5 Things You Need To Know In Framingham: July 20

1. The Red Sox World Series trophies were in MetroWest on Sunday. The trophies were at Pet World on Route 9 in Natick for a couple of hours on July 19.

Framingham Town Meeting member Norma Shulman brought her service dog-in-training to see the trophies, “just in case she is eventually matched with a Red Sox fan.”

Photo courtesy of Norma Shulman

2. Framingham Patch welcomes reader submission be it photos or story ideas. Email susan.petroni@patch.com or text ideas to her at 508-315-7176.

3. Today is Space Exploration Day. The day marks when Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin first set foot on the moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969.

Yesterday, was the 30th anniversary of the day Christa Corrigan McAuliffe was selected from 10,000 applicants to be the first teacher in space.

Spends some time today learning about space exploration with your child(ren). Take time to view the new Pluto photos from NASA.

Register for the free planetarium shows at the Christa McAuliffe Center on the campus of Framingham State University on Wednesday, July 22. Shows are 5:30 for families with elementary age students and 6;30 for middle and high school students. Click here to register for 5:30 show. Click here to register for 6:30 show.

4. The East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project is scheduled to spray for mosquitoes in Framingham today between dusk and 11:30 p.m., weather permitting. Click here to see if your neighborhood is included.

5. The Framingham Public Library announced the creation of an adult graphic novel collection. Click here to read more about it and what is available to borrow.