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Board of Health meeting recap: Wastewater woes continue

June 6, 2026
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The wastewater disposal systems at 248 – 270 Great Road, known as Gould’s Plaza, have been on the Acton Board of Health’s radar for many months now. As previously reported, the shopping plaza is located within Zone 1 and Zone 2 groundwater protection zones. The site is served by seven separate subsurface sewage disposal systems (SSDS), one of which is in failure. At their April 14 meeting, the Board voted to issue a notice of noncompliance and call for a show cause hearing to address why a total facility system upgrade should not be required. The Board’s position is that,…
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Acton hailed as Climate Leader Community

May 18, 2025
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Acton’s longtime commitment to sustainability was recognized on Friday as state officials designated the Town as a Climate Leader Community. The Town was one of 19 communities honored at a ceremony on Friday, May 2, at the construction site for Watertown’s new net-zero High School. To be recognized…
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Pink Moon Nature Watch (March 29 – April 26)

April 26, 2025
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March March 30: Vernal pool in Spring Hill Conservation Area hosts several animals over the course of the Pink Moon: BARRED OWL (ten times!), RACCOON, WOOD FROGS, WHITE-TAILED DEER, and more. Thanks as always to Acton’s trail cam guru Rebecca Harvey for these and all videos in this…
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SuAsCo Legislative Breakfast addresses bills that may impact Acton

April 5, 2025
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“SuAsCo,” the watershed drained by the Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Rivers, was the subject for representatives of environmental organizations from throughout the region. Attendees gathered with Massachusetts state legislators at Goodnow Library in Sudbury on Friday March 29, for a discussion of pending environmental and conservation legislation. Acton-relevant…
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Acton Nature Watch: Worm Moon 2025

April 5, 2025
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February Sightings March Sightings THANKS to this month’s Nature Watchers Ian Borgemann, John Goreham, Rebecca Harvey, Jody Harris, Alissa Nichol, Amelia Sagoff, Debra Simes, and Leah Whitehouse! What to look for in April This month (Pink Moon), watch for TREE SWALLOWS (back to Acton April 5, 2021 and…
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2025 Acton Water District Annual Meeting

March 22, 2025
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Approximately a dozen voters passed judgement on a dozen warrant articles, overseen by about a dozen staff and officials, at the Annual District Meeting of the Acton Water District (AWD) on March 19 at Acton Memorial Library. Voters approved a total budget of $8,030,202 for fiscal year 2026,…
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A nighttime picture of a bobcat. The night camera gives the cat a ghostly glow and its eyes look like little lights.

Acton Nature Watch: Snow Moon (Feb. 2025)

March 1, 2025
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January sightings 17: Three male WHITE-TAILED DEER in Spring Hill Conservation Area stand off and stare each other down, eventually tangling racks until one of them wins grazing rights. [Click blue hyperlinks to see Rebecca Harvey’s stunning trail camera videos.] 26: A RACCOON stands on hind legs to…
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January 2025 (Wolf Moon): Acton Nature Watch

February 8, 2025
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December December 15: A CRAYFISH scuttles across the gravel bottom of Nagog Brook, still free of ice cover. Kyran Vig, a student at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School who monitors stream depth weekly for the Green Acton Water Committee, noticed the crustacean next to the stream gauge. Biologists at…
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A map of the New England coast. A yellow star shows off the coast of Maine and many little dots show where people reported feeling the quake. The dots extend from north of Portland to south of Providence, RI and west of Springfield, MA.

Earthquake felt in Acton

February 1, 2025
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On Monday, Jan. 27, at 10:22am EST, an earthquake shook the seafloor offshore York, Maine, sending out shock waves that were felt throughout New England, including in Acton. For the next two days, I asked every Actonian I met if they had felt the earthquake and I asked…
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Habitat for All information sessions

January 10, 2025
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In November the Acton Planning and Conservation Divisions, along with the Sustainability Office, held information sessions entitled, “Habitat for All.” This effort was funded by a state grant with the purpose of involving the community in finding better ways to combine the needs of natural resource protection and…
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Pizza + Heat Pumps in Acton

December 13, 2024
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On Wednesday, December 4, the Town of Acton Sustainability Office, in collaboration with Energize Acton, hosted a Heat Pump Pizza Party in Room 204 of Acton Town Hall to educate residents about the benefits of heat pumps as a sustainable alternative for home heating and cooling. (Yes, heat…
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Environment Massachusetts launches campaign to save the bees

November 22, 2024
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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.…
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LAND grant for Wetherbee Woods

November 2, 2024
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State Sen. Jamie Eldridge has announced that the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) has approved a Local Acquisitions for Natural Diversity (LAND) grant of $500,000 to help Acton preserve Wetherbee Woods. Working as the Acton delegation, Eldridge and state Reps. Simon Cataldo and Dan…
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