5 Things You Need To Know Today—Monday, June 18

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1) There's a trapdoor in the sun: Patchy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, cloudy through mid-morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 69. Southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph. Tonight, a slight chance of showers. Increasing clouds, with a low around 57. South wind between 6 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. (Forecast by the National Weather Service.)

2) We're laying a pipeline: The aldermen meet tonight and they'll be recovening a public hearing on . Those rates were , so there's a good chance they'll take a final vote on them tonight.

3) Come again some other day: The Park Commission meeting originally scheduled for tonight has been rescheduled to Wednesday at 8 a.m.

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• You Ask, Patch Answers: Each Monday, we'll take a question submitted by a reader and try to get the answers you're looking for. 

• ? Our weekly mystery photo runs every Monday at 3 p.m. and asks you to guess where the photo was taken in Melrose. Guess correctly and you can win a prize.
  

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