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The Bulletin Board – September 13, 2025

September 13, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

Reminder to readers: Our front page can’t hold all the news. To see all of this week’s new articles, go to the All News page. The Acton Exchange Bulletin Board is for volunteer opportunities and other announcements not tied to a single specific time and date. Please send…

Discovery Museum celebrates museum’s founding with $2.50 Admission Sept. 16 – 21

September 13, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

The Discovery Museum announced that from September 16 through 21, 2025, the cost of admission will be $2.50 per person. The annual “Pay and Play Like It’s 1982” promotion celebrates the Museum’s founding in 1982 and is meant as a Thank You to the community for more than…

ABRHS wins $500K grant for clean energy

September 13, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

The Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has awarded Acton-Boxborough Regional High School (ABRHS) a $500,000 grant through the Green Communities Competitive Grant program, according to a press release from State Senator Jamie Eldridge (D-Marlborough), State Representative Simon Cataldo (D-Concord), and State Representative Danillo Sena (D-Acton). The funding will…

Household Goods in urgent need of essential household items

September 6, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

Household Goods, an Acton-based non-profit organization that provides a full range of donated furniture and household items free of charge, to help people in need make a home, is experiencing a surge in demand and is in need of essential items. Essential needs The organization is urgently requesting…

The Bulletin Board – September 6, 2025

September 6, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

Reminder to readers: Our front page can’t hold all the news. To see all of this week’s new articles, go to the All News page. The Acton Exchange Bulletin Board is for volunteer opportunities and other announcements not tied to a single specific time and date. Please send…

The Bulletin Board – August 30, 2025

August 30, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

Reminder to readers: Our front page can’t hold all the news. To see all of this week’s new articles, go to the All News page. The Acton Exchange Bulletin Board is for volunteer opportunities and other announcements not tied to a single specific time and date. Please send…

The Bulletin Board – August 23, 2025

August 23, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

Reminder to readers: Our front page can’t hold all the news. To see all of this week’s new articles, go to the All News page. The Acton Exchange Bulletin Board is for volunteer opportunities and other announcements not tied to a single specific time and date. Please send…

The Bulletin Board – August 9, 2025

August 9, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

Reminder to readers: Our front page can’t hold all the news. To see all of this week’s new articles, go to the All News page. The Acton Exchange Bulletin Board is for volunteer opportunities and other announcements not tied to a single specific time and date. Please send…

The Bulletin Board – August 2, 2025

August 2, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

Reminder to readers: Our front page can’t hold all the news. To see all of this week’s new articles, go to the All News page. The Acton Exchange Bulletin Board is for volunteer opportunities and other announcements not tied to a single specific time and date. Please send…

Night work in Kelley’s Corner July 30 and 31

July 26, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

MassDOT contractor MIG has scheduled overnight road work for the Kelley’s Corner project on Main St. and Mass Ave. as part of the plan to get the roads and sidewalks completed before school restarts in August. Milling will occur throughout the night and paving will occur during the…

The Bulletin Board – July 26, 2025

July 26, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

Reminder to readers: Our front page can’t hold all the news. To see all of this week’s new articles, go to the All News page. The Acton Exchange Bulletin Board is for volunteer opportunities and other announcements not tied to a single specific time and date. Please send…

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Sheriff’s office warns of uptick in law enforcement impersonation scam calls

July 26, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

The Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office (MSO) is warning residents of a significant uptick in reported scam calls in which perpetrators are posing as members of the office. During June, the MSO’s Inner Perimeter Security (IPS) team reported receiving 59 complaints of scammers posing as officers or deputies –…

Assistant School Superintendent Gabrielle Abrams receives award from her professional society

July 26, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

The Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents (M.A.S.S.) recently presented the 2025 Assistant Superintendent Leadership Award to Gabrielle (Gabby) Abrams, Ed.D., of the Acton-Boxborough Regional School District (ABRSD). Dr. Abrams, a resident of Ashland, currently serves as assistant superintendent for teaching and learning. She previously served as assistant superintendent…

All’s well that ends well: DPW services include cat rescue

July 12, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

The Acton Department of Public Works (DPW) keeps our town plowed, swept, trimmed, painted, and both safe and beautiful in many ways, both seen and unseen. Earlier this week, Tree Warden Ryan Hunt responded to a slightly different request. A resident on Hillcrest Road called saying that their…

The Bulletin Board – July 12, 2025

July 12, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

Reminder to readers: Our front page can’t hold all the news. To see all of this week’s new articles, go to the All News page. The Acton Exchange Bulletin Board is for volunteer opportunities and other announcements not tied to a single specific time and date. Please send…

Open Door Theater and Think Outside the Vox celebrate Disability Pride Month and present the fourth Ask Me Fair

July 12, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

Open Door Theater of Acton and Think Outside the Vox (Vox) are proud to present the fourth annual Ask Me Fair, a living library experience designed for families and open to all. This is a free event on Saturday, July 19 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. at Sargent Memorial Library…

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Ahh, a summer vacation for the Acton Exchange Team

July 12, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

The Acton Exchange volunteers are taking a week off next week. We won’t publish a new issue on the weekend of July 19. While we vacate…you write? Also, if you have stories or photos of summer activities around Acton, including fireworks photos, please send them to info@actonexchange.org. The…

Upcoming Powder Mill Road (Rt. 62) detour

July 12, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

As part of the ongoing Route 62 sewer upgrade project (described in this June 21 article), a temporary road closure and detour are required on Monday, July 14, and Tuesday, July 15, during construction hours (7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.) to install the sewer piping across the eastbound…

The Bulletin Board – July 5, 2025

July 5, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

Reminder to readers: Our front page can’t hold all the news. To see all of this week’s new articles, go to the All News page. The Acton Exchange Bulletin Board is for volunteer opportunities and other announcements not tied to a single specific time and date. Please send…

Sincere Foundation awards work by local organizations

July 5, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

Last year, Sincere Foundation (www.sincere.com) awarded grants to Household Goods and Boston Area Gleaners, as described in Sincere Foundation awards $35K to Acton nonprofits. Recently, Sincere announced that it has awarded $175,000 in new grants to 13 Massachusetts nonprofit organizations that address the basic needs of a community…

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