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Select Board Notes 20 May 2024: Changing of the Guard

June 1, 2024

by Tom Beals

Residents concerns: The May 20, 2024 meeting of the Acton Select Board began as usual with resident concerns. A resident described his attempt, via internet search, at finding bus service in Acton; he found references to Acton Rides, Cross-town Connect, and others; and he likened his search to…

A woman wearing a red raincoat and a floppy hat stands with her hand on a Trail Through Time signboard on a forest trail.

Trail Through Time Archaeology Walk with Kimberley Connors

June 1, 2024

by D.K. Halley

On a drizzly Saturday in May local archaeologist Kimberley Connors led a group of twenty people on a 2-mile hike focusing on Native American features along the Trail Through Time in North Acton. The Trail Through Time is a two-mile bi-cultural heritage trail. Forming a loop around one…

An image of a man holding a rifle and the words "Acton 250 Revolution.

“Still Here: Houses of Our Patriots”

June 1, 2024

by Anne Forbes

The second event in the Acton 250 series “Still Here: Houses of Our Patriots” will be a presentation about the Nathaniel Edwards House, 328 Pope Road, on Monday, June 10 at 7 p.m. at the Acton Memorial Library. The speaker will be the house’s co-owner, David Hardt, who…

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Discovery Museum offers programming for visitors with disabilities

June 1, 2024

by The Acton Exchange Team

Acton’s Discovery Museum is well known to local residents as a hands-on museum that blends science, nature, and play, inspiring families to explore and learn together. Perhaps less well known is their extensive programming for families and groups with members who may have a disability, including sensory sensitivities,…

A baseball bat, ball, and glove are on the ground.

Revs fall, 16-4, as Lincoln-Sudbury unleashes its bats

June 1, 2024

by James Conboy

May 17, Acton-Boxborough baseball field: Pitcher Matthew Bromberg and his defense were able to contain their visitors’ bats for two innings Friday, but, in the third inning, the onslaught began. After the first batter was hit by a pitch, his teammate launched a changeup to the base of…

A group of 7th grade students present an oversize check for the Acton Food Pantry to a smiling woman.

R.J. Grey students collect “Change for Change” to aid Food Pantry

May 24, 2024

by Jim Marcotte

During the month of March, students and staff at R.J. Grey Junior High School collected over $1,047 to donate to the Acton Food Pantry. The Change for Change drive was a featured activity in our March Madness Tournament. Students learned about local service organizations before they began a…

A police detective and a woman stand near a large stack of sealed boxes. The officer is opening one box that has been moved to a desk.

Hand Recount Confirms Override Passage

May 24, 2024

by Franny Osman

On Tuesday morning, May 21, in Room 204 of Town Hall, Acton Town staff and volunteers gathered to recount the votes of the April 30 Town Election, specifically for question 1 about the tax levy override, as the results of the original balloting were close (3191 yeses (49.94%),…

A Revolutionary-era white house with a center chimney. The main house is set on a hill and an ell on the left side has a small door that opens at a lower level.

1770s South Acton houses open on Sunday

May 24, 2024

by The Acton Exchange Team

On Sunday, May 26, the Iron Work Farm begins the 2024 season of regular open houses at their two South Acton house museums. The open houses comprise the first installment of the Acton 250th celebration of homes of the 1770s entitled, “Still Here: Houses of Our Patriots.” The…

A group of people in Colonial garb stand at attention at Mount Hope Cemetery.

Acton plans Memorial Day parade and ceremonies on May 27

May 24, 2024

by James MacRae

The Town of Acton’s Department of Veterans’ Services and the Celebrations and Ceremonies Committee are organizing the annual Memorial Day Parade and Ceremonies scheduled for Monday, May 27th. This year’s parade will take place in West Acton, leaving the Gates School at 10 a.m. sharp and proceeding along…

A man wearing a button-down shirt with rolled=up sleeves stands in front of the Acton Senior Center Bistro 30 sign. He is speaking to an audience of older citizens.

