“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 with our “comharsa,” the Irish word for “community” or “neighbors.” They were wearing green, even though the color that people originally associated with St. Patrick was blue. (Disclosure: I’m only a quarter Irish and I wore a blue sweatshirt that said, “Dingle, Ireland, est. 1585.”)
We were amazed to learn that the Acton Lions had started preparing our classic St. Patrick’s Day meal at 6 o’clock that morning. And we speculated on the source of the Irish Soda Bread on our table. (I popped into the kitchen and was told it was from Idylwilde Farms.)
But a line of people kept dropping by our table to share their heartfelt Irish blessings with Marion Maxwell, who publishes the nonpartisan Acton Senior Citizen Newsletter, is a founding member of the Acton Exchange and a member of its Board of Directors, and has been a member of the Acton Woman’s Club for over 25 years.
That’s when we learned that the gossip and rumors were true!
As Maxwell informed us, “After Town Meeting, I plan to stop publishing The Acton Senior Citizen Newsletter – or possibly continue a much shorter version.” Look for more details soon, here in the Acton Exchange.