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Marking the monuments

June 14, 2025

by Rob Gogan

Acton Select Board Members Jim Snyder-Grant and Dean Charter met their counterparts from Littleton to “mark the monuments,” a centuries-old English tradition last observed there on that side of Acton in 1986. (Select Board members marked the monuments at the intersection with Stow and Boxborough in November, 2016;…

Another successful Civics Fair for the junior high school

June 14, 2025

by Diane Baum

R.J. Grey Junior High School held its annual Civics Fair on June 4 and 5, with over 400 seventh graders presenting their research and proposing ways for the public to advocate on local, state, and national issues that matter to them. The Fair was held over two days…

Celebrating the class of 2025: Local graduates step into their next chapter

June 14, 2025

by Jen Lewy

The first weekend of June marked a joyful milestone for hundreds of Acton students and their families in the Acton-Lexington-Concord region, as three area schools honored their Class of 2025 with heartfelt graduation ceremonies. Acton-Boxborough Regional High School On Friday, June 6, Acton-Boxborough (AB) Regional High School held…

AB boys tennis playoffs: Revs down Andover, 4-1, advance

June 14, 2025

by James Conboy

On June 3, in a match at ABRHS that featured a marathon contest in Second Doubles, the AB boys tennis team earned a first-round playoff victory over the Andover Warriors. In that match, the Revs’ Sashwat Ganeshwaran and Vamsi Gollapudi defeated Andover’s Aaryan Deshwal and Ricky Tran. In…

The Bulletin Board – June 14, 2025

June 14, 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…

A map of the garden plan that was used to determine which plants go where. The key includes both different patterns and colors.

Wilde Garden blooms alongside Memorial Library

June 14, 2025

by Miriam Lezak

On June 4, the space next to Acton Memorial Library that faces Town Hall was transformed from a tarp-covered visual blight to a wood-chipped desert, and finally to a fully-fledged garden. Before planting day, interested parties, including Garden Club members Barbara Wissell and Cathy Fochtman, Teen Librarian Chris…

Acton-Boxborough Schools embark on two-phase strategic planning initiative

June 14, 2025

by Peter Light

The Acton-Boxborough Regional School District (ABRSD) has launched a comprehensive, two-phase strategic planning process aimed at shaping the future of our schools. This initiative, A-B Forward: Shaping our future together, will address evolving educational needs, fiscal sustainability, and declining enrollment, ensuring the district continues to provide an exceptional…

Absolute Tile closes

June 14, 2025

by Jeff Brown

After ten years in West Acton, Absolute Tile Marble & Cabinets has closed its doors. Owner Glaucia Rossi McKinney has been in the remodeling supply business for over thirty years, starting at Sudbury Granite where she learned everything about stone countertops and how to meet her clients’ needs.…

Local company a leader in diabetes care

June 7, 2025

by Nancy Knoblock Hunton

Lured by the opportunity to bring a new diabetes insulin pump to market, physician-scientist Trang Ly joined the Insulet Corporation in Acton in 2016. She helped oversee successful clinical trials in both children and adults that led to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of “Omnipod 5” for…

Ten years of give-and-take at Acton Swap Shop

June 7, 2025

by Rob Gogan

The Acton Swap Shop opened for the season Thursday, May 8. Despite the rainy weather, visitors to the Acton Transfer Station dropped off and picked up hundreds of reusable items at no cost to them or the Town of Acton. This begins the tenth year of this local…

Unmarked cars, masked agents: ICE operations spark fear and outrage in Acton and Boxborough

June 7, 2025

by Greg Jarboe

A chill ran through the communities of Acton and Boxborough last week as eyewitness accounts and official statements revealed a heightened, and often opaque, presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. An employee of an agency that provides services to low-income families said that many immigrants…

Acton residents shine at 2025 AANHPI Heritage Festival on Boston Common

June 7, 2025

by Ying Dong

On Sunday, May 25, 2025, the 2025 AANHPI [Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander] Heritage Festival took place at the Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common. Hosted by the New England Chinese American Alliance (NECAA), MA250, the Red Sox, the Asian Pacific American Public Affairs, United Chinese Americans…

The Bulletin Board – June 7, 2025

June 7, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

The Acton Exchange Bulletin Board is for volunteer opportunities and other announcements not tied to a single specific time and date. Please send your Bulletin Board announcements to editors@actonexchange.org. (Calendar events are submitted separately to calendar@actonexchange.org.) Acton-Boxborough Food and Nutrition Services Launches Free Summer Eats Program to Keep…

Habitat for Humanity announces plans for an office and projects in Acton

June 7, 2025

by Jeff Brown

The North Central Massachusetts branch of Habitat for Humanity had an office in Acton for over ten years before it moved to Leominster in early 2024. Later the same year, 416 Great Road, former home of the Le Lyonnais restaurant, became available. It was purchased by a benefactor…

Review: Silver Unicorn and Silver Girl team up for a sparkling evening

June 7, 2025

by Jeff Brown

Paul Swydan, owner of West Acton’s Silver Unicorn Bookstore, is known for his community involvement and for hosting a slew of entertaining and informative events. On Tuesday, May 20, he teamed up with the owners of the new Silver Girl restaurant, also in West Acton, Dawn Aguiar and…

Puppet-powered musical brings Mo Willems’ Pigeon to Theatre III

June 7, 2025

by Jen Lewy

What happens when a determined bird wants to drive a bus? Audiences will find out June 14 and 15 at Theatre III in Acton, MA, when Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! brings Mo Willems’ beloved picture book to life—this time, with puppets. Tickets are…

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Select Board Notes: June 2, 2025

June 7, 2025

by Tom Beals

Opening remarks: Acton-Boxborough School Committee members Tori Campbell and Leela Ramachandran referenced a memorandum to the Select Board concerning a budget amendment scheduled for a June 12 School Committee vote, and requested the Board to communicate its response to the School Committee. Board Chair Dean Charter commented on…

Area residents demand halt to raids: “Enough Is enough”

June 7, 2025

by Greg Jarboe

Following reports that “masked men purporting to be ICE agents abducted individuals off our streets in unmarked cars” in Boxborough on Friday, May 30, 2025, a crowd of over 200 people gathered peacefully at Acton Town Hall on Sunday June 1, 2025, for what was described as an…

Boston Globe honors five Acton-Boxborough athletes, coach

June 7, 2025

by James Conboy

Five members of the AB sports community were honored in the Boston Globe’s Winter Sports All-Scholastics page: Shaylin Bernard, nordic skiing; Andrew Lu, swimming; Hanne Ridley, gymnastics; Olivia Baytarian, girls’ basketball, honorable mention; and Coach Sarah Shamel, girls’ nordic. Athletic Director Jim Scanlon summed up the success of…

Student athletes move on

June 7, 2025

by James Conboy

May 27, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School auditorium: Twenty-one student-athletes will be taking their talents to as many colleges next fall, competing in eleven different sports, across nine states. The eleven Seniors who attended today’s ceremony, hosted by AB Athletic Director Jim Scanlon, are as follows: Good luck to…

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