5 Things You Need to Know Today, July 25

Today is Wednesday, July 25.

1. Today's weather: Sunny with a high near 84 degrees and some wind -- gusts up to 26 mph. Showers and thunderstorms may return on Thursday.
2. Don't forget, the summer reading program for adults at the has begun and you have the opportunity .
3. Mayor Bettencourt is holding a press conference this afternoon to announce the decision by the Mass. School Building Authority's board of directors on its decision whether or not to authorize a new middle school for Peabody. The board will take its vote this morning.
4. The Peabody Conservation Commission meets tonight at 7 in the basement conference room at . There's a full agenda ahead for the commission, including a hearing on a Notice of Intent from city planners for a nature trail around Sydney's Pond, a continued hearing on the plans for redeveloping 15 Wallis St. into a new downtown post office and Warren Innis is requesting numerous conditions be removed from the commission's approval for his Bartholomew Street development, among other items.
5. Saturday is Olympic Fun Day. Stay tuned for more details on this initiative.