5 Things You Need to Know Today: Nov. 15

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. Comment on the latest blog about how wood chips, which are proposed to be used at the playground project could be difficult for those with special needs to use the playground.

2. We want your favorite recipes for Thanksgiving. Email them to Jennifer.Lucarelli@patch.com and we'll include them in our feature from our readers and local chefs. Do you have a favorite stuffing recipe? How do you make the turkey moist? Let us in on your secrets. No one wants a dry or undercooked turkey.

3. The Wimpy Kid Book Launch Party is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. at the for the latest in the series called Cabin Fever.

4. Take a few minutes today and empty out the fridge as it is Clean Out Your Fridge Day. That cheese with the mold in the back of your fridge has seen better days. And if you're cooking Thanksgiving dinner, today's a good day to make room for your bird. It is also America Recycles Day, which is a perfect time to purge those things that others can use. Donate, recycle or just plain throw out. about what can be recycled and thrown out curbside in town.

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