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Volunteers of the year honored with 2025 Faulkner awards

May 31, 2025
On May 22, the Select Board honored five Acton residents by bestowing Colonel Francis Faulkner Sr. Exemplary Volunteer of the Year awards to Pat Clifford, Peter Darlow, Michaela Moran, Sahana Purohit, and John Watlington. In a ceremony in the Meeting Room of Acton Memorial Library, the honorees were recognized for “exemplary volunteer service to the Town of Acton, thereby enhancing the Town Culture and lives of Acton residents, through dedicated and longstanding membership on Town Boards or Committees.” The Faulkner Award was established in 2018, and named after the commander of the West Acton militia company in the Revolutionary War.…

Acton police place police supervisor on leave

May 18, 2025
Acton Police Chief James A. Cogan reports that the Acton Police Department has charged a retired police official from another community, and placed an Acton police supervisor on administrative leave, amid questions about the handing of an OUI investigation. (In Massachusetts, OUI, or “Operating Under the Influence” refers…

Acton hailed as Climate Leader Community

May 18, 2025
Acton’s longtime commitment to sustainability was recognized on Friday as state officials designated the Town as a Climate Leader Community. The Town was one of 19 communities honored at a ceremony on Friday, May 2, at the construction site for Watertown’s new net-zero High School. To be recognized…

Another Town Meeting in the books

May 10, 2025
After a very long two nights on May 5 and 6, 2025, Acton has successfully wrapped up another Town Meeting. You can view Town Meeting recordings on the ActonTV YouTube channel: For an overview of Town Meeting outcomes, see the May 7 update section of UPDATED May 7,…

The Bulletin Board – May 10, 2025

May 10, 2025
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.) Discovery Museum holding Online Auction Fundraiser May 5-14 Discovery Museum kicked off…

McManus Manor groundbreaking: rain is no deterrent

May 10, 2025
On May 6, an assemblage of local and state officials crowded into a large white tent (rain-proof, thank goodness) to celebrate the groundbreaking of a housing development named after the late Betty McManus, a longtime director of the Acton Housing Authority. The complex, expected to open in June,…

Acton celebrates Holi at the library

May 10, 2025
For the third year in a row, the Acton Libraries celebrated Holi on the back lawn of the Memorial Library. Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors and the Festival of Spring, is a major Hindu festival, celebrating love and the arrival of spring. It is an…

Ribbon cutting at The Shop

May 10, 2025
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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Town Meeting Article 1: Choosing Town Officers

May 10, 2025
The following officers were nominated and elected: The nominations were voted as a group by voice, except for Trustee of the West Acton Citizens Library, which the Moderator held out for separate consideration, as she anticipated a possible additional nomination from the floor. Terra F. stated that the…
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Town Meeting Article 7: Select Board proposes, and voters approve, $150K for exploration of alternatives and public outreach on DPW building

May 10, 2025
Acton’s Department of Public Works (DPW), like the Fire and Police Departments, ensures essential but often overlooked services (snowplowing, stormwater management, rapid emergency services) that keep the town running. Operating from a facility on Forest Road behind the transfer station, the DPW maintains a fleet of vehicles and…
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Town Meeting Articles 37-41: Citizens Petitions

May 10, 2025
Acton’s Town Charter contains a provision for “Petitioner’s Warrant Articles.” These are articles brought forward by ordinary citizens, rather than by the Select Board or a department of Town government. The Charter requires ten signatures to place a petition on the warrant for Annual Town Meeting. Articles 37,…

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