Monday Essentials: 'A Parent's Guide to the New Teenager,' Celebrate Diwali in Acton

Welcome to Monday Essentials! Here you'll find a snapshot of a few things you'll want to keep in mind for the week ahead. If you know of something coming up that would make a great addition to Monday Essentials, email Patrick.Ball@Patch.com.

1. ABRHS PTSO Presents “A Parent’s Guide to the New Teenager:” On Tuesday, Nov. 5, the Acton-Boxborough Regional High School PTO will host Tony Wolf, author of the best selling and critically acclaimed “Get Out of My Life but First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall, A Parent’s Guide to the New Teenager” and his most recent book “I’d Listen to My Parents if They’d Just Shut Up,” for a talk at the ABRHS auditorium. Get the details here. 

2. Public Meetings Preview: According to the town website, here's the week's lineup of public meetings: 

• Monday, Nov. 4:

• Council on Aging, 3-6 p.m. Acton Council on Aging
• Board of Selectmen & Sewer Commisioners' Meeting, 6:30-11 p.m., Town Hall, Room 204

• Acton Memorial Library Board of Trustees, 7:30 p.m. Acton Memorial Library Conference Room
• Planning Board, 7:30 p.m., Acton Town Hall Room 204

• Wednesday, Nov. 6:

• Acton-Boxborugh Cultural Council, 7:30 p.m., Blanchard Elementary School, Boxborough Library
• Conservation Commission, 7:15 p.m., Acton Town Hall, Room 204
• Design Review Board, 7:30 p.m., Acton Town Hall, Room 121