Panel to craft police surveillance policy

From Tewksbury News

• Finance Committee presses Shawsheen on budget costs. Tewksbury's Finance Committee pressed Shawsheen Valley administrators on the regional vocational school's revised budget cut and rising assessment costs, after per-pupil spending came in well above the five-town sending average and a member questioned whether the town's assessment growth is sustainable.Tewksbury News
• Select Board creates surveillance tech subcommittee. Tewksbury's Select Board launched a nine-member committee to craft a town policy on police surveillance technology, days after the police chief said the department has permanently stopped using its license plate readers and is removing the cameras.Tewksbury News

Tewksbury on Thu, Oct 1

• Town opens call for surveillance tech committee seats. The town is accepting applications for the new nine-member Surveillance Technology Advisory Committee the Select Board created last week, with seats reserved for town boards, the police chief, the IT director and two resident experts.Town of Tewksbury
• Town explains how to return mail-in ballots. Town Hall posted instructions for returning vote-by-mail ballots ahead of the Nov. 3 state election, outlining drop-off and mail-return options for registered voters.Town of Tewksbury
• Patch profiles Semesnyei's state Senate campaign. Tewksbury Patch published a candidate profile of Ted Semesnyei, who is running for state senator in the 2nd Essex and Middlesex District ahead of the Nov. 3 election.Tewksbury Patch
• Town sets Halloween trick-or-treat hours. Town Hall posted the official date and hours for trick-or-treating this Halloween as part of its regular alerts to residents.Town of Tewksbury
• Winning $12,000 lottery ticket sold in Tewksbury. A Keno ticket worth $12,000 was sold recently at a Tewksbury convenience store, according to Tewksbury Patch, which did not name the exact retailer in its alert.Tewksbury Patch

Coming up

• Sat, Oct 3, 10:00 a.m.: Library hike at Lightning Tree Reservation Saturday. The Tewksbury Public Library and Open Space and Recreation Committee lead a guided hike on the 25-acre Lightning Tree Reservation trail Saturday morning, rescheduled from Sept. 26 because of weather.Tewksbury Public Library
• Mon, Oct 5, 7:00 p.m.: Planning Board meeting cancelled Monday. Tewksbury's Planning Board has cancelled its Monday night meeting, according to the town's online calendar.Town of Tewksbury
• Mon, Oct 5, 7:00 p.m.: Library book discussion tackles Blind Spots Monday. Tewksbury Public Library's Science Squared group meets in person in the Trustees' Room Monday evening to discuss Marty Makary's book Blind Spots, part of its monthly science-themed series.Tewksbury Public Library
• Tue, Oct 6, 5:30 p.m.: Center Elementary School Council meets Tuesday. The Center Elementary School Council holds its regular meeting Tuesday evening at 139 Pleasant Street.Town of Tewksbury
• Tue, Oct 6, 6:30 p.m.: Select Board, Finance Committee both meet Tuesday. Tewksbury's Select Board and Finance Committee each hold regular sessions Tuesday evening at Town Hall, the same night the Special Town Meeting warrant goes before voters.Town of Tewksbury
• Tue, Oct 6, 7:00 p.m.: Special Town Meeting warrant goes to voters. Tewksbury voters take up the fall warrant at Special Town Meeting Tuesday night at 139 Pleasant Street.Town of Tewksbury
• Wed, Oct 7, 3:30 p.m.: Wellness Advisory Committee meets Wednesday. Tewksbury's Wellness Advisory Committee meets Wednesday afternoon at Town Hall, with its agenda posted online.Town of Tewksbury
• Wed, Oct 7, 10:30 a.m.: MassHire mobile career center wraps up Wednesday. The MassHire Lowell Mobile Career Center makes its final stop of a five-week run at Tewksbury Public Library Wednesday, offering in-person job-search help through 2:30 p.m.Tewksbury Public Library
• Thu, Oct 8, 4:15 p.m.: Heath Brook School Council meets Thursday. The Heath Brook School Council meets Thursday afternoon at 165 Shawsheen Street.Town of Tewksbury

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