1. Things are looking up: After a few days of clouds, mist and rain, the sun is finally back today. According to the National Weather Service, expect sunshine and temperatures in the high 50s. Woo hoo!   
2. Traffic: The city’s Traffic Commission will meet today at 3 p.m. in the . On the agenda today are a traffic island at Traverse and Ward streets, a do-not-block-intersection sign at the driveway on Commerce Way, and a citizen’s request for a traffic study at Garfield Avenue and Green Street.  
3. Zoo time: Since the weather is going to be nice today, or so the weather forecasters say, you might want to take a drive over to neighboring Stoneham to check out the . The zoo will have special activities all week in celebration of school vacation week.
4. In case you missed it: Woburn Police and Massachusetts State Police responded to a . The suspect, a white man wearing a yellow rain slicker, reportedly , but did not show a weapon. , and .  
5. Tie A Yellow Ribbon: On this day in 1973, the famous song “Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree” by Tony Orlando and Dawn reached number one on the Billboard charts. The song is about a soldier who returns home after three years away and looks for a sign from his love on whether she still loves him. The sign? A yellow ribbon on an oak tree.

To find out what is going on today in Woburn, check out our events listings.