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Who and what are on the ballot for the April 29 election?

April 12, 2025
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Candidates for Town, Schools, and Water District On April 29, Acton voters will elect fellow citizens for a number of town positions: For more information about the candidates, two candidate forums are available from ActonTV or the ActonTV YouTube channel; the Acton Democratic Town Committee forum, and the League of Women Voters forum. For details about the election, including important dates and a link to a sample ballot, see https://www.acton-ma.gov/598/Elections-Voting. Ballot questions In addition, this year’s ballot includes two ballot questions: Ballot question 1 asks whether the town is allowed to pay for a new Department of Public Works building…
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Pop Up Businesses in West Acton This Summer

July 16, 2023
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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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Visitors Tour the West Concord Junction Cultural District

June 30, 2023
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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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Acton Select Board Liaisons for 2023

June 28, 2023
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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
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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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Tavernier Place Opens its Doors

June 28, 2023
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On Monday, June 12, local and state affordable housing advocates and developers gathered at Tavernier Place at 446 Massachusetts Ave. in Acton, across from RJ Grey Jr. High, for a ribbon-cutting for the new building of 31 rental units for seniors and people with disabilities. The development is…
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Acton Boxborough Cultural Council Grantee Reception

June 28, 2023
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The Acton Boxborough Cultural Council (ABCC) held its Annual Grantee Reception at NARA Park on Tuesday, June 6. Attendees enjoyed musical performances and also remarks by members of our local legislative delegation, Senator Jaime Eldridge and Representative Simon Cataldo. According to the ABCC website, “The Acton-Boxborough Cultural Council…
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Home Filters for PFAS Removal from Tap Water

June 28, 2023
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Since new regulations for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were established by the Mass. Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) in 2021, the Acton Water District has issued several advisories that include the words “consumers in a sensitive subgroup are advised not to consume, drink, or cook with water…
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Acton Select Board – Nagog Park redevelopment hearing

June 28, 2023
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At the June 26, 2023 meeting of Acton’s Select Board representatives for McGovern Auto Group, as well as their law and engineering firms, presented a substantially revised redevelopment plan for Nagog Park. The first Nagog Park redevelopment plan that was submitted to the Town in February 2023 aroused…
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New Leadership at the Acton Water District Finance Committee

June 19, 2023
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Laboring in relative obscurity, the Acton Water District Finance Committee (AWD FinCom) grapples with tough problems and big price tags. Their work is becoming more complicated and possibly more consequential as the Water District faces escalating capital and operational costs to remove perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and…
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Acton Observes Memorial Day

June 9, 2023
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Acton’s annual Memorial Day parade stepped off from the Acton-Boxborough Regional High School at 10:15 am on Monday, May 29, and headed toward Woodlawn Cemetery, with multiple marching bands, members of the Acton Select Board, state legislators, public safety officers, Acton Minutemen historic reenactors, and Scouts. The day…
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Will Migratory Fish Swim to Acton from the Atlantic?

May 29, 2023
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All the brooks and streams in Acton flow into the Assabet River, which flows into the Concord River, which flows into the Merrimack River, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean. At one time, migratory fish swam back and forth along this pathway. During the Industrial Revolution, many dams…
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Adaptive Bikes at NARA Park

May 19, 2023
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The Acton Recreation Department is delighted to announce the return of adaptive bike rentals. The bikes make it possible for people of all abilities to ride on the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail or around Acton.Our fleet of bikes include: 2 adult recumbent trikes, 1 adult hand cycle, 1…
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Cars Broken Into At NARA Park

May 15, 2023
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From the Acton Police Facebook page: On 5/9/23 at 6:03 PM, Acton Police officers were dispatched to 10 Granite Road for an attempted motor vehicle break. Upon arrival and speaking with the witness, several other motor vehicles were found broken into at NARA Park. The suspect smashed out…
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