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Good morning, Medford! Here are five things you need to know today, Tuesday, March 12:

1. CITY COUNCIL: Another Tuesday, another meeting for the Medford City Council at 7 p.m. in the Howard F. Alden Auditorium of City Hall. Take a look at their agenda here.

2. WILL O'MALLEY BECOME POPE?: The papal conclave begings today at the Vatican. Will Boston's Cardinal Sean O'Malley be the next pope? Leave your thoughts here.

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4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On this day in 1933, eight days after his inauguration, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gives his first national radio address or "fireside chat," broadcast directly from the White House. Information courtesy of History.com.

5. TODAY'S FORECAST: Rain with patchy fog and highs in the mid-50s. More rain tonight with lows in the upper-30s.