5 Things You Need to Know Today: April 20

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. This week's Readers' Choice poll will end at 9 this morning, so if you're reading this early, make sure you cast your vote for best coffee!

2. Next week's Readers' Choice poll is Best Florist, so watch for it Monday morning and let us know where you get your blooms.

3. Did you know the town of Shrewsbury in just one week of April? 

4. Earth Day is the perfect day to teach the young generations about gardening and tending the earth. The Garden Club did just that this week at a school vacation event at the . Do you have a garden?

5. Register your 3-6-year-olds for soccer at