James Conboy

And the bands play on: Pink Floyd tribute band performs July 19

July 26, 2024

About one thousand concertgoers (a small fraction of the Independence Day concert) enjoyed perfect weather and a full moon as they watched the Pink Floyd tribute band Into the Floyd, and a full production laser light show, from the grassy hillside at NARA Park on July 19. The…

Two ball games

June 7, 2024

by James Conboy

Silent bats spell shutout for Revs May 24, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School softball field: The A-B Rev’s bats went dormant Friday as they lost to Merrimack Valley Conference opponent Billerica, 2-0. Each pitcher surrendered only five hits on the day, but the Indians strung three together in the…

A group of men and women in Colonial garb are walking down a street in West Acton. The AB Marching Band is coming up behind them. There are folks walking alongside the parade and more watching from the sidewalk

Grateful Actonians fete veterans

June 1, 2024

by James Conboy

A grateful town remembered its deceased veterans Monday, May 27 at the annual Memorial Day observances, held this year in West Acton under a cloudy sky. A parade composed of Scouts, the Acton-Boxborough Marching Band, and a vintage fire truck, left from Spruce Street, and then headed down…

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…

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…

It was worth the wait for a walk-off victory

May 16, 2024

by James Conboy

May 2, Acton Boxborough Regional High School girls softball team: A great pitcher’s duel between A-B’s Ila Gillespie and Shrewsbury’s Marcia Bentley was ultimately decided by errors, as the A-B Revolution eked out a 4-3 extra-inning, walk-off victory over the Shrewsbury Colonials. The Revs clung to a 2-0…

Hope at Bat: May 9 boys baseball game for a cause

May 16, 2024

by James Conboy

Acton-Boxborough baseball field, May 9: The color pink was abundant Thursday, most notably on the home team’s jerseys, as the A-B Revolution hosted Dual County League rival Bedford in a game to raise funds for the American Cancer Society Hope at Bat crusade against cancer. Longtime Acton resident,…

Brilliant Pitching under a Brilliant Blue Sky

April 30, 2024

by James Conboy

Softball fans Monday April 29 were treated to a brilliant blue sky, and even more brilliant pitching, when the Wayland Warriors visited the Acton-Boxborough Revolution (or Colonials, according to the scoreboard) in a Dual County League contest. Hits were in short supply, as A-B’s Tia Gillespie mowed down…

James Conboy

And the bands play on: Pink Floyd tribute band performs July 19

Two ball games

Grateful Actonians fete veterans

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

Ball games this week

It was worth the wait for a walk-off victory

Hope at Bat: May 9 boys baseball game for a cause

Brilliant Pitching under a Brilliant Blue Sky

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