Community Corner

Bottle Bill Debate, Green Line Extension, A Hero Among Us

Here's five things. Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011.

Good morning, Medford. Here's five things to know today:

Clifford Weeks, Medford man who worked as a mediator during the busing integration in the 1970s, was honored as Boston Celtics Heroes Among Us recipient at a State House Ceremony earlier this month.

Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Kenneth Kimmell is calling for expansion of the five cent bottle deposit. Gov. Deval Patrick has also come out in support of expanding the bottle deposit. What do you think?

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Parenting columnist Adrienne Szafranski writes about the challenges of dealing with a kid who's a picky eater. How do you cope?

Somerville residents weigh in on the delay of the completion of the project to 2018 or 2020. Share what you think.

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Rain? 50/50: It's expected to be cloudy this morning with a 50 percent chance of rain, according to the National Weather Service. That will make way for partly sunny skies with highs in the low-80s this afternoon.

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