May 2026 Archives

UPDATE 2: May 6, 2026: Final Election results

May 2, 2026

On Tuesday, April 28, slightly over 12% of registered Acton voters went to the polls (or mailed in their ballots ahead of time, or dropped ballots by the end of voting day) to elect several new Town officers, as well as re-electing some incumbents. Wednesday, May 6 update:…

UPDATE 2: May 6, 2026: Annual Town Meeting

May 2, 2026

Miriam LezakandKim Kastens

The May 9 edition of the Acton Exchange will carry detailed coverage of Town Meeting articles. The update below merely summarizes the outcome of each vote. Report from Day 2: May 5, Day 2 of 2026 Annual Town Meeting, opened with the presentation of the Joseph A. Lalli…

Acton Police Officer Stephen McCarthy presented with Acton Town Police Lifesaving Award

May 2, 2026

by The Acton Exchange Team

Officer Stephen McCarthy stood tall before the Select Board Monday night as Interim Police Chief Douglas Sturniolo presented him with a Acton Town Police Lifesaving Award (Lifesaving Award) for helping a choking resident. On Wednesday, April 8, Officer McCarthy was working his regular 3 to 11 p.m. shift,…

The Bulletin Board: May 2, 2026

May 2, 2026

by The Acton Exchange Team

For volunteer opportunities and other announcements not tied to a single specific time and date, you are in the right place here at the Bulletin Board. Please email your Bulletin Board announcements to bulletinboard@actonexchange.org. (For what’s happening today or tomorrow or on any specific day, see the Calendar.…

Home regatta beset by foul weather; visitors take top honors

May 2, 2026

by Jill Maxwell

A festive, if soggy, atmosphere prevailed on Sunday, April 19, for Bromfield Acton-Boxborough (BA-B) Rowing’s only home regatta, the Harvard Henley on Harvard’s Bare Hill Pond. BA-B hosted Brookline, Shrewsbury, and Wayland-Weston (WW). Brookline girls went home with the trophy for fastest girls varsity 8; Wayland-Weston was fastest…

Moo Doo for a good cause

May 2, 2026

by Alissa Nicol

On Sunday, April 26, Cucurbit Farm hosted Acton’s first ever cow plop 50/50 raffle! The event was aptly titled “Moo Doo for Moo La,” and winners were decided by the bovine beast who dropped the first cow pie on the field. A 50/50 raffle results in a split…

Acton comes together for a cleaner, greener community

May 2, 2026

by Susan Greene

Each spring around Earth Day, residents of Acton roll up their sleeves for a shared purpose: keeping their community clean, healthy, and resilient. This year’s Acton Clean-Up Week continued a tradition that has grown steadily over the past two decades, bringing neighbors together not just to pick up…

Select Board Notes: April 27, 2026

May 2, 2026

by Tom Beals

Opening remarks: Select Board (Board) Chair Dean Charter opened the April 27, 2026 Board meeting by introducing Interim Police Chief Douglas Sturniolo, who honored Officer Stephen McCarthy for his swift, life-saving response to a choking emergency earlier this month. With many uniformed officers in attendance, Chief Sturniolo praised…

“Signs of Fascism” activists demonstrate in Acton and other towns

May 2, 2026

by Jamie jacobs

Drivers passing Acton Town Hall, Littleton Common, or along Great Road in Acton or Parker Street in Maynard may have noticed a striking and increasingly familiar sight: a line of silent demonstrators holding stark black signs with bold, white, all-caps lettering. The group calls itself the “Signs of…

A person wearing black stands next to a large vessel. Half the vessel is a rural scene with a blue sky, the other half is grey with pipes.

The future of ceramics is on display in Umbrella Arts Center’s Biennial Exhibition

May 2, 2026

by The Acton Exchange Team

CONCORD, April 20, 2026: The Umbrella Arts Center presents its second Ceramics Biennial Exhibition, titled “Earthworks: Evolution” and featuring 50 artists from New England whose work marks the rich history, cultural expression, and ongoing innovation of contemporary ceramics. Running April 29 through June 28, the exhibition highlights the…

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UPDATE 2: May 6, 2026: Final Election results

UPDATE 2: May 6, 2026: Annual Town Meeting

Acton Police Officer Stephen McCarthy presented with Acton Town Police Lifesaving Award

The Bulletin Board: May 2, 2026

Home regatta beset by foul weather; visitors take top honors

Moo Doo for a good cause

Acton comes together for a cleaner, greener community

Select Board Notes: April 27, 2026

“Signs of Fascism” activists demonstrate in Acton and other towns

The future of ceramics is on display in Umbrella Arts Center’s Biennial Exhibition

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