"Five Things You Need To Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance.

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1. It's day two since the Sharon Board of Health's vote on the seasonal dog ban at the town beaches. Question: who still plans to take their dog to the beach anyway?

2. Be sure to watch "Today" on Thursday. Former Sharon resident Emily Cioffi, now of North Easton, is a finalist for the Best Birthday Cake, her grandmother, Louise O'Brien, tells Sharon Patch. 

3. With summer here, what's the best ice cream flavor at Crescent Ridge Dairy?

4. A reminder: selectmen are meeting at 6:30 tonight, rather than their usual Tuesday session.

5. Sharon's Gilson family has formed The G Team for the July 3 Harvard Pilgrim Finish at the 50. News about the team is here.