Five Things You Need to Know Today, March 9

Here are five things you need to know today Wednesday, March 9:

God Bless Amerigo: I would be unpatriotic if I didn’t mention this one. It was this day in 1454 that Amerigo Vespucci was born. He was born in Florence, Italy and America was named in his honor by German cartographer Matthias Ringmann. This fun fact was provided by On-This-Day.com.

Social Media and Local Realtors: Learn more about why local realtors use social media and how come they are one of the services with a firm grasp on how social media can be optimized for their business. Check out the article at 6 a.m.

Weather: Today should be bring patchy fog before 8 a.m. and hold a high temperature around 37 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. There is a small chance of snow showers after 4 a.m. tonight and the low temperature will be around 30 degrees. Chance of snow is 20 percent.

Reception for Student-Run Exhibition: Stop by the Addison Gallery of American Art tonight from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for a reception to mark the start of MUSE, a new exhibit that will be the last to start before the Addison closes for renovations soon.  The exhibit is unique because it was curated and organized by a small group of Phillips Academy students. Find out more about this feature

Gas Prices: The BP on Route 125 continues to be the lowest station in Andover. Here are some of the lowest unleaded gas prices according to motortrend.com: , Route 125 and Salem Street- $3.39/gallon; 205 North Main Street –$3.43/gallon; the – $3.46/gallon.

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