Monday Essentials: Healthy School Lunches, Field Hockey for the Cure

Welcome to Monday Essentials! Here you'll find a snapshot of a few things you'll want to keep in mind for the week ahead. If you know of something coming up that would make a great addition to Monday Essentials, email Patrick.Ball@Patch.com.

1. Free Lecture: Healthy Eating for Back-to-School: Acton Pharmacy this week is hosting two free public lectures on healthy eating for back-to-school featuring Diana Pruzinsky, a certified health coach who specializes in 
nutrition and wellness, who will discuss how to prepare healthy meals that
fit into a busy schedule. The lectures will be held at 7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 23 and 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 25. Get the details here. 

2. Public Meetings Preview: According to the town website, here's the week's lineup of public meetings: 

• Monday, Sept. 23: the Board of Selectmen and Sewer Commissioners' Meeting, at 7 p.m. at Acton Town Hall and a Volunteer Coordinating Committee at 7 p.m. at Town Hall
• Tuesday, Sept. 24: the Acton Housing Authority at 4 p.m. at the Acton Housing Authority and the Finance Committee at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall
• Wednesday, Sept. 25: the Joint Meeting of the Acton Public and Acton-Boxborough   Regional School Committees' Negotiations Subcommittee at 7:30 p.m. at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
• Thursday, Sept. 26: the Health Insurance Trust at RJ Grey Junior High School