A Northern Flicker. Photo credit: Noël Bailey

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Monday, Feb. 23

Town Council meeting: On the agenda, discussion of a moratorium on marijuana compassion centers, hookah bars and the growth, sale or distribution of marijuana. In Council Chambers at Town Hall. 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 24

Affordable Housing Task Force meeting: Find the agenda here. Conference Room B at Town Hall. 9 a.m.

Community & Senior Center Advisory Committee meeting: Here’s the agenda. At Swift Community Center. 1 p.m.

Special fundraiser for 8-year-old Benjamin McDermott: A meet-and-greet will be held with Jenna Blum, a New York Times bestselling author is taking place between 5 and 7 p.m. to benefit Benjamin McDermott, an 8-year-old with spinal muscular atrophy II. For a $20 donation, guests will receive a signed copy of one of Blum’s publications. There will also be raffles at the event. Find out more on the Reading With Robin blog here. At Panera, 1000 Division Road.

School Committee meeting: The panel will discuss the 2016 fiscal year budget and the revised strategic plan outline and get updates on proposals including full-time kindergarten, school start times, and the academic calendar. Find the full agenda here. In the library at Cole Middle School (2nd floor), at 7 p.m.

Zoning Board meeting: The board will hear four different applications – find the agenda here. In Council Chambers at Town Hall. 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 25

Academic Calendar forum: The ad hoc panel weighing changes to the school calendar will hold a forum in the cafeteria at EGHS at 9:30 a.m.

Thursday, Feb. 26

Tre Monti Winery winemaker @ Savory Grape: The Savory Grape is pleased to welcome Vittorio Navacchia, owner and winemaker of Tre Monti Winery. Navacchia is visiting from the Emilia-Romagana region of Italy and was recently featured by Anthony Bourdain on The Travel Channel. From 5 to 7 p.m.

School Start Time Committee forum: The ad hoc panel to examine middle and high school start times is holding a second community forum to hear more about the rationale behind moving to a slightly later school start time. Brown University’s Dr. Mary Carskadon, one of the nation’s leading experts on the interrelation between the circadian timing system and sleep/wake patterns of children and adolescents, will be presenting. In the library at Cole Middle School (2nd floor), at 7 p.m.

CWC meeting: Citizens Who Care meets at Town Hall. All are welcome. 9:30 a.m.

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