AB Forward is the committee to create a strategic plan for the future of the Acton-Boxborough Regional School District. AB Forward requests community feedback about reorganization options at one of three community forums: Tuesday, Oct 21 at the ABRHS auditorium Monday, Oct 27 at the Blanchard Memorial School gym Thursday, Oct 30  - Virtual (registration and link to follow)    

Megan Ford Au.D., a licensed audiologist in practice since 1998, will provide hearing screenings, ear wax checks, and basic hearing aid checks. Please allow 15 minutes for your appointment. Dr. Ford has worked at several major medical centers in Boston, Cleveland and Worcester. In 2013 she opened her private practice, HearSmart Audiology, in Littleton. There has been such a high demand for Dr. Ford’s appointments, she will now be coming to the Center monthly! To sign up for a slot, contact the Council on Aging by phone (978-929-6652) or email (seniorcenter@actonma.gov). Acton 60+ only.

The Friends of the Acton Council on Aging proudly announce that the Honoring Excellence program will host Holocaust Survivor, Author and Public Speaker Janet Singer Applefield. Janet wrote a memoir about her experience as a Jewish child in Poland, surviving by taking on the identity of a deceased Catholic girl and hiding in plain sight with the aid of strangers. Her father, weighing just 110 pounds, survived the Theresienstadt camp-ghetto and reunited with his daughter. He transcribed Janet’s recollections of her years of survival, which served as the basis for her memoir. Refreshments will be served following the program. At

You are cordially invited to join us in celebrating the public opening of the 549 Main Street property, known by many as the Conant land. This multi-year project represents a partnership of state and local government, the Conant family, and non-governmental organizations in preserving historical, natural, and water resources while opening new opportunities for public passive recreation. Welcome Remarks Refreshments Guided Walk (for those interested) Parking is available at 8 Post Office Square Behind, Acton, MA - please look for blue arrows directing you to the site. Please wear comfortable shoes. Mobility assistance will be available from the parking area.

Meeting Room, Acton Memorial Library, 486 Main Street, Acton, MA, 01720 Great Decisions is America's largest discussion program on world affairs. The program model involves reading the Great Decisions Briefing Book and meeting in a Discussion Group to discuss the most critical global issues facing America today. This months topic will be on Artificial Intelligence. A short article is available from the Great Decisions briefing book. Please read it ahead of the meeting. It is available in the library. The AI revolution is the leading edge of a larger high-tech revolution which promises to transform the world. Experts argue that international

Register for the Zoom link here. The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising is one of the most storied events of the Holocaust, yet previous accounts of which have almost entirely focused on its male participants. In "The Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto: The True Story of Five Courageous Young Women Who Sparked an Uprising", Holocaust historian Elizabeth Hyman introduces five young, courageous Polish Jewish women—known as “the girls” by the leadership of the resistance and “bandits” by their Nazi oppressors—who were central to the Jewish resistance as fighters, commanders, couriers, and smugglers. Join us as Elizabeth shares this extraordinary, important, and

Join the ACC organist, Liz Carley, for a free concert and lecture on some of the spooky music associated with Halloween and All Hallows Day.  Bring a brown bag lunch and have lunch with us after the concert in our fellowship hall.  You bring the interest and the sandwiches, and we'll provide the music.