Richard, Collier Laid to Rest Tuesday

SONG OF THE DAY: "Tessellate" by Alt-J

Good morning, Medford. Here are five things you need to know today, Wednesday, April 24:

1. RICHARD, COLLIER LAID TO REST: Martin Richard, the eight-year-old killed in the Boston Marathon bombings, and MIT Police Officer Sean Collier, killed last Thursday by the suspected bombers, were each laid to rest yesterday.

2. HAIR CUTTERY TO BENEFIT VICTIMS: Medford's Hair Cuttery will be holding a cut-a-thon Sunday to help benefit the One Fund Boston. More details here.

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4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On this day in 1916, on Easter Monday in Dublin, the Irish Republican Brotherhood, a secret organization of Irish nationalists led by Patrick Pearse, launches the so-called Easter Rebellion, an armed uprising against British rule. Assisted by militant Irish socialists under James Connolly, Pearse and his fellow Republicans rioted and attacked British provincial government headquarters across Dublin and seized the Irish capital's General Post Office. Following these successes, they proclaimed the independence of Ireland, which had been under the repressive thumb of the United Kingdom for centuries, and by the next morning were in control of much of the city. Later that day, however, British authorities launched a counteroffensive, and by April 29 the uprising had been crushed. Nevertheless, the Easter Rebellion is considered a significant marker on the road to establishing an independent Irish republic. Information courtesy of History.com.

5. TODAY'S FORECAST: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, high of 70. Cloudy again tonight with a chance of showers and a low of 47.