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Cold cash for cold storage at Boston Area Gleaners

December 6, 2025
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On the very chilly 32° Friday morning the week before Thanksgiving, Senator Jamie Eldridge, Representative Danillo Sena, and Acton town officials enjoyed an abbreviated tour of Boston Area Gleaners (BAG), located at Stonefield Farm in South Acton, with Usha Thakrar, BAG executive director and Dylan Frazier, director of…
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Select Board Notes: December 1, 2025

December 6, 2025
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Opening remarks Zoning and housing MBTA Inclusionary Zoning: The Planning Board and the Acton Community Housing Corporation (ACHC) joined the Select Board to discuss possible next steps in the MBTA overlay zone that was adopted at the May 2024 Town Meeting. Planning Director Kaila Sauer opened the discussion…
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The Bulletin Board – December 6, 2025

December 6, 2025
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What’s happening today in Acton? Tomorrow? —––––––––> See the Calendar. <–––––––––– Reminder to readers: Our front page can’t hold all the news. To see all of this week’s new articles, go to the All News page. The Acton Exchange Bulletin Board is for volunteer opportunities and other announcements…
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Board of Health Notes: November 5, 2025

December 6, 2025
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Environmental health At the November 5 meeting of the Board of Health (the Board), Acton Environmental Health Director Matthew Dow provided updates to the Board. With the end of year fast approaching, the Health Department (the Department) was trying its best to get all inspections completed, as well…
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The future on display at DiscoverSTEM 2025

November 22, 2025
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Robot ring-toss, AI demos, and hands-on technology drew more than 500 students and families to DiscoverSTEM 2025 at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School (AB) on Friday, November 7, for a career exploration night. Hosted by AB STEAM, DiscoverSTEM featured 48 exhibitors, including tech companies, university research labs, industry experts,…
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Acton Woman’s Club celebrates its 110th anniversary

November 22, 2025
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On October 25, the Acton Woman’s Club (AWC), the oldest continuing organization in town, celebrated its 110th Anniversary with a cocktail party at its Acton Center historic Clubhouse. Invited guests included Town and State officials. Commendations were presented by Select Board chair Dean Charter, and State Senator Jamie…
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Boxborough principal spends a night on the roof

November 22, 2025
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Blanchard principal Michael Votto is a man of his word, even if it means sleeping on the school roof on a night that hovered near freezing. Earlier this year, Principal Votto made a challenge to the Blanchard Parents, Teachers and Friends (PTF) group. If they raised $25,000 during…
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The Bulletin Board – November 22, 2025

November 22, 2025
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What’s happening today in Acton? Tomorrow? —––––––––> See the Calendar. <–––––––––– Reminder to readers: Our front page can’t hold all the news. To see all of this week’s new articles, go to the All News page. The Acton Exchange Bulletin Board is for volunteer opportunities and other announcements…
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Acton Exchange takes nap(s)

November 22, 2025
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The Acton Exchange Editorial and Tech teams will be taking a few rest periods this holiday season. We will not publish an issue on Thanksgiving week, and we will also take a break for two weeks from Christmas through New Year’s. Our experience with past vacations shows us…
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“Moth”-style storytelling at Community Compass

November 22, 2025
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The Moth-style story night last week at Acton Boxborough Community Compass (ABCC) was one of many storytelling events over the past many years organized as fundraisers for the ABCC (formerly Acton-Boxborough United Way), produced by Acton resident David Gerratt’s Fugitive Productions. On Wednesday, November 12, a full house…
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Business Briefs – November 22, 2025

November 22, 2025
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McGovern Subaru The new dealership will open for sales on Saturday, November 22, and for service Monday November 24, at 11 Nagog Park (area known as Nagog Mall). Service hours M-Th 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday 7:30-5:00, Saturday 8:00-5:00. Closed Sunday. 978-897-1128. Mcgovernsubaruofacton.com The Fab Lab Allison…
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Great Spaces expands into a greater space

November 22, 2025
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Boxborough native Dawn Willis, principal of Great Spaces, has just completed an expansion of her store into the adjacent area. The brick building at 245 Arlington St. is next door to the West Acton Post Office and across the street from Table to Teapots. On November 14, Willis…
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Acton-Boxborough Community Band performs show tunes

November 22, 2025
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Thursday, November 13 was a wonderful evening for lovers of show music. The Acton-Boxborough Community Band, led by Conductor Dr. David Manuel Garcia, performed a concert they called “All the World’s a Stage”. The band performed in the Douglas/Gates cafeteria, presenting a program of music from well-known stage…
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Friends of Pine Hawk takes a field trip to Hockomock Swamp

November 22, 2025
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On a bright and clear All Saints Day, more than a dozen hikers joined former town conservation staffer Bettina Abe and historian Dan Boudillion, author of “History of the Nashobah Praying Indians: Doings, Sufferings, Survival, and Triumph,” for a hike through the Hockomock Swamp Wildlife Management Area (WMA)…
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