Five Things You Need To Know Today, July 3

Here are five things you need to know today:

1) Near perfect: We here at Woburn Patch love the heat. So for us, today's forecast is near perfect! Temperatures will be in the high 80s today, with sunny skies, says the National Weather Service. Near perfect? That might actually be perfect!

2) Kick off the 4th: Looking to get your 4th of July off to a fun start? Join the for its weekly Fun starts at 5 p.m. and lets out around 9 p.m. Cars and motorcycles are welcome! 

3) Event Spotlight: is looking to take all of the artificial out of the 4th of July holiday. Join them for in the parking lot today, starting at 4 p.m. There will be samples from all the departments and raffles with prizes!

4) In Case You Missed It: While Woburn Fire was busy putting out a , a Woburn Police officer was . Check out the fire story , and the rescue story .

5) Breaking down barriers: On this day in 1962, Jackie Robinson became the first African American to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Robinson was also the first modern black player to play in Major League Baseball when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 and helped bring an end to racial segregation in professional baseball.

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