April 20: Family Forum, 1941 Baseball, Injury Clinic

Spend your Wednesday with the activities and news in this "5 Things" column, where you will find five essential pieces of information you need to know each day, like events happening or local topics being covered on the site.

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1. Calling all : Every Wednesday at 1 p.m. we host a discussion called Family Forum (our new name for Moms Talk) about local parenting topics. We want your opinions. Please join the discussion by commenting on the article later today.

2. There is an at tonight at 7 p.m.

3. We're compiling a list of the that make Farmingdale unique. Did you miss our yesterday?

4. has to go down as one of the most amazing years in our national pastimes' history and Bud Livingston will be at to tell you all about it, including the memorable exploits of Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, and the Brooklyn Dodgers. The lecture starts at 7 p.m.

5. Have you liked us on Facebook yet? Facebook.com/FarmingdalePatch