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Girl Scout Suravi Bhatia creates pathway through Acton’s environmental history

July 26, 2025

by Kim Kastens

As her Girl Scout Gold Award project, Suravi Bhatia has created a self-guided environment/climate history walk along the path behind the Red House, across the street from Town Hall. This reporter toured the walk with Bhatia on July 13. The walk comprises twelve illustrated panels, organized chronologically, from…

A new microbakery rises in Acton

July 26, 2025

by Jeff Brown

Gonzalo Bethencourt grew up in Madrid, Spain. His marketing career took him to Los Angeles, then to Amsterdam, and finally to Acton in 2016. At each location he searched for the bread of his home country, but he did not find it. He did some baking at home…

Ask Me Fair elicits questions and answers

July 26, 2025

by Alissa Nicol

The fourth annual Ask Me Fair was held at the Sargent Memorial Library in Boxborough on Saturday, July 19th. The “living library” event was founded by Sam Gould, Open Door Theater president and Think Outside the Vox co-founder, president, and ADA coordinator as “an antidote to ‘othering’ and…

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…

Obituary: William “Bill” Kingman, 94

July 26, 2025

by Family

William “Bill” Lockwood Kingman, 94, of Acton, MA, died quietly in his sleep on June 23, 2025. He was born on August 21, 1930 in Medford, MA to the late Henry Eugene Kingman and Helen Crandell Kingman. Bill grew up in Concord. He attended Middlesex School, Concord, MA…

Good Trouble protest small but lively

July 26, 2025

by Bob Van Meter

On the evening of July 17 at 6 p.m., more than sixty local residents gathered in front of Acton Town Hall on Main Street for a “Good Trouble Lives On” action, part of a nationwide protest of the current administration in honor of the late John Lewis, who…

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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 –…

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Select Board Notes: July 21, 2025

July 26, 2025

by Tom Beals

Opening remarks: Acton Select Board Chair Dean Charter depicted the overflowing dumpsters and foul odors in the Boston area cities and towns where sanitation workers are on strike. Recalling occasional proposals to eliminate Acton’s transfer station, he noted that the municipal facility reduces the likelihood of such a…

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…

Acton’s Marion Maxwell: Creating community for fifty years

July 12, 2025

by Martha Rounds

Long time Acton resident Marion Maxwell is probably best known for the Senior Citizens Newsletter, a weekly email that, until recently, went out to over 800 Acton seniors and “pre-seniors.” After a successful 10-year run, Marion recently brought the newsletter to an end. The Acton Exchange sat down…

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…

Acton fetes Fourth with food, fireworks, and Thirty6 Red

July 12, 2025

by James Conboy

July 4, NARA Park, Acton. Whether fans arrived early for the music of Thirty6 Red, or later for just the fireworks, they were rewarded with perfect weather for Acton’s annual patriotic bash. But many might have found it to be worth the trip just for the food truck…

Music review: Diamond’s music sparkles

July 12, 2025

by Meg Stafford

Pianist Molly Flannery, long time performer at the Acton Jazz Cafe, hosted a house concert at her Littleton home for Harvey Diamond, her teacher, mentor, and jazz icon, along with New York-based double bassist Cameron Brown, and Cuban-born drummer Francisco Mela. On a sweltering Sunday at the end…

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…

Rewriting history from the other side of the bridge: Don Hagist brings the redcoats to life in Acton

July 12, 2025

by Greg Jarboe

As the Acton 250 Lecture Series continues its commemorative journey through the events of April 19, 1775, the community gathered once again on June 23, 2025 — this time to shift the lens. With the flicker of historic memory still fresh from this year’s Patriots’ Day celebrations, the…

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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…

Anyone out there? Ham radio operators participate in nationwide field day

July 5, 2025

by Alissa Nicol

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) hosted its annual Field Day over the June 28-29 weekend at the Concord Rod and Gun Club on Strawberry Hill Road, within handheld radio broadcasting distance from the Acton town line. Around 40,000 amateur radio operators, also known as “hams,” participate each…

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