5 Things: Readers' Choice and Street Resurfacing

Our weekday 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. It's going to be a beautiful week for weather. Today highs are expected in the mid-80s and sunny with clear skies.

2. . Voting will begin before the end of the month.

3. . What do you think? Take our poll and add your comments to the article.

4. The Friends of the Shrewsbury Public Library and the Shrewsbury Parks and Recreation Department have joined forces to create a “Story Walk” for children and families at Jordan Pond. Stroll the one-third of a mile, paved walking trail around Jordan Pond and enjoy a reading of Sheep Take a Hike by Nancy Shaw. The walk will run between July 16 and July 20.

5. The following is a list of streets to receive an application of asphalt rubber surface treatment with aggregate vover during the week of July 16 and ending July 25. Here is the list:

• Arch Street
• Cross Street
• Green Street
• Hill Street
• Knowlton Avenue
• parts of Lake Street
• Municipal Drive
• parts of Old Mill Road
• School Street
• parts of South Street
• parts of Spring Street
• Walnut Street
• Wesleyan Street
• Wesleyan Terrace

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