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Family Concerts, Foreclosures, Kids/Cops Hoops Tourney

Here's five things. Tuesday, August 9, 2011.

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

Foreclosures last month in Medford were down compared to last year, but slightly up compared to the previous month. The trends in Medford shadow state-wide data, which also shows a drop from around this time last year but an uptick from May, according to data from the Warren Group, a real estate industry publishing company.

More than 170 kids from around Middlesex County - including Medford - graduated from the county sheriff's Youth Public Safety Academy Friday. The cadets, ages 9 to 11, were given diplomas in recognition of their hard work and dedication to public safety in a ceremony Friday at the Middlesex Training Academy in Billerica.

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Head to Wright's Pond at 6 p.m. tonight for this week's concert, featuring the Flannery Brothers.

Police cheered on young athletes during a Saturday basketball tournament at in Somerville, aimed at forging a friendly relationships between officers and teenagers. The fourth annual Metro Mayors Basketball Tournament drew teens from Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Quincy, Revere, Somerville and Winthrop. Members of Somerville’s Teen Empowerment center competed against the other Greater Boston youth organizations.

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Mostly Sunny Today, Maybe Rain Tonight: Comfortable highs in the mid-70s are expected today, with mostly sunny skies, according to the National Weather Service. But look out for rain tonight - there's a 60 percent chance of showers.

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