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

Good morning, Medford! Here are five things you need to know today, Wednesday, March 6:

1. STATE OF THE CITY: Medford Mayor Michael McGlynn will deliver the state of the city address at Medford City Hall this evening at 7.

2. TRANSPORTATION MEETING: The Medford Chamber of Commerce and local legislators are holding a meeting at 5:30 this evening on the future of transportation in the state at Century Bank on Mystic Avenue.

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4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On this day in 1899, the Imperial Patent Office in Berlin registers Aspirin, the brand name for acetylsalicylic acid, on behalf of the German pharmaceutical company Friedrich Bayer & Co. Information courtesy of History.com.

5. TODAY'S FORECAST: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and show showers in the afternoon, high of 44. Snow likely tonight with a low of 32.