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Good morning, Medford! Here are five things you need to know today, Thursday, April 25:

1. CIRCLE THE SQUARE: The organizers of Medford's "Circle the Square" have posted this survey regarding their upcoming season, which starts June 20. They'd like your help by completing the survey.

2. COLLIER MOURNED AT MIT: Wednesday, Vice President Joe Biden joined thousands of law enforcement and the MIT community in mourning the death of MIT Officer Sean Collier. Here is our coverage. 

3. GET THE PATCH NEWSLETTER: Have you signed up for the Medford Patch Daily Newsletter yet? Each morning you can get Medford Patch news delivered directly to your e-mail inbox. It's totally free, so if you like what you read here, sign up now!

4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On this day in 1983, the Soviet Union releases a letter that Russian leader Yuri Andropov wrote to Samantha Smith, an American fifth-grader from Manchester, Maine, inviting her to visit his country. Andropov's letter came in response to a note Smith had sent him in December 1982, asking if the Soviets were planning to start a nuclear war. At the time, the United States and Soviet Union were Cold War enemies. Information courtesy of History.com.

5. TODAY'S FORECAST: Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing with a high of 67. Clear tonight with a low of 38.