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Chiefs Fall in Title Game, Power Back For Nearly All

Here's five things. Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011.

Good morning, here's five things to know today:

Power Nearly All Back: A total of 17 customers in Medford were still affected by outages as of 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to National Grid. About 100,000 statewide were still without power.

Chiefs Fall in Game Five: After winning two games in dramatic fashion to force a game 5 in the Championship Series of the ICL, the magic ended Tuesday night for the Andre Chiefs, as the fell to the Blue Sox 5-0 to lose the title game.

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Another Nice Day: It's going to be sunny and in the low-80s today, according to the National Weather Service. It's expected to be partly sunny and a little cooler tomorrow.

Irene is gone, but transportation agencies are still feeling the storm’s after-effects. Here’s a rundown of transportation services in and around Greater Boston.

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Take the kids to Medford Public Library at 10 a.m. for a story and craft project. This is a weekly event, held every Wednesday morning at the library.

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