Five Things You Need to Know Today, April 1

Here are five things you need to know today:

Yard Sale Tomorrow at Sanborn Elementary School: The Sanborn Elementary School is holding a large yard sale tomorrow at the school from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. It will be held in the school’s gymnasium and, therefore, will be held rain or shine. Find the Sanborn School website here.

New Report - Several ‘Deficient’ Bridges in Andover:  A national report released this week states that Andover has several deficient bridges, some on highways and others in town. Find out more at 11 a.m.

Weather: Oh shoot. The National Weather Service says it will rain then snow then rain then rain then snow and so on and so on. Rain mixed with snow is expected today with a high temperature around 39 degrees. A north wind should come through at 13 to 15 miles per hour with wind gusts as strong as 34 miles per hour. One to two inches of accumulation is expected. Tonight will be bring more snow, and maybe rain, before 8 p.m. and then patchy fog around 9 p.m. and 10 p.m.  A low temperature of 30 degrees is likely. Snow holds a 60 percent chance.

Gas Prices: The Sunoco just went up. Here are some of the lowest unleaded gas prices in Andover according to motortrend.com: the – $3.45/gallon ,  Route 125 and Salem Street- $3.47/gallon; 205 North Main Street –$3.52/gallon.

Free Calls to Japan: In order to help families connect, Comcast is offering free phone calls to Japan for all of their “Xfinity Voice and Business Class Voice customers,” according to the Comcast site. All charges for phone calls made to Japan from March 11 to April 10 will be removed from your bill.  See more info here.

Check out all of the events happening in Andover today at our events calendar.