5 Things: Thinking of Baby Names

1. The Natick Cooperative Playgroup will meet today at 9:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church. The NCP is a nonprofit organization formed over 35 years ago that offers playgroup sessions four days a week to children under the age of five. NCP is not affiliated with the First Baptist Church.

2. The Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation recently made a round of grants to several organizations, including a few right here in Needham. Take a look to see what they're doing in the community.

3. Many of you probably remember the shooting of a young Natick man back in 2004. Yesterday the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld the killer's conviction, rejecting all of the issues he brought up on appeal.

4. Planning on having kids soon? Have you thought about what you want to name them? Well, here are some of the top baby names of 2012.

5. Just for fun, here are some of the more entertaining things on Craigslist from around the MetroWest region. We hope you enjoy them.