$45M Dodge Street Development Public Hearing Tuesday

Today is Monday, July 8, and here are the five things you need to know: 

1. It looks like we'll get some rain and a much-needed break from the recent heat wave today. The National Weather Service is predicting that local residents can expect showers, thunderstorms and a high near 81. Tonight should be mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. (sunrise, 5:13 a.m.; low tide, 6:36 a.m.; high tide, 12:38 p.m.; low tide, 6:36 p.m.; sunset, 8:22 p.m.)

2. RCG, a developer based in Somerville, is hoping to erect a five-to-six story building on a 29,000-square-foot parcel bordered by Washington and Dodge streets with space for a hotel, retail space, offices and housing units. A public hearing regarding "the abandonment of that portion of the Riley Plaza roadway right-of-way" will be held at City Hall Tuesday at 7 p.m.

3. According to an event recently posted on our site, there will be a Battle of the Bands in Salem on July 13. Click Here for all the details. 

4. The City Council Committee on Ordinances, Licenses & Legal Affairs will meet at City Hall tonight. The meeting, scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m., is expected to feature a taxi operator hearing, according to the posted agenda. 

5. Today in History: On July 8, 1730, a magnitude 8.7 earthquake caused a tsunami that damaged more than 620 miles of Chile's coastline.

For more things going on in Salem, check out our events calendar.