It's the first official day of summer and the longest day of the year.
Today is the first day of summer, also known as the summer solstice. It's the longest day of the year, and the shortest night. And summer certainly made a grand entrance, with temperatures soaring into the 90s, prompting heat advisories around the region. The actual moment of the solstice occurs at about 7:09 p.m. this evening, while the sun sits directly above the Pacific Ocean to the west of Hawaii. As you may remember from your grade school science lessons, the seasons and the changing lengths of the day and night throughout the year are a result of the Earth's axial tilt. Try to visualize the Earth's orbit around the sun as an elliptical path on an imaginary plane in space. As the Earth rests in that plane, its north and south poles—…
Fire Department Study findings, the start of summer and more today in Lexington.
1. QDoba Ribbon Cutting: Qdoba, which opened last Monday, June 11, will have its formal grand-opening, complete with “ribbon-cutting” photo, on from 6 to 8 p.m. at 46 Bedford Street. 2. Fire Department Study Findings: The Board of Selectmen is meeting at the unusual hour of 11 a.m. this morning at the Town Office Building to receive and hear the report from Municipal Resources Inc. (MRI) regarding the Fire Department Organizational and Staffing Study findings. 3. Today in Public Meetings: According to the town website, additional public meetings posted for today include the Board of Registrars at 11 a.m. at the Town Office Building; the Recreation Committee at 7 p.m. at the Town Office Building and the Planning Board at 7:30 p.m. at the …
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