“Java with John” lets you see over walls and around corners

May 24, 2024

by Greg Jarboe

When I was a kid, I had a toy periscope that enabled me to “see over walls and around corners.” Well, on Friday, May 17, 2024, I had a feeling of déjà vu as I sat in the back of the dining room at the Acton Senior Center…

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Select Board honors volunteers of the year

May 24, 2024

by The Acton Exchange Team

Town Manager John Mangiaratti and the Select Board hosted a May 16th ceremony at the Acton Memorial Library where each Select Board member announced the honoree that they had nominated as a 2024 Colonel Francis Faulkner Sr. Exemplary Volunteer of the Year. This year’s honorees were: Janet Adachi,…

Graphic with headshots of multcultural presenters at the Ask Me Fair with text: Meet us at the Ask Me Fair. Presented by Sargent Memorial Library, Open Door Theater, Think Outside The Vox and Acton Boxborough United Way. What would you ask us? Friday May 31 Session for Families 4-5:30 pm and Session for Adults 6-7:30 at Sargent Memorial Library 427 Mass Ave. Boxborough Register at boxlib.org

Ask Me Fair encourages curiosity

May 24, 2024

by Franny Osman

Open Door Theater President Sam Gould conceived of an event called the “Ask Me Fair” in 2019, to combat some of the personal antisemitism, ableism and racism that her family and friends experienced in our community. “There is so much othering that occurs in our community and, frankly,…

Teenaged boy in a baseball uniform throws a pitch. Another baseball player is ready to catch in the background.

Ball games this week

May 24, 2024

by James Conboy

Bedford flamethrower no-hits Revolution May 13, Acton-Boxborough softball field: The Bedford Buccaneers’ Alyxandra Rossi strode into town looking for strikeout victims, and she found twenty-one, including four in one inning, thanks to a dropped third strike. That drop, and two walks, were the Revolutions’ only baserunners in their…

The bronze sculpture, Something is Being Done, shows several women marching down an arc. The largest figure is a woman wearing a long dress, large hat, and carrying a scroll in one hand.

“Something is Being Done” is done

May 24, 2024

by Bob Van Meter

On a cloudy, cool Saturday, May 18, Acton artist Meredith Bergmann’s bronze monument to the women of Lexington, Massachusetts was dedicated with a community celebration. The Lexington Women’s Monument, entitled, “Something is Being Done” was the project of LexSeeHer, a group of women dedicated to making women’s stories…

Five people stand in front of a shop located in an industrial complex. Two people hold a red ribbon and the new owners of Marzae Winery start to cut the ribbon with a very large pair of scissors.You can see large metal tanks and other wine-making parephernelia in the background.

Acton celebrates grand opening of Marzae Wines

May 24, 2024

by Greg Jarboe

If you have seen the movie Bottle Shock, then you will know that no one took Napa Valley wine seriously in 1976. Well, flash forward 48 years and I suspect that it would be hard to find someone who takes Massachusetts wine seriously in 2024. But that’s about…

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Acton Senior Center hosts 90s birthday luncheon

May 16, 2024

by Greg Jarboe

On Tuesday, May 14, 2024, the Acton Senior Center hosted a luncheon in honor of Acton seniors who are 90 years old or older. According to the Town census, there are over two hundred fifty residents who are in their 90s and about 50 attended. May is Older…

A smiling woman in a purple coat sits in a chair outdoors. She is wearing a large purple and gold ribbon rosette that says "Meredith Bergmann, Sculptor."

Acton sculptor honors women through Lexington monument

May 16, 2024

by Alissa Nicol

Acton sculptor Meredith Bergmann’s “Something is Being Done” was unveiled at the Lexington Green on Wednesday, May 15. A crowd of hundreds gathered to celebrate the monument, installed on a granite plaza, as well as the work of dozens of women “to make women visible and honor their…

A grey-haired man in a suit jacket stands at a podium. A large screen is behind him with a page from his presentation on leaf blowers.

More on Acton’s Annual Town Meeting 2024

May 16, 2024

Jeff BrownandRon Parenti

Boxborough Annual Town Meeting passes school budget The Town of Boxborough passed the Acton Boxborough Regional School District budget on May 13 at their Town Meeting. For more information, please see the Boxborough News coverage. Town Meeting votes to require special permit for car dealerships on Great Road…

A printed booklet from the Secretary of State that contains the rules for election recounts.

UPDATED: May 21 recount of override vote

May 16, 2024

by Franny Osman

UPDATE May 21, 2024: The recount of the override vote occurred as scheduled on May 21. The final tally following the hand count was Yes: 3205 and No: 3161 and Blank: 41, for a total of 6407 ballots. Following a very close ballot vote on April 30 on…

A small waterfall cascades over moss-covered rocks on a sunny day.

Dawn’s Pond commemoration at the Acton Arboretum

May 16, 2024

by Alissa Nicol

Under a bright blue sky, in the afternoon on Monday, May 13, 2024 a ribbon cutting ceremony was held to dedicate the fish pond installed in July of 2023 at the Acton Arboretum on Taylor Road. “Dawn’s Pond” is a dream manifested, a dream of the late Dawn…

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