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Celebrate Patriots Day in Acton and beyond

April 12, 2025
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An impressive lineup of events is taking place in and around Acton for next weekend’s commemoration of the beginning of the American Revolution and the town’s role in the fight for independence. On Friday, April 18, 2025, the Acton Minutemen will be completing their annual trek to Concord, following the Line of March taken by Captain Isaac Davis and Acton’s minute company. Today’s company, volunteer reenactors, will be stepping off from the site of the Isaac Davis House on Hayward Road at 6:30 am, and the public is welcome to join in for the ceremony, or the entire six mile…
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January 2025 (Wolf Moon): Acton Nature Watch

February 8, 2025
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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…
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The Bulletin Board

February 8, 2025
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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…
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Open house at DPW draws curious crowds

February 1, 2025
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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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A map of the New England coast. A yellow star shows off the coast of Maine and many little dots show where people reported feeling the quake. The dots extend from north of Portland to south of Providence, RI and west of Springfield, MA.

Earthquake felt in Acton

February 1, 2025
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On Monday, Jan. 27, at 10:22am EST, an earthquake shook the seafloor offshore York, Maine, sending out shock waves that were felt throughout New England, including in Acton. For the next two days, I asked every Actonian I met if they had felt the earthquake and I asked…
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Acton celebrates the Lunar New Year

February 1, 2025
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To celebrate the Lunar New Year 2025, the Acton Chinese American community partnered with local organizations to host a variety of events. On January 18, the Acton Memorial Library held a vibrant community celebration featuring activities such as lion dancing, cultural dance performances, calligraphy, and paper cutting. Shine-A-Light…
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Select Board Notes: Jan. 27, 2025

February 1, 2025
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Opening remarks: A resident whose renovation would trigger an all-electric mandate asked the Board for assistance; and an Ironworks Farm representative asked for the use of an unpaved public way near the Faulkner House to grow flax (the fiber source for linen) for use in Acton 250 events.…
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ABRHS whiz kids on GBH’s High School Quiz Show

January 25, 2025
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Acton-Boxborough Regional High School (ABRHS) has a team that will be competing in Season 16 of GBH’s High School Quiz Show, and a strategy for winning the academic tournament for Massachusetts high school students. I interviewed three of four members of the ABRHS team last week along with…
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School Committee Update: December 19, 2024 and January 16, 2025 Meetings

January 25, 2025
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School Committee approves Sustainability Policy The School Committee voted unanimously at their January 16 business meeting to approve a revised environmental Sustainability Policy. The updated policy strengthens the District’s commitment to renewable energy technologies and energy and resource conservation. The District will provide annual reports documenting greenhouse gas…
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