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The Bulletin Board: May 2, 2026

May 2, 2026
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
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
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
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…
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Select Board Notes: April 27, 2026

May 2, 2026
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…

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