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Select Board Notes: February 3, 2025

February 8, 2025

by Tom Beals

A diminished Select Board met Monday, February 3 as Board member Dean Charter attended to personal business and recovering Board member Alissa Nicol joined remotely. Opening remarks: A now-familiar plea for Forest Road sidewalks was made. Town Manager John Mangiaratti highlighted last week’s closing on the McManus Manor…

Freezin’ for a Reason

February 8, 2025

by James Conboy

A total of 60 hearty souls braved 27-degree temperatures, minus the wind chill, to take an aptly-named Polar Plunge on Feb. 1 at NARA Park, and raised $10,483.00 for the Massachusetts Special Olympics. Safety was paramount for the people climbing up to the dunk tank, with guides at…

Acton Garden Club Horticulture Hints for February 2025

February 8, 2025

by Judy Dembsey

“Check out stored bulbs, rhizomes, roots, corms, etc. of Canna, Dahlia, Gladiolus, and other summer flowering “bulbs” and cull any that are rotting or have shriveled beyond recognition.” * *Ron Kujawski, Berkshire Botanical Garden, January 13, 2025 “Do some winter planning this month. When the plants lose their…

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.…

Review: Nashoba Valley Chorale considers, “What is This Thing Called Love?”

February 8, 2025

by Meg Stafford

What is this thing called love? In a departure from their usual more classical programming, The Nashoba Valley Chorale (NVC) addressed this iconic question by performing modern madrigals composed by John Rutter in honor of jazz great George Shearing’s birthday, Songs of the Rose by Lauridsen, and a…

January 2025 (Wolf Moon): Acton Nature Watch

February 8, 2025

by Rob Gogan

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…

The Bulletin Board

February 8, 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…

Town of Acton, Acton Fire remind residents of start of new pilot program

February 8, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

Town Manager John Mangiaratti and Fire Chief Anita Arnum would like to remind residents that the fire department and ambulance services pilot program will begin in February. As part of this pilot program, Station 1 and Station 3 will be temporarily unstaffed starting Feb. 10 and may remain…

Acton staff and electeds learn and win an award at Connect 351

February 1, 2025

by Alissa Nicol

This past weekend, several elected and appointed leaders of Acton’s government attended the annual conference, newly named “Connect 351” and in a new venue, hosted by the Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA). The number 351 is a reference to the 351 towns and cities in the Commonwealth. The MMA…

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Select Board discusses West Acton incident involving police and pedestrian during January 20 snowstorm

February 1, 2025

by Tom Beals

The Jan. 27, 2025 Acton Select Board meeting included an extended discussion of a Jan. 20 incident during a snowstorm, involving the Acton police and an Acton resident. This report is in addition to the regular Select Board Notes column. This reporter attended the board meeting and viewed…

Business Spotlight: Squashwest Sports and Fitness

February 1, 2025

by Jeff Brown

Acton has its own squash club on Knox Trail in South Acton: Squashwest Sports and Fitness, the area’s only facility devoted entirely to squash. Built in 1977 with four hardball courts, the courts were enlarged in the 1990s to conform to the international standard, and a fifth singles…

Young scientists, engineers, and mathematicians take center stage at the 2025 AB Science Fair

February 1, 2025

by Ron Parenti

Iron Group Element Production in Type Ia (read: “type one-A”) Supernovae, Using AI to Predict Heart Disease, and The Effect of Music on Mental Health. This is just a small sample of the project topics presented by the young researchers at the 2025 Acton-Boxborough Science Fair. This event,…

The Sponsors of Mass Save® recognize Acton-Boxborough as a 2024 Climate Leader in State House ceremony

February 1, 2025

by Diane Baum

The Acton-Boxborough School District was one of nineteen entities honored at the Massachusetts State House on January 21 for their commitment and efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in support of the Commonwealth’s ambitious goal of achieving a net zero future. Tilak Subrahmanian, Vice President of Energy Efficiency…

Open house at DPW draws curious crowds

February 1, 2025

by Miriam Lezak

On Saturday, January 25, the Acton Department of Public Works (DPW) opened its doors and driveways to the public for a series of tours. The tours, led by several DPW employees, allowed Acton residents to get a peek at what goes on behind the scenes to keep the…

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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…

The Bulletin Board

February 1, 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 (Please send your volunteer opportunities…

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