5 Things You Need to Know Today, June 28

Today is Thursday, June 28. Here are five things to know today in Peabody.

1. Today's weather: Mostly sunny with a high near 84 degrees.
2. City Council: The Peabody City Council meets tonight at 7:30 p.m. for its regula session at , but prior to that is a meeting of the Municipal Safety Committee at 6:30 p.m. and a Committee of the Whole at 7 p.m.
3. The Making a Difference in Peabody Foundation celebrates 10 years tonight at from 5-7:30 p.m., and plans to honor four long time community volunteers for giving back. Stay tuned for more details.
4. Who says just teenagers love Facebook, Twitter and Wii? The folks over at , a local retirement community, say technology is thriving there, so much so that they're hosting a Brooksby Village Technology Expo today from 1-3 p.m. Guests and Brooksby Village residents will have the opportunity to interact and have some hands-on fun with iPads, Wii, Facebook and more. Stay tuned for more information.
5. Mark your calendars: The city's annual summer concert series is set to kickoff again July 15 with Belclare and some traditional Irish music and song at the from 6-8 p.m.