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1. Watch local politics in action tonight. Sharon selectmen meet at 7 at the Sharon Town Offices.

2. Remember to vote in the Best of Patch Readers' Choice 2012 categories. The list is here.

3. Up for a talk? Copley at Stoughton Nursing Administrator Steve Tyer speaks to the Sharon Adult Center and Council on Aging's Over 60 Men's Club at 9:15 a.m. at the Sharon Community Center.

4. Sharon Patch met with new Sharon High School Athletic Director Bill Martin on Monday. Learn more about him soon, as part of the site's Back to School coverage.

5. Would anyone else like to see Dave Clifton and Bob Sondheim at the mike for an Eagles football game for Sharon Community Television this fall?