Five Things You Need to Know Today: July 6

SONG OF THE DAY: Mat Kearney – "Nothing Left to Lose"

1. TODAY'S FORECAST: A warm and sunny day will finish out your work week here in Windham. A high of 88 for the day and a low of 69 for the night are in the forecast.

2. LITTLE LEAGUE UPDATES ON FB: The 12U Little League team won again last night, but you might not have known that if you aren't following us on Facebook. We constantly have updates that do not make the main page, so be sure to give us a follow and share our page with all of your friends.

3. FOUR MORE DAYS TO NOMINATE: Summer Readers' Choice nominations are needed by July 9.

4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On this day in 1933, Major League Baseball’s first All-Star Game took place at Chicago’s Comiskey Park. The brainchild of a determined sports editor, the event was designed to bolster the sport and improve its reputation during the darkest years of the Great Depression. Originally billed as a one-time “Game of the Century,” it has now become a permanent and much-loved fixture of the baseball season.

5. A RIVALRY CONTINUED: Speaking of baseball, the Boston Red Sox head back to Fenway Park to take on the New York Yankees tonight at 7 p.m. in the first of four games in three days. Yes, there is a doubleheader tomorrow for all of you baseball lovers.