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Evening Edition: School Is Nigh
Welcome back!
This is it for summer. School starts next week. It might technically still be summer for a few more weeks; but the party is officially over.
On the bright side, decorative gourd season fall is imminent!
Here’s what we have for you this week:
West Nile Virus Detected in Mosquitoes in Sudbury; No Human Cases Reported
School Rankings Season Arrives On Cue
Sudbury’s Carole Ann Baer to Be Honored at Fenway for Challenger League Legacy
Almost Heaven
Electronics Recycling and Document Shredding Event — Sept. 13
OUTDOOR FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT AT MEADOW WALK SUDBURY TO FEATURE MONSTERS UNIVERSITY — Sept. 19
Let’s get into it!
West Nile Virus Detected in Mosquitoes in Sudbury; No Human Cases Reported
NEWS
By Kevin LaHaise
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) has confirmed the presence of West Nile Virus (WNV) in mosquitoes collected in Sudbury, raising the town’s risk level to moderate. No human cases have been reported.
The news came by way of a press release from the Sudbury Health Department, which coordinates mosquito control activities with the East MiddleSex Mosquito Control Project in addition to many other public health services ranging from food service inspection and permitting to inspection of septic systems, community nursing and mental health services.
According to the announcement, West Nile Virus is spread through mosquito bites and can affect both humans and animals. While most people infected do not experience symptoms, some may develop mild flu-like illness, and in rare cases, the virus can lead to serious neurological conditions.
School Rankings Season Arrives On Cue
NEWS
By Kevin LaHaise
The annual U.S. News and World Report high school rankings were released this week, and Massachusetts schools fared quite well overall. Here in Sudbury, Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School (LSRHS); came in at 68 in Massachusetts and 1,659 nationally.
Last year, Niche ranked LSRHS 12 in the state, and Boston Magazine ranked LSRHS 36 in the Boston area.
The various ranking companies use different methodologies which tend to produce significant differences in results. There are also concerns about the quality of the data used in the rankings. Last year the Boston Magazine rankings were based on faulty or incorrect data in at least two areas according to LSRHS Superintendent Andrew Stephens.
Data issues aside, the rankings industry has been expanding in recent years, with firms like Niche even ranking high school athletics programs. LSRHS cracked the top 10 in Massachusetts.
Sudbury’s Carole Ann Baer to Be Honored at Fenway for Challenger League Legacy
NEWS
By Kevin LaHaise
Carole Ann Baer, the longtime commissioner of Sudbury’s Challenger League, will be honored at Fenway Park next month for more than two decades of dedication to inclusive baseball.
Baer has been named the 18th recipient of DK Baseball Clinics’ Legacy Edition Tribute Bat, a national award recognizing leaders who have transformed lives through the game. She founded the Sudbury Challenger League over 20 years ago to give children and young adults with disabilities the chance to play baseball, build friendships, and be part of a team.
Almost Heaven
FEATURES
By Rev. Eric Wolf
Exploring the intersection of sacred and secular.
I discovered something kind of wonderful, my daughter likes some of my music — at least the songs she doesn’t call “old and tired” — she’s seven, y’all.
Country Road
During this end-of-summer lull between camp and school, our membership to Davis Farmland has been pretty handy. (Note to Davis Farmland and others, I accept sponsorships, and will sell ad space in my articles…we just won’t tell Kevin!) On the way the other morning, she asked for one of our favorites, Take Me Home, Country Roads — “play West Virginia again!”
It was the third time.
Then I saw another song that I knew she’d enjoy, Somewhere Over the Rainbow / Wonderful World by the Hawaiian heavyweight crooner Israel Kamakawiwoʻole. His voice surprised me the first time I heard it, because it conveyed a joyful melancholy with an honesty few achieve.
Electronics Recycling and Document Shredding Event — Sept. 13
EVENTS
By Memorial Congregational Church
Help Save Our Planet and Protect Your Identity
[Event listing courtesy of Memorial Congregational Church]
On Saturday, September 13, from 9 – 1, Memorial Congregational Church is hosting its Fall electronics recycling and document shredding event.
The event is open to all communities and will be held rain or shine. At the electronics recycling truck, prices vary from $25-50 for a TV, $15 for a computer, $15-25 for a computer monitor, $5-$40 for appliances, and $5 for a box of electric cords. Workers will remove the items from your vehicle and place them in the recycling truck which is operated by a state-licensed electronic recycling company who will properly dispose of all items. They will accept ANYTHING WITH A CORD OR BATTERY (including washing machines, air conditioners, treadmills, etc.) as well as propane tanks, any type of battery, printer ink cartridges, and toner cartridges.
The fee for shredding is just $9 per copy paper box or brown grocery bag. A volunteer will remove your boxes or bags of documents from your car and your documents will be shredded on-site. The truck is equipped with closed-circuit TV so you can actually watch the shredding if you wish. Personal and business documents of any type may be shredded.
You may pay by cash, check, or VENMO.
MCC is located at 26 Concord Road, just across from Goodnow Library in Sudbury. For more information, please email [email protected] or call 978-443-3885.
OUTDOOR FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT AT MEADOW WALK SUDBURY TO FEATURE MONSTERS UNIVERSITY — Sept. 19
EVENTS
By Meadow Walk Sudbury
Back-to-school season is here, and Meadow Walk Sudbury is celebrating with a free outdoor family movie night on Friday, September 19 at 7PM. The event will feature Pixar’s hit movie Monsters University on The Green at Meadow Walk, located at 536 Boston Post Road, Sudbury, MA.
Attendees are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs and blankets, as well as a non-perishable food item to support the Sudbury Community Food Pantry.
Event highlights include:
Pre-movie pictures with Monsters University characters, Mike Wazowski and Sulley
Free popcorn, prizes, music and games
Ice cream from New City Microcreamery will be available
Giveaways from Orangetheory Fitness, Whole Foods Market and more!
Parting Thoughts
That’s that for this week. Apologies for the late delivery — it was unavoidable, and Saturday morning was not an option this week.
We’ll be back to the usual editorial cadence next week, with a bunch of exciting developments in store for the back half of the year.
Enjoy the last few days of summer calm before the back to school storm!
Onward!