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LWV introduces the Margaret Kennedy Social Justice Initiative with discussion of immigration policy

March 7, 2026
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The League of Women Voters Acton Area (LWVAA) hosted a forum on Saturday, Feb. 28 at Acton Town Hall entitled, “Restoring the Promise: Immigration Policy and the Path Forward.” The event was the first one made possible by the Margaret Kennedy Social Justice Initiative Fund, established with a bequest from long-time LWVAA member Margaret Kennedy, known to family and friends as Marge. As previously reported, the bequest supports a multi-year initiative to advance Marge’s legacy of social justice work through public forums, speaker series, and other community building programs. More than 50 attendees gathered in person, with another 40 online,…
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Amity returns to Massachusetts

March 28, 2026
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When British soldiers evacuated Boston in March 1776, hundreds of Massachusetts Loyalists fled to Nova Scotia or New Brunswick, Canada. With the 1783 Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War, Loyalists who had remained in the states, as well as those who had relocated, found themselves wishing to…
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The trees are speaking

October 4, 2025
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How much do forests matter? Author and reporter Lynda Mapes was in Acton on September 25 to address this question. Sixty-five attendees joined the author at Town Hall and another 25 listened online as Mapes described her research on the ecology of old-growth forests and all that she…
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The Silver Unicorn wins award for its independent spirit

August 30, 2025
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The Silver Unicorn Bookstore, a neighborhood hub in Acton known for its welcoming shelves of adult and children’s titles as well as its lively calendar of author events, has just received the Independent Spirit Award from the New England Independent Booksellers Association. Chosen by the Book Publisher Representatives…
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Treasure hunt book includes clues in Acton

January 17, 2025
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In the 1980’s, readers became obsessed with a picture book, Masquerade, in which the text and illustrations concealed clues to the location of a golden treasure that the author had hidden somewhere in Great Britain. Masquerade spawned a whole genre of book-based treasure hunts, with clues based in…
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Boozy book fair brings out a crowd

August 9, 2024
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A hot summer night, beer, themed cocktails, and piles of brand new books… what could be finer? An annual collaboration between True West Brewery and Silver Unicorn Bookstore, both in West Acton, brings a large selection of books and an outdoor bar to the patio in front of…
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Cover of Clegg and Kennedy’s book on local journalism.

On Local News: Silver Unicorn Bookstore Event

March 6, 2024
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A standing-room-only crowd of more than forty was packed into The Silver Unicorn Bookstore for “Community News Night” on the evening of Friday, March 1. In partnership with this publication, Acton Exchange, the small indy bookseller in West Acton hosted veteran journalists Ellen Clegg and Dan Kennedy to discuss…
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Welcome to the Acton Exchange Website

November 1, 2023
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This is the ‘beta’ test site for the internet home of the Acton Exchange. The site has been developed, discussed, and shared within the core group, and we are pleased and relieved to share it with a wider audience. Our writers and web developers are Acton-based volunteers. The…
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Original front entrance to the Acton Memorial Libray, the older brick building part.

Joining the Conversation

August 14, 2023
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Each week people from literally all over the world meet in the Acton library to practice speaking and listening to English in a “conversation group.” This small, supportive group gives newcomers to the United States a chance to become more fluent in English and learn about American culture.…
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