5 Things You Need to Know Today: March 5

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. What age would you have your kids read the Hunger Games series? Blogger Dan Barbour gives some suggestions, but let us know. The movie is coming out on March 23. It's sure to be a hit, which would make kids of all ages interested, but with the grown-up content and death scenes, it may be too much for some children.

2. Volunteers are needed to help with the magazine drive at the especially today and throughout the week. If you can, bring a friend and stop by to help out. Here is the link to sign up for a time. To support the magazine drive, click this link and proceeds go to the middle school. 

3. See the proposed cuts by Joseph Sawyer. He said more cut will be announced at the budget hearing at the School Committee meeting on March 14 at 7 p.m. at the .

4. thanked their supporters on the Facebook wall for their support and voting them the .

5. You can review businesses on Shrewsbury Patch on their places page. This week, we want to hear your review of Osaka, which offers cooking tables and a full sushi bar.

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