Five Things: Clouds on a Friday

SONG OF THE DAY: "Swim and Sleep" by Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Good morning, Medford! Here are five things you need to know today, Friday, March 1:

1. CHAMBER COTY: Andrea Bates McGrath of Bates Insurance Agency on High Street has been selected as the 2013 Medford Chamber of Commerice Citizen of the Year.

2. JOIN THE CONVERSATION: What are your thoughts on the Medford City Council's recent discussion on transgendered students? 

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4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On this day in 1932, in a crime that captured the attention of the entire nation, Charles Lindbergh III, the 20-month-old son of aviation hero Charles Lindbergh, is kidnapped from the family's new mansion in Hopewell, New Jersey. Lindbergh, who became an international celebrity when he flew the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927, and his wife Anne discovered a ransom note demanding $50,000 in their son's empty room. The kidnapper used a ladder to climb up to the open second-floor window and left muddy footprints in the room. Information courtesy of History.com.

5. TODAY'S FORECAST: Mostly cloudy with highs around 40. More clouds tonight with a low of 30.