5 Things You Need To Know Today in Framingham: May 6

1. Last night, Framingham Town Meeting members rejected two citizen petitions by Town Meeting member Deborah Butler in a Special Town Meeting.

Butler wanted to have Framingham assessors elected instead of appointed, and she wanted to create a Town Meeting standing committee on assessing. Town Meeting members overwhelmingly rejected both ideas, after a 90-minute discussion.

2. After the Special Town meeting was concluded. Framingham Town Meeting members resumed discussion and votes on parts of the $19 million proposed capital budget article. Town Meeting members overwhelmingly approved $600,000 to help fund the clean up of Mary Dennison park.

Town Meeting resumes tonight -- night 5 -- at 7:30 in Nevins Hall in the Memorial Building. Framingham Patch will be at Town Meeting, but will NOT be live blogging this week.

3. FLYERS In action today:

• Framingham High baseball hosts Wellesley at 3:45 p.m.
• Framingham High girls tennis will have a match against Walpole at 3:45 p.m.
  

4. May is the month of the Virgin Mary and students at Saint Bridget School in Framingham honored her with a crowning ceremony. Click here to view photos from Patch’s new LocalStream feed.

5. Kids can read to dogs at the Framingham Library tonight. From 7 to 8 p.m., kids can spend 10-15 minutes improving their reading skills the fun way by reading aloud to a certified therapy dog. Children can pick the book but pre-registration is required by calling 508-532-5570.