5 Things You Need to Know Today: May 23

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. Yesterday we asked you . As of yet no one has been able to answer. Do you know where you can find the miniature Lincoln Monument? If no one has guessed it by noontime we’ll post a hint on the Hopkinton Patch Facebook page and we’ll add it to the article.

2. They volunteers and workers at . have been Atlas was seen Tuesday night in the area of 95 Saddle Hill Rd. and volunteers are asked to kneel down and try to coax Atlas over.

3. Memorial Day weekend is often just remembered by many as an extra day off from school or work. In Hopkinton the Veteran’s Celebration Committee is working to change that. They have multiple ceremonies planned for the morning of May 28. Events will begin at the in Woodville at 9:45 a.m. At 10:30 several veteran memorial locations on Mayhew Street will each be honored. The parade to the Gazebo will start at 11:15 and end at noon with the traditional raising of the flag and the singing of the National Anthem. 

4. This weekend the will be changing their servers to allow users easier access to the books available across the Minute Man system. and also be prepared to change your bookmark for the site on Tuesday when the new site launches.

5. On Monday we told you the weather was supposed to be nice for the holiday weekend; but as you know weather reports are rarely correct a week out. Temperatures are still expected to be warm but it’s looking like scattered thunderstorms may plague the area.