Five Things: Save at Modell's and Support Medford Softball

Here are five things to know today, Monday, Dec. 10:

1. Rainy day. There's a 90 percent chance of rain today according to the National Weather Service, with a high near 61. Patch fog before 1 p.m. and after 4 p.m. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Tonight, showers likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy with a low around 42. Southwest wind 14 to 16 mph becoming west after midnight.

2. Modell's coupon supports Medford Youth Girls Softball. Print out the coupon here—click on the coupon to expand, then click "Print" at the top of the window—and use it at Modell's Sporting Goods by Thursday, Dec. 20 to get 15 percent off your purchase, with 5 percent going to Medford Youth Girls Softball. 

3. Holiday discount on softball registration. Speaking of Medford Youth Girls Softball, mail in your 2013 registration form by the end of the year and receive a $10 Holiday Discount off each child(s) registration.

4. Landscape architectural ideas at City Hall today. Today from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., visit City Hall to see projects created by landscape architecture students from the Harvard Graduate School of Design that examine different sites in Medford to create a series of contemporary landscape installations, ranging from temporary art installations to permanent site work. 

5. Story Time at the library. Visit the Medford Public Library each Monday and Wednesday at 10 a.m. for Story Time for kids ages 2 to 5. Listen to stories and do a simple craft. No registration necessary.