Five Things You Need to Know Today: April 26
Puzzles, meetings, sports and more today in Lexington.
1. Puzzle Night for Grownups: At 7 p.m. tonight, Cary Memorial Library will host its first ever “Puzzle Night for Grown-Ups,” an evening of games, puzzles, prizes, refreshments and fun. The evening's special guest will be long time Lexington resident Glenn Iba, who has recently publishing a book entitled Round Trip Puzzles, and a puzzle app called Monorail.
2. The Forever Fix: Gene Therapy and the Boy Who Saved It: At 7 p.m. tonight at the Depot, Lexington Community Education presents An Evening with Ricki Lewis, author of the book about a boy who had undergone gene therapy to cure his hereditary blindness.
3. Today in Public Meetings: According to the town website, public meetings posted for today include the Retirement Board at 8 a.m. at Cary Memorial Library; the Permanent Building Committee at 7 p.m. at the DPW Building; the Town Celebrations Committee at 7 p.m. at Cary Hall; the Board of Appeals at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Office Building and the Lexington Housing Partnership at 7:30 p.m. at Cary Hall.
4. Today in High School Sports: This afternoon's Lexington High School Sports action includes coed varsity Ultimate Frisbee at 3:45 p.m. vs. Acton-Boxborough; boys varsity and JV lacrosse vs. Belmont High at 4 p.m.; girls varsity lacrosse at 4:30 p.m. at Belmont and girls JV lacrosse at 5:45 p.m. at Belmont High.
5. Showers Possible: Rain's in the forecast for this afternoon, along with increasing clouds and a high of about 60, according to the National Weather Service, which predicts showers and patchy fog overnight with a low of 44.