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. Northborough Patch is sitting down for a live chat with the chief of police on Wednesday. Be sure to submit your questions. Ask him what you've been wanting to know.
2. You probably stuffed them into the back of your closet and wish you had room. Well, donate your winter coats as the Northborough Moms and Tots gets going on its annual fundraiser.
3. Northborough Moms and Tots and Northborough Helping Hands Association, Inc. is approaching its half-way point for its fundraising goal for the 2012 Backpack Drive. These two groups are once again teaming up to continue with its Fifth Annual Backpack Drive to benefit students in need in the Northborough public schools. Last year, a total of 125 backpacks were requested.
4. Closed for the fourth time last week, Great Wall restaurant will face a second revocation hearing with the Northborough Board of Health on Wednesday, June 6, at 6 p.m.
5. Don't forget the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club, as well as the Tuesday night dinners at the Senior Center.