Monday Essentials: A Planning Board Public Hearing, No Slots Tewksbury Informational Meeting and More

1. Your 3-day Local Forecast: 

• According to the National Weather Service, Monday will be sunny, with a high near 73. Expect a northwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
• Monday night will be mostly clear with a low around 51. Expect a northwest wind from 3 to 6 mph.
• Tuesday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Expect a calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
• Tuesday night will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Expect a south wind from 3 to 7 mph.
• Wednesday will be partly sunny, with a high near 78.
• Wednesday night will be cloudy, with a low around 64. There is a 40 percent chance of rain after 7 p.m.

2. Reader Comment of the Day: "Jeff, thank you for "setting the record straight" you have addressed many of my conerns in this article. I liked the information you provided from other towns that have casino's and the fact you have accountability if not more for alchohol consumption. Also, your right you can't force us to make a decision in your favor, but at least to make the decision with accurate information. thank you," reader Italian Mama commenting on the board post, Setting the Record Straight.

3. Today in Public Meetings: Tewksbury Planning Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Tewksbury Town Hall. At 8:30 p.m., Planning Board will hold a public hearing at the same location on the proposed zoning bylaw amendments that would accommodate the proposed Merrimack Valley Casino at 300 Ames Pond Drive. Stick with Tewksbury Patch for coverage of this meeting. You can view the agenda here.

4. Coming Up: An informational meeting sponsored by the group No Slots Tewksbury will be held at the Tewksbury Country Club on Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. Speakers will include former State Sen. Sue Tucker, State Rep. Jim Miceli, psychologist Tom Larkin and more.

5. ICYMI: In case you missed it, detectives were off at Wal-Mart with a vehicle that showed up as suspicious on Monday, Aug. 5, at 8:54 p.m. A Lawrence man was arrested for subsequent offense of distributing Class B drugs, failure to stop for police and resisting arrest. Read more in our most recent Tewksbury police log.