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Craic travels fast at the Lions Club St. Patrick’s Day Lunch

March 22, 2025

by Greg Jarboe

“Craic travels fast” is an Irish idiom that means news or information spreads quickly, often gossip or rumors. And you could have knocked me down with a feather when I heard the latest “craic” about The Acton Senior Citizen Newsletter during the Lions Club St. Patrick’s Day Lunch on Sunday, March 16, 2025. Now, everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day! And more than 100 seniors from Acton and Boxborough enjoyed a traditional corned beef and cabbage lunch that was prepared and served by Lions Club members at the Acton Senior Center. My wife and I were seated at a table…

The Bulletin Board

February 21, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

The Acton Exchange team is pleased to announce that calendar events will now be shared in our online calendar. Going forward, we hope organizations will learn how to enter their own events into the calendar. Write to calendar@actonexchange.org for more details. Volunteer opportunities and other announcements (Please send…

The Bulletin Board

February 15, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

The Acton Exchange team is pleased to announce that calendar events will now be shared in our online calendar. Going forward, we hope organizations will learn how to enter their own events into the calendar. Write to calendar@actonexchange.org for more details. Volunteer opportunities and other announcements (Please send…

Family Christmas gift helps out Acton Food Pantry

February 8, 2025

Loretta CrumlishandAmy Davis

It’s a family affair! Three generations of the Sharp family delivered much needed groceries and diapers to the Acton Food Pantry. Julie Sharp Verduzco of Acton, with her sons Max and Joey, purchased the items with a gift she had received from her parents, Maura and Kent Sharp.…

Two women sit at a bable and talk. A Light on Heart poster sits between them.

Light on the Heart makes cardiovascular education accessible to young learners

February 1, 2025

by Ayana Bahadur

Light on the Heart is a nonprofit dedicated to alleviating the struggles of marginalized communities facing poor cardiovascular treatment by providing advice to high school students on how to get involved with research; sharing insights from medical professionals; pushing for advocacy through legislation; and distributing an educational kit…

A-B boy hoopsters edged by Newton South, despite late rally

January 10, 2025

by James Conboy

Jan. 3, Acton-Boxborough High School gym: An enthusiastic Friday night crowd cheered on the A-B boys basketball team against Dual County League rival Newton South, but it wasn’t enough, as the Revolution lost, 57-54. Scoring in double figures were Chaz Yourk with 13 points, Jake Moorman with 10,…

Acton Nature Watch

December 21, 2024

by Rob Gogan

The Acton Nature Watch is a compendium of sights seen by folks around town. The nature watch notes are not always complete sentences – they just give you, the reader, an idea of some of the residents in town that we only see if we stop and look.…

Acton Fire Holds Ceremony to Swear In and Promote Several Department Members

December 21, 2024

by The Acton Exchange Team

Several members of the Acton Fire Department were sworn in and promoted during a ceremony on Friday, Dec. 13. Firefighter/EMT-Paramedic Selena Gonzales, Firefighter/EMT-Paramedic Jonathan Chan and Firefighter/EMT Benjamin Kendrick were each formally sworn in to the Acton Fire Department by Town Clerk Leo Mercado. Firefighter/EMTs Brent Carter and…

A line drawing of a bed under a window, with an inviting stack of books and a teacup. The window has pine trees in the background.

Holiday hiatus

December 21, 2024

by The Acton Exchange Team

The Acton Exchange all-volunteer staff will be resting and rejoicing and reuniting with far-flung family for the next two weeks. We will therefore not publish an issue on Dec. 28 or Jan. 4, nor distribute the Weekly Newsletter. Look for the first issue of the new year on…

The Bulletin Board

December 21, 2024

by The Acton Exchange Team

The Acton Exchange team is working towards a new calendar function that allows more flexible and powerful access to Acton-relevant calendar information. In the meantime, short notices of upcoming events are published in the Bulletin Board. For now, email your Acton-relevant calendar notice (<150 words) to calendar@actonexchange.org. Next…

Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness program staff meet with Windsor Green residents

December 13, 2024

by Lisa Franklin

On December 7, Andrea Becerra and Lauren West of the Acton sustainability department spoke with residents of the Acton Housing Authority at Windsor Green about extreme weather-related disasters and residents’ concerns about recovering from such events. The event, which took place in the neighborhood’s community room, was one…

Acton Exchange preparing to add calendar feature, recruiting calendar volunteers

December 13, 2024

by The Acton Exchange Team

Early in 2025, the Acton Exchange Team will be rolling out a new calendar feature, using technology available on the WordPress platform we use to produce our online newspaper. The new calendar will allow Acton Exchange readers to control how they view information about events and to search…

Standing room only for Madrigals at Acton Memorial Library

December 13, 2024

by Miriam Lezak

On Sunday afternoon December 8, about 60 people came to Acton Memorial Library to hear carols and songs by the Acton Boxborough Regional High School Madrigal singers. The Madrigals, dressed in Renaissance-era garb, sang a variety of songs for the season, including some carols (traditional and less traditional),…

The Bulletin Board

December 13, 2024

by The Acton Exchange Team

The Acton Exchange team is working towards a new calendar function that allows more flexible and powerful access to Acton-relevant calendar information. In the meantime, short notices of upcoming events are published in the Bulletin Board. For now, email your Acton-relevant calendar notice (<150 words) to calendar@actonexchange.org Your…

Acton-Boxborough to compete on Season 16 of High School Quiz Show

December 7, 2024

by The Acton Exchange Team

High School Quiz Show, GBH’s Emmy award-winning academic tournament for Massachusetts high schools, has announced the 17 teams that will compete on Season 16, including Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, which last won in season 5. The top 17 teams earned the highest scores on a written quiz at…

Changes in Economic Development bill break down barriers for immigrants

December 7, 2024

by The Acton Exchange Team

BOSTON – On Nov. 14, State Senator Jamie Eldridge (D-Marlborough) and State Representative Danillo Sena (D-Acton) voted in favor of a sweeping economic development bill which included a measure that will remove the citizenship requirement to securing a restaurant liquor license, a priority that both worked towards. The…

MassDOT Holds Public Meeting Regarding I-495/Route 111 Bridge Replacement

December 7, 2024

by Boxborough News

(5-DEC-24) On Tuesday, November 26 the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) held a public information meeting on the replacement of the Massachusetts Avenue/Route 111 bridge across Interstate 495. About 30 people, both in person at the Grange Room at Town Hall and on Zoom, heard from representatives of…

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