Monday Essentials: Two Author Visits at the Library, Zoning Board of Appeals and More

1. Your 3-day Local Forecast: 

• According to the National Weather Service,  Monday will be partly sunny, with a high near 69. Expect a calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
• Monday night will be partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Expect a light and variable wind.
• Tuesday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Expect a calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
• Tuesday night will be partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Expect a light and variable wind.
• Wednesday will be sunny, with a high near 83.
• Wednesday night will be mostly clear, with a low around 54.

2. Reader Comment of the Day: "Condolences to the family for their loss. I hope that anyone reading this realized the importance of seat belts. Land rover makes one of the safest vehicles on the market, but only if you keep your body in it! The other victim who was ejected will undoubtedly have substantial injuries that may have been less severe if he stayed inside the protection of the steel frame of his car," reader Rick M commenting on the article, Tewksbury Resident Cited Following Fatal I-93 Crash in Andover.

3. Today In Public Meetings: A public hearing on the cutting of public shade trees will be held at 10 a.m. at Tewksbury Department of Public Works at 999 Whipple Road. You can view the agenda here.

TMHS School Council will meeting at 6 p.m. in the principal's conference room at Tewksbury Memorial High School. You can view the agenda here.

Zoning Board of Appeals will meet at 6:30 p.m. at Tewksbury Town Hall. You can view the agenda here. 

4. Today In Redmen Sports: Redmen field hockey will take Lawrence Central Catholic High School at 3:30 p.m. at Strong Field. 

Redmen girls varsity volleyball will take on Wilmington High School at 5:30 p.m. at Tewksbury Memorial High School.

5. ICYMI: In case you missed it, there are two author visits at the Tewksbury Public Library on Monday. Find out how to register here. 

Dr. Robert Forrant, professor of history at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and Susan Grabski, the executive director of the Lawrence History Center, will speak about their book 'Lawrence and the 1912 Bread and Roses Strike.'

Ted Reinstein, of WCVB's Chronicle, will hold a reading and discussion of his brand new book -- New England Notebook: 'One Reporter, Six States, Uncommon Stories.'