Greg Jarboe

West Acton Village Holiday Stroll draws festive crowds

December 13, 2024

On the first Saturday of December, the Acton community comes together to explore various organizations across West Acton. Local businesses and organizations invite everyone to visit their locations throughout the day, making holiday shopping convenient and enjoyable. This year’s West Acton Village Holiday Stroll featured a visit with…

Senior Center holds vintage holiday tea party

December 13, 2024

by Greg Jarboe

The Acton Council on Aging (COA) held a Holiday Tea Party at the Senior Center on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, and 70 seniors (aged 60 and over) celebrated the season in style. Acton’s Chief of Police Chief Jim Cogan, a 40-year veteran of the Acton force, also attended.…

Doug Tallamy speaks (virtually) at conservation meeting in Acton

December 13, 2024

by Greg Jarboe

The Middlesex Conservation District (MCD) held its annual meeting in the Faulkner Room of the Acton Town Hall on Dec. 9, 2024. The event featured a virtual presentation by Dr. Doug Tallamy, Professor of Agriculture at the University of Delaware, discussing his recent book, Nature’s Best Hope. Dr.…

Local businesses launch Pink Friday and Shop Small campaigns

November 27, 2024

by Greg Jarboe

Seven local businesses teamed up to encourage people to “shop local” in West Acton Village on Pink Friday, which was celebrated on Nov. 22, 2024. Launched in 2020, Pink Friday is a nationwide event created to celebrate and support small and local businesses. Pink Friday takes place every…

Environment Massachusetts launches campaign to save the bees

November 22, 2024

by Greg Jarboe

Native bee populations are facing a sharp decline due to climate change, habitat destruction, disease, and pesticide exposure. Neonicotinoids, a specific class of pesticides, are especially harmful to bees and contribute significantly to bee mortality. Unfortunately, the Environmental Protection Agency does not regulate neonic-coated seeds, further endangering bees.…

A group of people wearing work clothes and gloves stand with rakes and a large bag of debris. They are inside what was part of the mill structure. Stone walls taller than the volunteers are visible on three sides.

Two groups hold Community Service Day at historic Wheeler Mill

November 17, 2024

by Greg Jarboe

More than a dozen members of The Friends of Pine Hawk and the Acton Democratic Town Committee collaborated again on their annual fall community service day, continuing a tradition that began in 2017. This year’s event was held on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 10, 2024, and focused on raking…

A man wearing a suit and tie speaks into a microphone.

Did the Town Manager spill the beans during Java with John?

October 26, 2024

by Greg Jarboe

Acton Town Manager John Mangiaratti held his latest “Java with John” program at the Senior Center on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. In less than an hour, he shared his list of Acton’s top 10 accomplishments from Fiscal 2024, asked six key people who work for the Town to…

Acton Agricultural Commission seeking new members

October 26, 2024

by Greg Jarboe

Recently, I met Ian Bergemann, Acton’s Community Conservation Specialist, at the Acton-Boxborough Farmers Market. He was staffing a booth for Acton’s Agricultural Commission, and recruiting for new members. Although I’ve lived in Acton since 1978 and knew the town was historically a farming community, I wasn’t aware that…

Jewelry sale coming up at Senior Center on October 16

October 4, 2024

by Greg Jarboe

Are you looking for an unexpected place to find boutique, designer, and costume jewelry? The Friends of the Acton Council on Aging (COA) will be holding their second annual jewelry sale on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.at the Senior Center. Funds raised at…

Habitat for All workshop at Acton Senior Center

September 14, 2024

by Greg Jarboe

The Town of Acton has launched a community engagement effort called Habitat for All, which aims to re-envision how new residential housing development occurs. As part of that initiative, Kaila Sauer, the Senior Planner for the Town, held a workshop and gave a presentation on the project at…

US Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks at West Acton Villageworks

September 7, 2024

by Greg Jarboe

On Saturday, Aug. 31, The Gallery at Villageworks in West Acton was brimming with Democrats, Independents, and even a few Republicans. The small army of “joyful warriors” was spending the first morning of their Labor Day weekend listening to U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, State Senator Jamie Eldridge, State…

The Silver Unicorn to hold eight author events in September

August 30, 2024

by Greg Jarboe

September will be a busy month at The Silver Unicorn Bookstore. They have eight author events on their calendar. Several of these are book launches for local authors in their store at 12 Spruce Street, Acton, and one special event is being held at the Maynard Fine Arts…

A handwritten poster announcing Doris Kearns Goodwin as a speaker at Bull Run Restaurant on June 9, and a picture of the cover of Goodwin's newest book, An Unfinished Love Story.

Silver Unicorn bookstore holds epic four days of events

June 14, 2024

by Greg Jarboe

How does a local business compete with Amazon? Well, the Silver Unicorn Bookstore in West Acton just held an epic four days of events that gave readers the rare opportunity to meet the authors of a variety of new books. The series kicked off Friday evening, June 7.…

Greg Jarboe

West Acton Village Holiday Stroll draws festive crowds

Senior Center holds vintage holiday tea party

Doug Tallamy speaks (virtually) at conservation meeting in Acton

Local businesses launch Pink Friday and Shop Small campaigns

Environment Massachusetts launches campaign to save the bees

Two groups hold Community Service Day at historic Wheeler Mill

Did the Town Manager spill the beans during Java with John?

Acton Agricultural Commission seeking new members

Jewelry sale coming up at Senior Center on October 16

Habitat for All workshop at Acton Senior Center

US Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks at West Acton Villageworks

The Silver Unicorn to hold eight author events in September

Silver Unicorn bookstore holds epic four days of events

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