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Small Business Saturday: A day to celebrate Acton’s local economy

December 6, 2025
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This past Saturday, November 29, 2025, marked the 16th anniversary of Small Business Saturday, a nationwide movement that encourages Americans to support their local businesses during the busiest shopping season of the year. For Acton residents, it was another opportunity to discover the unique character and quality that our town’s independent retailers, restaurants, and service providers bring to our community. Sam Fleming, produce buyer and manager at Idylwilde Farms, said, “This weekend is one of our busiest of the year, with the Thanksgiving holiday and with Christmas right around the corner. Customers like to shop local to ensure top-notch fresh…
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Business Briefs – November 22, 2025

November 22, 2025
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McGovern Subaru The new dealership will open for sales on Saturday, November 22, and for service Monday November 24, at 11 Nagog Park (area known as Nagog Mall). Service hours M-Th 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday 7:30-5:00, Saturday 8:00-5:00. Closed Sunday. 978-897-1128. Mcgovernsubaruofacton.com The Fab Lab Allison…
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Great Spaces expands into a greater space

November 22, 2025
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Boxborough native Dawn Willis, principal of Great Spaces, has just completed an expansion of her store into the adjacent area. The brick building at 245 Arlington St. is next door to the West Acton Post Office and across the street from Table to Teapots. On November 14, Willis…
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Restaurant Week re-cap

November 1, 2025
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This year’s Restaurant Week featured twelve establishments, each offering a special item or menu. Ever ready for a challenge, Acton Exchange’s writing crew fanned out to sample what Acton had to offer. Rapscallion: Cozy ambience meets comfort food with a brewery. 5 Strawberry Hill Road, Acton: For decades,…
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Business Briefs, November 1, 2025

November 1, 2025
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Acton Medical Associates sold The Boston Globe reported on October 10 that Acton Medical Associates will be acquired by Optum, a division of United Health Group. The 45-doctor practice’s website is titled, “Your Independent Community Healthcare.” Terms or timing of the acquisition were not revealed. Dr. Deborah Kovacs…
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Business briefs: Three ribbon cuttings and a groundbreaking

October 25, 2025
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Ribbon cuttings Patricia Costa, Acton’s economic development director, schedules and attends ribbon cuttings for the town’s new businesses. On October 17 there were three ceremonies. Magenta Dance Studio The dance studio recently moved from the third floor of Exchange Hall in South Acton to the lower level of…
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Business Briefs, Sept. 8, 2025

September 13, 2025
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The grocery store Aldi is coming to town. The business intends on outfitting the space formerly occupied by Stop and Shop on Powdermill Road in South Acton. An opening date has not been announced. Select Board member Fran Arsenault, who heard the news from Economic Development Director Patricia…
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Business Briefs: September 2025

September 6, 2025
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Siesta Sleepworks, 276 Great Road, in Applewood Square, has moved from the front of the building, where they have been located for many years, to the rear of the same building. Andre Sevigny has worked at the company for over 25 years and became owner in 2021 after…
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Harris Hearth Breads

August 9, 2025
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Andreas Apostolopoulos and his wife Sarah have been baking sourdough breads for a year and a half in a permitted microbakery in their home. Andreas’ interest in baking began during his childhood in Greece and continued when he and his wife moved to Acton seven years ago. Their…
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Business Briefs, August 4, 2025

August 9, 2025
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KJ Caffè, in the Brookside Shopping Mall, closed on July 13. A statement posted at the location read: “It is with great sadness to announce that our time in Acton must soon come to an end…This was not an easy decision, however it is best for our KJ…
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A new microbakery rises in Acton

July 26, 2025
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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…
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Business Briefs, July 1, 2025

July 5, 2025
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J.Crew Factory Store J.Crew opened a factory store in The Brookside Shopping Mall on July 2. Kate Connolly, district manager for J.Crew, said that the remodeling of the store was completed on June 26 and merchandise began arriving the next day. The J. Crew Factory Store sells discounted…
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Absolute Tile closes

June 14, 2025
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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.…
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Local company a leader in diabetes care

June 7, 2025
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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…
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Majestic Day Spa opens in Acton

June 7, 2025
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Majestic Day spa is now open in Acton at 107 Great Road next to Acton Car Wash. This is the newest location for partners Carla Barbosa Alencar and Cristina Cafua, who also have locations in Tewksbury and Florida. Ms Cafua will run the Acton location. The lovely decor…
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Ribbon cutting at The Shop

May 10, 2025
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The next time that you’re looking for something unusual to decorate your home, consider heading for The Shop, which just opened on the corner of Massachusetts and Windsor Avenues in West Acton. Acton’s new Economic Development Director, Patricia Costa, held a ribbon cutting for co-owners, Jami Hoyle and…
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Ribbon Cutting at the Acton Bike Shop

April 26, 2025
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On Monday, April 7, Hakan Pesman and his wife Nuray hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony at their new store in the Acton Woods Plaza. Several state and town officials attended to celebrate the Acton Bike Shop, which opened in January. Hakan was in the fashion trade in New…
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What’s on your pizza? A March Madness review

March 29, 2025
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March Madness is a time for basketball, statistics, and hanging out with friends and family. As for many folks around the country, it’s also a time when Acton residents make fast breaks to a dozen pizza places or order a large pizza with their favorite toppings for delivery…
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