5 Things: Tips for Caring for Aging Parents

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.

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2. With graduation season well under way, one Shrewsbury Patch blogger writes about the upside of downsizing your home when your children leave for college. If you'd like to blog on Patch, click here.

3. . She said there are great tips for moving elderly parents to the area.

4. Stop by the today at 10 a.m. and share your favorite poems, stories and writing. The writer's group meets every Friday at 98 Maple Ave.

5. . For more information, check out their on our homepage. They have programs for children 3 and up.

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