Five Things You Need to Know Today, June 23

Here are five things you need to know today:

To Text or not to Text: Andover Police have been promoting the new texting while driving ban and the safety officer explains how the ban has been working in Andover. This goes up at 6 a.m.

Town Yard Task Force: The committee formed to explore the replacement and relocation of the Town Yard. The committee has recently been reviewing a number of different scenarios. The Town Yard Task Force meets at 7:30 a.m. at the Town Offices meeting room.

Weather: Today should bring a high temperature of 66 degrees with a 70 percent chance of rain, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight will bring a low temperature of 59 degrees with a 90 percent chance of rain.

Gas Prices: Here are some of the lowest unleaded gas prices according to motortrend.com: , Route 125 and Salem Street- $3.65/gallon; the – $3.69/gallon; Mobil, 139 River Road– $3.79/gallon.

First Job of the Secret Service: It was this day in 1860 that the Secret Service was created, first put in service to arrest counterfeiters. This fun fact was provided by On-This-Day.com

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