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. Hope you were able to log in to our live chat with the Northborough police chief yesterday. If not, never fear. You can read the transcript of the interview right here. Chief Mark Leahy talked a lot about traffic issues, as well as his philosophy of commanding a squad in a relatively tame town.
2. Guitarist Jack Shanahan leads an open jam session today at 11:30. Everyone is welcome to Jack's Guitar Garage. You needn't be a whiz—just have a love for music and willingness to jam with others.
3. Don't plan on going to eat at Great Wall anymore; the Board of Health closed it down permanently last night for multiple food violations.
4. Trombetta's has got the ice cream, but also keep in mind that Davidian Bros. Farm opened its ice cream stand on Memorial Day Weekend. There are some great cones on one end of town and the other, and a few in between.
5. The Third Annual McCurdy Tennis Tournament is this weekend at ARHS. Are you signed up?