Our morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations.
1. Thursdays means Stump Trivia and prime rib specials at JJ's. Feed your tummy, then your brain.
2. The summer concert series kicks off tonight at Ellsworth-McAfee Park with a show by jam band Third Man Factor. These shows are free, and you're encouraged to bring chairs and a picnic.
3. You're running with the insects of the night: that's the show today at the Northborough Free Library. It's creepy. It's crawly. It's fun and interesting.
4. Youth For Understanding USA (YFU), a nonprofit educational organization, seeks volunteers and host families to mentor and host high school exchange students coming to the community.
5. Do you think all American flags should be made in America? Enough to make it a law? Vote in our poll.