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A group of people in Colonial garb stand at attention at Mount Hope Cemetery.

Acton plans Memorial Day parade and ceremonies on May 27

May 24, 2024
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The Town of Acton’s Department of Veterans’ Services and the Celebrations and Ceremonies Committee are organizing the annual Memorial Day Parade and Ceremonies scheduled for Monday, May 27th. This year’s parade will take place in West Acton, leaving the Gates School at 10 a.m. sharp and proceeding along…
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Select Board honors volunteers of the year

May 24, 2024
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Town Manager John Mangiaratti and the Select Board hosted a May 16th ceremony at the Acton Memorial Library where each Select Board member announced the honoree that they had nominated as a 2024 Colonel Francis Faulkner Sr. Exemplary Volunteer of the Year. This year’s honorees were: Janet Adachi,…
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Graphic with headshots of multcultural presenters at the Ask Me Fair with text: Meet us at the Ask Me Fair. Presented by Sargent Memorial Library, Open Door Theater, Think Outside The Vox and Acton Boxborough United Way. What would you ask us? Friday May 31 Session for Families 4-5:30 pm and Session for Adults 6-7:30 at Sargent Memorial Library 427 Mass Ave. Boxborough Register at boxlib.org

Ask Me Fair encourages curiosity

May 24, 2024
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Open Door Theater President Sam Gould conceived of an event called the “Ask Me Fair” in 2019, to combat some of the personal antisemitism, ableism and racism that her family and friends experienced in our community. “There is so much othering that occurs in our community and, frankly,…
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Teenaged boy in a baseball uniform throws a pitch. Another baseball player is ready to catch in the background.

Ball games this week

May 24, 2024
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Bedford flamethrower no-hits Revolution May 13, Acton-Boxborough softball field: The Bedford Buccaneers’ Alyxandra Rossi strode into town looking for strikeout victims, and she found twenty-one, including four in one inning, thanks to a dropped third strike. That drop, and two walks, were the Revolutions’ only baserunners in their…
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The bronze sculpture, Something is Being Done, shows several women marching down an arc. The largest figure is a woman wearing a long dress, large hat, and carrying a scroll in one hand.

“Something is Being Done” is done

May 24, 2024
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On a cloudy, cool Saturday, May 18, Acton artist Meredith Bergmann’s bronze monument to the women of Lexington, Massachusetts was dedicated with a community celebration. The Lexington Women’s Monument, entitled, “Something is Being Done” was the project of LexSeeHer, a group of women dedicated to making women’s stories…
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Five people stand in front of a shop located in an industrial complex. Two people hold a red ribbon and the new owners of Marzae Winery start to cut the ribbon with a very large pair of scissors.You can see large metal tanks and other wine-making parephernelia in the background.

Acton celebrates grand opening of Marzae Wines

May 24, 2024
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If you have seen the movie Bottle Shock, then you will know that no one took Napa Valley wine seriously in 1976. Well, flash forward 48 years and I suspect that it would be hard to find someone who takes Massachusetts wine seriously in 2024. But that’s about…
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A grey-haired man in a suit jacket stands at a podium. A large screen is behind him with a page from his presentation on leaf blowers.

More on Acton’s Annual Town Meeting 2024

May 16, 2024
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Boxborough Annual Town Meeting passes school budget The Town of Boxborough passed the Acton Boxborough Regional School District budget on May 13 at their Town Meeting. For more information, please see the Boxborough News coverage. Town Meeting votes to require special permit for car dealerships on Great Road…
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A printed booklet from the Secretary of State that contains the rules for election recounts.

UPDATED: May 21 recount of override vote

May 16, 2024
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UPDATE May 21, 2024: The recount of the override vote occurred as scheduled on May 21. The final tally following the hand count was Yes: 3205 and No: 3161 and Blank: 41, for a total of 6407 ballots. Following a very close ballot vote on April 30 on…
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Household Goods hosts bed frame party

May 16, 2024
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The email read, “Greetings hard working Volunteers, Bed Frame Party Next Week!” The list of recipients was limited to a select group of workers experienced in bed frame construction, and refreshments were promised. It was an offer too good to refuse. Household Goods is one of Acton’s most…
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A tall man stands next to a screen. The screen shows a picture of two astronauts on a space walk. The image is labeled "What's a Nice Jewish Boy Doing in a Place Like This?"

Astronaut lands in Acton

May 16, 2024
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What mother doesn’t want her child to grow up to be an astronaut? We learned this on Sunday May 12 (Mother’s Day) at Congregation Beth Elohim when Astronaut Dr. Jeffrey Hoffman presented his documentary Space Torah to an audience of about 50 congregants and community members. Dr. Hoffman…
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