Trash and Recycling Delay, ‘Balto’ Showing at Public Health Museum, Dionne Warwick & More

Here are five things to know this bust of a snowstorm day in Tewksbury

1. Have a minute? Help improve your library by taking their community survey. Through Monday, March 11, residents are invited to take part in the Tewksbury Public Library 2024 Community Survey. Share your feedback on current services, how you use your library, and what you’d like to see offered at TPL in the future. Complete the 2024 survey online at surveymonkey.com/r/TPL2024 or visit the first floor to pick up a paper copy and drop off your completed survey at the Circulation Desk by 9 p.m. on Monday, March 11.

2. Trash and recycling are delayed this week until THURSDAY due to the Nor’easter that may, or (more likely) may not, drop a bunch of snow on us today.

3. The Middlesex Community College Foundation will host a Celebrity Forum with Dionne Warwick in April. This event celebrates friendships and award-winning singer, humanitarian and author Dionne Warwick as she performs beloved classics from her more than six decade career. The event is Thursday, April 25, at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium. A donor reception will start off the evening at 5:00 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:00 p.m., and the show at 7:30 p.m. Learn more here.

Proceeds from Celebrity Forum support scholarships for Middlesex students. For more information about becoming a sponsor, contact Sherri McCormack, Dean of College Advancement, at mccormacks@middlesex.mass.edu or 978-656-3034.

4. One item we missed from last night’s planner’s report is that the Northern Middlesex Council of Governments (NMCOG) is hosting a virtual public forum on Tuesday, February 27 from 6-8 p.m. During the event, presentations on the region’s high-injury crashes will be made. Vision Zero plans to utilize a data-driven approach, emphasize equity, and present a shift from traditional transportation planning. The new strategy emphasizes a more human-centered approach that acknowledges that humans make mistakes and that we can make roads safer by improving design and planning for human error. To participate in the virtual meeting, please register in advance.

There is also an opportunity to take a pre-forum survey.

5. The Public Health Museum in Massachusetts is pleased to announce it was selected to receive a grant from the Tewksbury Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. The award will help fund Public Health Movie Nights through 2024, a quarterly film series to introduce various public health topics to audiences. So that audiences can view the films through the lens of science, each screening includes a brief discussion presented by Dr. Alfred DeMaria, Medical and Laboratory Consultant at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

The first film will be Balto, which is based on the story of sled dogs who raced the serum to stop a deadly diphtheria outbreak in Alaska along what is now the Iditarod trail — in fact, they became the basis for the Iditarod sled dog race!

Balto is an animated film rated G, so it’s suitable for the entire family. The showing will be on Saturday, February 17 at 5:30 p.m. at the Museum. Admission is $5, and there will be snacks provided. All residents are invited. Register here.