The Five Minute Read
International Day
LOWELL — St. Patrick School and Educational Center celebrated an allschool International Day on Wednesday, May 3. More than 35 countries were represented by the students who dressed in attire representing their community. The private Catholic school for children in pre-kindergarten to grade 8 is located at 311 Adams St. For information, call 978-458-4232.
Puzzle Mania
TEWKSBURY — Meet fellow jigsaw puzzle fans, discuss all things jigsaw puzzles, swap puzzles and bring a puzzle for show and tell Wednesday, June 14, 7 p.m., Meeting Room, Tewksbury Public Library, 300 Chandler St. Everyone will receive a free puzzle during the hour-long gathering led by Sue Pedersen, who organizes the library’s quarterly jigsaw puzzle swaps. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. To register, go to bit.ly/3j94sj6. For information, call 978-640-4490.
Democrats caucus
GROTON — Democrats in Groton hold a 2023 Convention Caucus on Saturday, June 17, at 2 p.m., Groton Town Hall, 173 Main St., to elect seven delegates and four alternates to the 2023 Massachusetts Democratic “Agenda in Action” Convention.
The caucus is open to all registered (18-plus) and pre-registered Democrats in Groton. Pre-registered Democrats are those who were 16 years old by May 23. The caucus will elect seven delegates and four alternates to the state Democratic Convention. The Zoom link to register is bit.ly/3uxktxt.
The monthly meeting of the Groton Democratic
Town Committee will follow at the conclusion of the caucus. Caucus attendees are invited to stay for the meeting. All caucus participants are welcome. For more information, contact Grotondtc@gmail.com, Grotondemocrats.com or facebook.com/grotondemocratictowncommittee.
The in-person state convention will be held on Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Tsongas Center in Lowell. For more information, go to massdems.org.
Friends of Dracut Elderly
DRACUT — The Friends of Dracut Elderly, a private nonprofit organization whose mission is to support Dracut Senior Center activities and to assist individual Dracut senior citizens in temporary need, is sponsoring a “Thank you for Being a Friend” party at the Lo Kai restaurant Sunday
June 25, from noon to 4 p.m., 1655 Lakeview Ave. The event includes a buffet, dessert, water, coffee and tea and music. Other beverages are available for purchase at the bar. There will be a 50-50 raffle and other prizes. Tickets are $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers. Tickets can be purchased at the Dracut Senior Center, 951 Mammoth Road. Seating is limited. For information, call 978-957-2611.
Tree survey
LOWELL — Join fellow Lowellians for Volunteer Data Collection Day, to gather information on existing trees in Lowell on Saturday, June 25, from 1 to 4 p.m., North Common Park, 413 Fletcher St. No experience is necessary. The data will be used to compile the Resilient Urban Forest Master Plan. For information, call 978674-1438.