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Lowell Rotary serves
Members of Lowell Rotary, along with loved ones, friends and colleagues from the Merrimack Valley Rotary, prepared and served well over 100 hot dinners at St. Paul’s Soup Kitchen at Eliot Church on Sept. 16. The dinner was sponsored in part by Rotary District 7910.
Both the church’s Day Center and the soup kitchen at 273 Summer St. offer food outreach all year long, Monday through Friday, from the Eliot Fellowship Hall. The local rotary club was founded in 1920 and has been serving the Lowell area for 105 years. At the international level the Rotary, whose mission is “Service Above Self,” has 1.2 million members in virtually every country in the world and is known for its work to eradicate polio.
For more information, email POTRotary@gmail.com.
Poetry reading
Enjoy an evening of poetry with Paul Marion, Antonina Palisano and Dan Murphy, Friday, Sept. 19, at 6:30 p.m., at Lala books, 189 Market St.
Among his many works, Marion is the author of “Union River: Poems and Sketches and Lockdown Letters & Other Poems” and editor of the early writings of Jack Kerouac. For more information about this and the bookstore’s other events, call 978-221-5966 or visit lalabookstore.com.
Billerica Community Farmers Market
BILLERICA — The Billerica Community Farmers Market is open Mondays from 3 to 7 p.m. (or dusk), at 793 Boston Road, through Oct. 6. BCFM features farms, prepared foods, artisans and crafters, and entertainment. It was named the No. 1 Farmers Market in Massachusetts by America’s Farmers Market Celebration by American Farmland Trust in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
The market provides members of the community a place to purchase fresh, local produce and goods directly from farmers and producers. It provides farmers and producers with a direct market for their produce and goods. It also supports local agriculture and producers, educates the community about eating healthfully and supports the importance of sustaining agriculture.
For more information and the weekly lineup, visit billericacommunityfarmersmarket.org.
Tewksbury to host voter registration session
TEWKSBURY — A voter registration session has been scheduled for Friday, Sept. 26, at the Town Clerk’s Office inside Town Hall, 1009 Main St. Town Hall will be open that day from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. to accommodate anyone looking to register in person.
In a statement, Town Clerk Denise Graffeo said this is the final day to be eligible to vote at the Oct. 7 Special Town Meeting for residents who are not registered to vote.
People who are U.S. citizens, residents of Tewksbury and who will be at least 18 years old on or before Oct. 7 are eligible to register. Those meeting these qualifications who have a Massachusetts Driver’s License can submit their registration online at sec.state.ma.us/ovr. Mail-in voter registration forms may be obtained at the bit.ly/46K4VO0. Those registering by mail should have their form hand-canceled to ensure it is postmarked before the deadline.
Residents may also register to vote during regular Town Clerk’s Office hours, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Tuesday, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
For more information, call 978-640-4355, email townclerk@tewksbury-ma,gov or visit tewksbury-ma.gov/315/Town-Clerk.
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