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Join us for this year’s Senior Prom, a fun and festive afternoon with a beach theme. Building on the success of last year’s event, we’re excited to bring the community together again for dancing, refreshments, and celebration. Don’t miss this chance to relax, connect, and enjoy a night by the “shore” with friends! Please call the Senior Center to register: 978-929-6652. Acton 60+ only
The Acton Community Services Office within the Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with MetroWest Legal Services, will host a monthly housing legal clinic beginning in January. Housing Legal Clinic appointments will begin on Jan. 14 and will be held on the second Tuesday of each month from 4-6 p.m. at the Human Service and Senior Center, 30 Sudbury Road Rear. Before you attend a session, you must complete the following registration form, which can be found here. The program, which is funded by the American Rescue Plan Act, will run until Dec. 31, 2026.
Green Acton works to protect and enhance Acton’s natural environment and resources for present and future generations, and to help resolve the urgent environmental issues that transcend Acton’s boundaries. The group meets monthly (except for August) on the second Tuesday of the month, usually by zoom but occasionally in person. To learn more about Green Acton's mission, accomplishments, and ongoing work, visit https://greenacton.org/ To get the agenda and zoom link for the upcoming monthly meeting, email info@greenacton.org In addition to the all-topics monthly meeting, the individual committees hold more specialized meetings; topical committees are Biodiversity, Energy, Materials (e.g plastics, toxics,
Sign up for the Zoom link on the program page on our website here! These days there are so many 'fake' jobs being sent to job seekers that aren't real. But they seem like it. Learn some of the tell tale signs and how you can best protect yourself from them.
Sign up on the program page on our website here! Sign up for a 15-minute 1:1 tech help session. Please bring your device and any questions you might have. Registration is required.
Sign up on the program page on our website here! This month's book is: Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon
Spring has arrived. Mother Nature always returns us to many colors and warmer temps in May. Please, join neighbors and friends at the tables in Fellowship Hall. We look forward to sharing a meal and friendship with you. May 2026 Menu May 6 Cinco de Mayo Taco Casserole Sponsored by Boston MetroWest Bible Church of Littleton May 13 Pork Schnitzel Sponsored by Friends of Mike Tobia May 20 Spaghetti and Meatballs Sponsored by Friends of Mt. Calvary Community Supper May 27 Oven Roasted Pollack with Fresh Tomatoes Sponsored by West Acton Baptist Church ** Please note
Sign up on the program page on our website here! Join for some chatting, music, and crafting!
The Acton Exchange team holds monthly meetings that are open to our active volunteers and anyone who might want to become a volunteer. If you have an Acton connection and want to contribute to independent community journalism in our town, it is likely that the AE has a role for you, whatever your skill sets and interests might be. Each meeting begins with an opportunity to learn what has been going on at the Acton Exchange, followed by an opportunity to improve our journalism skills. Meetings are either hybrid (in-person or zoom) or zoom-only. For this month's venue and
Our journey continues and this month we will be discussing the 1980’s. Life in the United States during that decade had an undeniable sense of momentum. Many people enjoyed a booming economy, rising consumer culture, and the excitement of rapid technological change. Personal computers were beginning to enter homes, cable TV expanded entertainment options, and pop culture thrived. But the 80’s also carried serious challenges. Economic gains were uneven and many communities faced widening inequality. The AIDS crisis devastated countless lives. Even the cultural energy of the decade came with pressure—materialism, intense competition, and a sense that success was measured by consumption.
Sign up here! Join us at Acton Memorial Library for a discussion and questions from Brent Ranalli about his book Tahattawan’s World. You do not need to read the book ahead of time to attend. This program is presented in partnership with the Friends of Pine Hawk. Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request by emailing reference@acton-ma.gov.
Who were the Indians who lived in the Acton area before the English arrived? It is widely understood that this band, led by their sachem Tahattawan, transferred Musketaquid/Concord to the English in the 1630s, adopted Christianity, settled down nearby at Nashobah/Littleton, endured rough handling during King Philip’s War in the 1670s, and then merged into the general diaspora of Christian Indians in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Local historian Brent Ranalli has undertaken a fresh, close reading of the source documents from the seventeenth century for a new book project. This talk presents some of his findings, enhancing our understanding of