Tax Free Shopping, Roadwork, and Happy Birthday, Mr. First Selectman!

1. We couldn't have asked for better weather for the Hamburg Fair over the weekend or for the surprise 60th birthday bash held for East Lyme First Selectman Paul Formica at McCook Point Park on Saturday. (Belated Happy Birthday, Paul!)

This week promises to be equally glorious. Weather.com is predicting mostly sunny skies through Friday with highs in the low to mid-80s and overnight lows of in the mid-60s. There's just a 10 percent chance of rain today, Thursday and Friday.  

2. Tax-free shopping week started in Connecticut on Sunday. This is the week to get all those back to school supplies. 

3. Municipal Meetings ...
In East Lyme Town Hall: 

• Monday, Historic Properties Commission meets at 7 p.m.
• Tuesday, East Lyme Harbor Management/Shellfish Commission meets at 7:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, Board of Selectmen meeting 7:30 p.m.

In Old Lyme:

• Monday, Lymes' Senior Center Board of Directors meets at 2 p.m. at the Senior Center; At Old Lyme Town Hall, Old Lyme Historical Society meets at 4 p.m., Flood and Erosion Control Board meets at 5:30 p.m., and Old Lyme Board of Selectmen meets at 7:30 p.m.
• Tuesday: Commission on Aging meets at 1 p.m. at Lymes' Senior Center; Sound View Improvement Committee meets at Town Hall at 5 p.m., Board of Finance meets at 7:30 p.m.

In Lyme Town Hall:

• Monday: Board of Selectmen meets at 3 p.m.; Cemetery Commission meets at 7 p.m. 
• Tuesday: Recreation Commission meets at 7 p.m.
• Wednesday: Conservation and Inland Wetlands Commission meets at 7:30 p.m.; 

4. Installation of new water pipes along Route 85 through Waterford, repaving in East Lyme, and resurfacing along Lyme Street in Old Lyme which starts tomorrow will all add to delays this week. 

5. ProTek Auto will be holding a concert this Friday night as part of its summer music series. The concerts are held at 7 p.m. on the Pro Tek stage on Main Street in downtown Niantic. Admission is free but donations are appreciated. All money goes to fund school music programs.