Monday Essentials: October Photo Walk at Mary Cummins Park

Welcome to Monday Essentials, our weekly column taking a look at the week ahead. Here are five things to know about this week:

1) Mostly sunny this week 

Looks like we can expect mostly clear skies this week. According to the National Weather Service most days this week will have either sunny skies or partly sunny skies. Temperatures will start in the high 60s early in the week, rise to around 80 by Thursday and then drop back into the mid to low 70s for Friday and the weekend. Nighttime temperatures in the high 40s to mid 50s this week. 

2) Public meetings 

The Board of Appeals is meeting at 7:30 on Tuesday in the main hearing room at Town Hall - click here for the agenda. The Planning Board is meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday in the main hearing room at Town Hall - click here for the agenda. Check out the full list of public meeting happening this week. 

3) Chinese foreign policy discussion.  

The Burlington Public Library is hosting an eight part series on U.S. Foreign Policy led by Dr. Craig Brandt, a former naval officer and experienced 'Great Decisions' discussion leader. The discussion will run from 10:30 a.m. to noon and today's topic is "Chinese Foreign Policy: Current Trends."

4) Community Health Forum 

On Wednesday Lahey Clinic is holding a "Burlington Community Health Needs Assessment Community Forum with John Snow, Inc," from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Lahey Hospital & Medical Center will host a presentation and discussion of key findings of the Community Health Needs Assessment mandated by the state Attorney General. Click here for more details.

5) October Photo Walk at Mary Cummings Park 

There will be a monthly photo walk of Mary Cummins Park on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the parking lot of the new soccer field on Blanchard Road (not at the blue water tower as in the past). They will meet at the parking lot, look at the weather, and see where people want to walk. he park features meadows, woods and wetlands, so there are many possible walks. Foliage won't be great yet, but there are plenty of wildflowers still out, and some trees are already at peak.