Monday Essentials: Local Zoning and Heavenly Perseids

1) Salem weather: The forecast calls for a sunny day with a high near 74, according to the National Weather Service.

2) Zoning. The Salem Zoning Board of Adjustment meets Aug. 6 at 7 p.m. The agenda includes a variance request and set-back at 159 North Broadway for a proposed medical office building.

3) Salem Conservation. The Salem Conservation Commission is scheduled to meet Aug. 7 at 7 p.m.

4) In case you missed it: the Perseid Meteor Shower will light up the sky this month.

5) Transportation History. The first electric traffic signal was first used on this day in 1914, in Cleveland, Ohio, according to History.com.