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Acton Preschool Wins Grant for Playground Enhancement

April 5, 2025
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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…
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A grey-haired man and a woman stand next to a table that has a poster with the title "Oh Deer!" A girl stands on the other side of the table holding a certificate from the League of Women Voters that says "Excellence in Advocacy awarded to Elsa Meng.

Civics Fair held at RJ Grey Junior High School

June 14, 2024
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Hundreds of students, parents, and community members gathered last week at a Civics Fair held at RJ Grey Junior High School. Student-led civics projects became part of the State of Massachusetts Junior High and High School curriculum through the enactment of S2631, an act to promote and enhance…
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School Committee end-of-year update

June 14, 2024
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School Committee Considers a New Zero Emissions Vehicles (ZEV) Policy Policy Subcommittee Chair Liz Fowlks reported on June 6 that the subcommittee has been working with the district Energy Manager, Kate Crosby, to develop a Zero Emissions Vehicles policy. If approved, the new policy, which was presented to…
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The AB upper gym is packed with voters for the first night of Town Meeting.

Acton Town Meeting approves school budgets: Articles 7 and 8

May 7, 2024
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The Acton-Boxborough Regional School District Assessment and Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical High School District Assessment were both approved at the May 6 town meeting. Article 7 On May 6, Acton Town Meeting overwhelmingly approved Article 7, which permits the Town to fund Acton’s portion of the Acton-Boxborough Regional…
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Q&A with Candidates for School Committee

April 19, 2024
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This material was republished from a communication prepared for members of the Acton Boxborough Education Association (ABEA). Ben Bloomenthal (incumbent) Q1. Why are you running for School Committee? Are there any particular issues that inspired you to run? I’m running for School Committee because I believe in the…
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Piña Madera, Acton resident and Spanish teacher

Model English Language Program for Shelter Residents

April 12, 2024
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Since February 2024, local community volunteers have been teaching English at the Acton Emergency Family Shelter at the Minuteman Inn on Hosmer Street along Route 2.  These volunteer-driven English classes are now held up as a model for other shelters. Community Action for Refugee Emergency (CARE) is planning…
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School Committee April 4 Meeting Update

April 12, 2024
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Minimal disruption to school day despite two power outages The Acton-Boxborough Regional High School briefly lost power just prior to the start of the school day on April 4 due to a transformer failure. The power failure occurred just as high school students were stepping off the bus.…
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School District Energy Manager Kate Crosby leads visitors on a tour of the Boardwalk School.

School Committee March 2024 Meetings

March 29, 2024
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New Boardwalk Campus Wins Award for Excellence in Energy Design Boston-based architecture and design firm, Arrowstreet, was recently awarded the 2023 New Construction Design of the Year Energy Excellence Award by Eversource for the design of the Boardwalk Campus building, which houses the Gates and Douglas Elementary Schools…
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Marie Beam, new CEO of Acton Discovery Museum

Discovery Museum: Advancing Learning Experiences

March 14, 2024
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When Neil Gordon, the long-time CEO of Acton’s Discovery Museum, announced he intended to retire at the end of 2023, the Board of Directors of the children’s museum launched a six-month, intensive search for his replacement. But like Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz,” they found their “heart’s…
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