Five Things You Need to Know Today, June 20

Here are five things you need to know today:

Pomps Pond is Open: To much anticipation with the summer heat, Pomps Pond opened up this past Saturday. Swim, play or relax on the beach; Pomps Pond always provides some nearby summer fun. Find out more here.

This Week in Sports: With varsity sport season now coming to a close, Andover Patch sports editor Jay Oza will be featuring a week of youth sports games. This feature goes up at 6 a.m.

Weather: Today should bring a high temperature of 80 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight should be mostly clear with a low temperature of 55 degrees.

Gas Prices: Here are some of the lowest unleaded gas prices according to motortrend.com: , Route 125 and Salem Street- $3.69/gallon; the – $3.72/gallon; 14 North Main Street – $3.85/gallon.

Cotton Gin Was Born: It was this day in 1793 that Eli Whitney went to apply for the cotton gin patent. He received the patent on March 14 of 1794. This fun fact was provided by On-This-Day.com.

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