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India’s Independence Day Celebration

August 6, 2023

by Alissa Nicol

A crowd of about sixty gathered at Acton Town Hall on Sunday August 6, to commemorate the 77th Anniversary of India’s Independence Day. The event was organized by Acton Indian Americans and India Association of Greater Boston (IAGB), an organization that promotes civic leadership, community service, youth engagement,…

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Bugles Across America

August 6, 2023

by Alissa Nicol

Since September 2015, Acton residents have been gathering monthly at the Town Common for a monthly Bugles Across America service, a short memorial to those who lost their lives in service to our country. The service concludes with a live playing of “Taps” by two volunteer buglers. The…

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Pop-Up Climate Café – Local Businesses Act on Climate

August 6, 2023

Karen HertherandAvantika Nautiyal

The Town of Acton Economic Development Office and EnergizeActon.org organized a ‘Pop-Up’ Small Business Climate Café led by business advocate Karen ‘Kj’ Herther on Friday, July 28 at the ‘3 Moms & a Pop-Up’ space at 577 Mass Ave in West Acton, next to Middlesex Bank. The Summer…

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Public Safety Department Hosts National Night Out

August 2, 2023

by Alissa Nicol

On Tuesday August 1, Acton held the annual National Night Out at the Public Safety Facility on Main Street. National Night Out is a program that fosters community awareness of services provided by law enforcement, and offers an opportunity for residents to develop relationships with the first responders…

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Notes from the July 24, 2023 Acton Select Board Meeting

July 30, 2023

by Tom Beals

At the Monday July 24 Acton Select Board meeting, Town Manager John Mangiaratti updated the Board on the effort to form a Regional Dispatch Center with the Town of Concord. Mangiaratti notified the Board of a Fiscal Year 2024 grant from the State 911 Department for $50,000 for…

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The Intersectional Environmentalist visits the Acton Arboretum

July 24, 2023

by Kim Kastens

This summer, Acton residents are joining together in the first annual Community Read, part of a program called “Stories Connect Us.” The book for this summer’s read is The Intersectional Environmentalist, by Leah Thomas. The author examines the intersection of environmentalism, racism, and privilege, and makes the case…

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Acton-Boxborough BioBlitz identified 514 species of plants and animals

July 22, 2023

by Matthew Liebman

For the first half of June, many residents of Acton and Boxborough spent time outdoors observing and documenting plants and animals in their neighborhoods, conservation areas, and other public areas. This activity is called a “BioBlitz,” and it is made easier with a smartphone application called iNaturalist. Despite…

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Local Astrophotographer Marsha Wilcox Exhibits at the Griffin Museum of Photography

July 17, 2023

by Kim Kastens

The Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester is currently featuring Ancient Light, an online exhibit of nine spectacular celestial images created by Acton photographer Marsha Wilcox. The exhibit runs from July 10 through October 8, 2023, and can be accessed via https://griffinmuseum.org/show/marsha-wilcox-ancient-light/. [Editor’s note: As of October 29,…

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Pop Up Businesses in West Acton This Summer

July 16, 2023

by Karen Herther

The Town of Acton Economic Development Office and EnergizeActon.org invite you to a Summer “Pop-Up” Small Business Climate Café on Thursday, July 27, 5pm-6pm at the ‘3 Moms & a Pop-Up’ space at 577 Mass Ave in West Acton (next to Middlesex Bank). Join us and check out…

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Newly Formed Department of Public Works Building Committee Seeks Public Participation

July 15, 2023

by Tom Beals

At the July 10, 2023 Acton Select Board meeting, the Board approved the formation of a Department of Public Works (DPW) Building committee to implement the 60% design measure that was approved at the May 1, 2023 Town Meeting for the 14 Forest Street building. The committee will…

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Crown Uniform & Linen Service’s THIRD Linen Mountain Miracle

July 3, 2023

by Household Goods

For the third year in a row, Crown Uniform & Linen Service donated their services to professionally launder over half a ton of linens that Acton-based Household Goods volunteers collected during the Boston College student move out in May. According to Household Goods, the company transformed a mountain…

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Scouting for Instruments

July 2, 2023

by Groton Hill Music Center

by Groton Hill Music Center via Acton Newspaper Initiative Arjun Saulnier, a member of Boy Scouts Troop 284 of Acton, didn’t have to look far to find an Eagle Scout project that was a great fit. The recent Acton-Boxborough Regional High School graduate and longtime violin student of…

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Visitors Tour the West Concord Junction Cultural District

June 30, 2023

by Franny Osman

On Monday, July 17, State Representative Simon Cataldo and the West Concord Junction Cultural District Committee hosted a walking tour of the Cultural District and a roundtable discussion with Michael J. Bobbitt, Executive Director, and Carolyn Cole, Program Officer, of the Mass Cultural Council (MCC). Fifty or so…

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Saved an Owl Today

June 28, 2023

by Bettina Abe

A couple of weeks ago when the phone rang in the Acton Conservation Office at Town Hall where I work, I was very happy I was there to answer it. A lady said that she was parked on the side of Pope Road next to a baby owl–…

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Acton Select Board Liaisons for 2023

June 28, 2023

by Miriam Lezak

Every board and committee in Acton has a Select Board liaison. For 2023, here are the Select Board members and their committee assignments. The Select Board generally meets on the first and third Mondays of the month, although that schedule changes depending on holidays. Select Board meetings are…

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Emergency Assistance Program

June 28, 2023

by Alissa Nicol

The Acton Select Board allocated $50,000, and another $100,000 in reserve, of the approximately $7 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) monies the town received in 2021 from the Federal Government to fund an Emergency Rental Assistance Program. Requests from residents for funds to help pay bills…

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