City Council to Talk Budget Tonight

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

City Council Considers Budget Measures: Before their regular meeting, councilors will meet at 6 p.m. to review budgets and reprecincting. Then, the regular meeting's agenda includes three requests from Mayor Michael McGlynn.

One asks for a total of 26 fund transfers between various city accounts, while another asks the city council to request a home rule grant from the state legislature that would allow Medford to transfer about $1.2 million from its water surplus account to help balance the municipal budget.

The third request from McGlynn asks for numerous changes to current city fees and additions of new ones.

We've got a list of local yard sales going for local bargain-hunters. Having a yard sale? Add it in the comments and we'll put it in the chart.

From fires to new bakeries, check out some of the top news from around the region last week.

If you happened to head across the city line to Somerville yesterday and stumbled into Davis Square, you may have spotted Mark Wahlberg, who was filming a scene at Somerville Theatre. Let Somerville Patch know if you have a celebrity sighting.

Cool with Showers: Temperatures will stay in the 50s today, with a 30 percent chance of rain during the day, according to the National Weather Service. There's a 50 percent chance of rain tonight.