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Acton Preschool Wins Grant for Playground Enhancement

April 5, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

Mt. Calvary Christian Preschool has taken a big step in enriching its outdoor play space, thanks to a $4,355 grant from Lucy’s Legacy Foundation. The nonprofit school, located on Massachusetts Avenue, used the funds to purchase a new climbing set and bridge to enhance the sensory and gross motor experiences available to the children. Lucy’s Legacy Foundation supports educators and community advocates who are alumni of Wheelock College and of Boston University’s Wheelock College of Education and Human Development. Wheelock College merged with Boston University in 2018. Mt. Calvary’s grant application was spearheaded by Director Kerri Nekervis and Lead Teacher…

The Bulletin Board – April 12, 2025

April 12, 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. We invite organizations to learn how to enter their own events. Write to calendar@actonexchange.org for more details. The Acton Exchange Bulletin Board remains your site for volunteer opportunities and…

Tax filing tools for low-income residents

April 12, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

Tax Day, April 15, is coming up and many low-income families who aren’t required to file taxes could be leaving thousands of dollars in unclaimed refunds on the table. This year, new and expanded tax credits—combined with free, easy-to-use filing tools—could provide a life-changing financial boost for those…

The Spies of 1775: Fascinating Tales of Mystery, Intrigue, and Marital Infidelity

April 12, 2025

by Ron Parenti

The outcome of any military engagement is difficult to predict, and accurate information about the opposition’s manpower, armaments, and troop movements often plays a critical role in achieving victory. The impending battle between the Colonists and the occupying British army in 1775 would be an asymmetric conflict between…

Acton Garden Club Horticultural Hints for April 2025

April 12, 2025

by Judy Dembsey

Bulb Foliage When the spring bulbs begin to decline, it’s important not to cut back the foliage. After flowering, the plants continue to photosynthesize and are storing these food reserves in the bulb for next year. Removing spent flower stems is all right, but let the foliage die…

The Bulletin Board – April 5, 2025

April 5, 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. We invite organizations to learn how to enter their own events. Write to calendar@actonexchange.org for more details. The Acton Exchange Bulletin Board remains your site for volunteer opportunities and…

A-B boys dust off bats, gloves for first scrimmage

April 5, 2025

by James Conboy

March 26, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School baseball field: The local nine saw their first action of the new season in a scrimmage against Leominster (a scrimmage is a practice game that doesn’t count in the standings). Head Coach Patrick Grucela got a good look at his Revs squad…

A-B softball coach O’Riley sees veterans and new talent sparking many wins in 2025

April 5, 2025

by James Conboy

Recently, this reporter reached out to the Acton-Boxborough spring sports coaches for their outlook on the new season. Here are the thoughts of softball coach Kara O’Riley. “We are very excited to begin the 2025 softball season. We have eleven varsity players returning to the roster and one…

The Bulletin Board – March 29, 2025

March 29, 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. We invite organizations to learn how to enter their own events. Write to calendar@actonexchange.org for more details. The Acton Exchange Bulletin Board remains your site for volunteer opportunities and…

Prism Therapy Collective opens at Kelley’s Corner

March 29, 2025

by Jeff Brown

When Rebecca Minor, founder and owner of Prism Therapy Collective, began her company last year, she and her clinicians offered their services virtually. A few weeks ago, Rebecca opened Prism’s first in-person office at Kelley’s Corner. The building is at 268 Main St., at the corner of routes…

Standing ovations for “The Prom” as Open Door Theater’s inclusive production continues

March 22, 2025

by Jen Lewy

Open Door Theater opened its latest musical production on Friday, March 21, with “The Prom: School Edition,” which runs for six performances from March 21-30, 2025, at the Dragonfly Theater in R.J. Grey Junior High School in Acton. The musical follows four Broadway stars who travel to a…

Craic travels fast at the Lions Club St. Patrick’s Day Lunch

March 22, 2025

by Greg Jarboe

“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…

Wednesdays at Bistro 30

March 22, 2025

by Franny Osman

I happened to be very hungry on Wednesday this week as I picked up some loaner medical equipment for a family member at the Acton Nursing Service at the Senior and Social Service Center, 30 Sudbury Road. It was pure serendipity that the weekly Bistro 30 was about…

McGovern Subaru auto dealership construction progressing

March 15, 2025

by Jeff Brown

Currently the McGovern Subaru dealership resides on Powder Mill Road in South Acton. Most of the service bays are across the street and every available space of pavement on the sales side is covered with new and used autos. Across town, in the Nagog Mall in North Acton,…

The Bulletin Board – Mar. 8, 2025

March 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. We invite organizations to 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 your announcements…

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Select Board Notes: Mar. 3, 2025

March 8, 2025

by Tom Beals

Opening remarks: Opening a mercifully shorter March 3, 2025 Select Board meeting, Town Manager John Mangiaratti noted construction work in the Town Hall lobby where the Isaac Davis plow case is being rebuilt, and demolition work of the 1970s addition at the adjacent 17 Woodbury Lane Asa Parlin…

Town and Economic Development Committee seek your input

March 8, 2025

by Adrian Hancock

Here’s your opportunity to help define what Acton will look like in the coming decades. At their final Public Workshop at the Acton Memorial Library and online on February 26, RKG Associates, working for the Town of Acton Economic Development Department and Planning Department, alongside the Economic Development…

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