Five Things You Need to Know: Monday, July 1

1. Hello and welcome to first full week of Walpole Patch. Let us know what you want to see on Walpole Patch or send us any feedback to local editor Benjamin Paulin at benjamin.paulin@patch.com. Be sure to link us on Facebook and make sure you sign up for the newsletter, which is delivered to your inbox every morning. We want to hear from you. When you need something done in Walpole or looking for a new place to eat, check out the Walpole Patch directory. If you are a business, please claim your directory listing. It's free.

2. The Walpole Public Library will be closing at noon July 3 because the fireworks and be closed on July 4  in observance of Independence Day.

3. Don't forget to check out all Night Before the Fourth activites Tuesday. There's a rumor going around the adorable Patch Puppy will be making his first appearance around town. He's always available to have his picture taken with you. He doesn't bite and he loves his milkbones.

4. The Walpole American Legion baseball team will be off until Friday when they travel to Medfield for 5:45 p.m.

5. If you have a neat photo of the Fourth of July or anything going on in town, make sure you download to Walpole Patch's pics and more and share with the rest of your fellow Patch readers.