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Bike share launch attracts crowd in East Acton

June 21, 2025

On June 13, curious bikers gathered on the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail at East Acton Village Green to learn about The Minuteman Regional Bike Share Program from representatives of the four host towns: Patricia Costa from Acton; Beth Williams and Alyssa Sandoval from Concord; Jennifer Curtin from Lincoln; and Zoe Piel from Maynard. Attendees were able to test-ride multi-purpose bikes from sponsors who also offered tasty snacks. Representatives from local businesses including Enterprise Bank, Teamworks/Five Star Sports Rehab and Physical Therapy, Anita’s Shoe Boutique, Waypoint Adventure adaptive programs, Pedal Power, and Majestic Day Spa participated in the opening. There will…

Acton Conservation Trust Encounters “Snakes of the World and New England”

April 1, 2024

by Jody Harris

This article is adapted from an article by Jody Harris on the website of the Acton Conservation Trust. A group of Acton Conservation Trust (ACT) board members waited in the parking lot of Acton Town Hall on Sunday, March 17 for Rick Roth, president of Cape Ann Vernal…

Acton Exchange Accepted for Full Membership in the Institute for Nonprofit News

March 28, 2024

by Kim Kastens

On Friday, March 15, the Acton Exchange leadership received the news that the organization had been admitted for full membership and became eligible for fiscal sponsorship with the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN). INN is a membership organization that connects and supports non-profit news organizations that provide journalism…

Economic Development Director Julie Pierce (left) and Acton Recreation Event and Program Coordinator Maura Haberman

“For The Love of Our Local Businesses” at Acton Town Hall

March 28, 2024

by Karen Herther

On February 15, 2024 (snow date) the Town of Acton Recreation Department and Economic Development Office, and the Middlesex West Chamber of Commerce, hosted a local business appreciation luncheon at Acton Town Hall. “For the Love of our Local Businesses” was attended by about fifty Acton local businesses,…

Ice skaters hold hands with a mascot bear

25th Annual Community Skate FUNdraiser raises $2,000 for Local Causes

March 27, 2024

Janice WardandKaren Herther

More than one hundred fifty community members and small business donors attended the 25th Annual Acton-Boxborough Skate FUNdraiser and local food drive at the Nashoba Valley Olympia in Boxborough on Sunday, March 3. Supporters raised funds for local charities and non-profits while enjoying two hours of ice skating,…

Acton-Boxborough Resource Center Reaching More Families

March 27, 2024

by The Acton Exchange Team

This article was adapted from a press release from Acton-Boxborough United Way. Since the Acton-Boxborough Resource Center (ABRC) opened in 2023, there has been a steady increase in the number of visits to ABRC each month, from five in August, 2023 to almost 45 in February, 2024. Visitors…

Obituary: Sharon FitzSimons Cole

March 24, 2024

by Family

Sharon FitzSimons Cole, of Acton, passed away at the Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln, March 15, 2024 at the age of 86. Born in Warren, PA to the late Sarah Helen (Gaston) and Ogden FitzSimons. Sharon was the beloved wife of the late Michael Bennett Cole, with…

Boston Area Gleaners truck at the South Acton site

Boston Area Gleaners receives grants to fight food insecurity

March 23, 2024

by The Acton Exchange Team

This article was adapted from a press release from the office of State Senator Jamie Eldridge. State Senator Jamie Eldridge and State Representatives Simon Cataldo and Danillo Sena announced that Boston Area Gleaners of Acton (the Gleaners) will receive two grants from the MA Department of Agricultural Resources…

There’s No Place Like our Hometown’s Open Door Theater

March 23, 2024

by Alissa Nicol

Open Door Theater’s 2024 production, The Wizard of Oz, opened on Friday, March 15 at the Dragonfly Theater located at the RJ Grey Junior High School on Charter Road. The matinees on both Saturday and Sunday were sold out, with groups attending from the Perkins School, The Learning…

8 hatchling wood turtles on a person's open hands

Wood Turtles Get a Head Start

March 23, 2024

by Alissa Nicol

On March 6, six volunteers joined Acton’s Land Stewardship Coordinator Ian Bergemann and Zoo New England (ZNE) Field Biologist Jimmy Welch to create habitat for threatened wood turtles, Glyptemys insculpta, along a brook in Acton. ZNE’s website describes the species as “once the most common freshwater turtle in…

Oliver Klein and service dog Quimby, actor Juliana Sena and actor Maddie Freeman (Tin Man)

Open Door Theater Continues to Make Theater Accessible on Both Sides of the Curtain

March 15, 2024

by Michelle Shoemaker

Preparing a typical musical theater production requires an incredible amount of preparation from the cast and crew. Producing a fully accessible theater production includes preparing for many additional details related to special performances and accommodations for cast, crew and patrons. Training the entire cast and crew on best…

Marie Beam, new CEO of Acton Discovery Museum

Discovery Museum: Advancing Learning Experiences

March 14, 2024

by Nancy Knoblock Hunton

When Neil Gordon, the long-time CEO of Acton’s Discovery Museum, announced he intended to retire at the end of 2023, the Board of Directors of the children’s museum launched a six-month, intensive search for his replacement. But like Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz,” they found their “heart’s…

The author lends a hand to a Wood Frog crossing Fort Pond Road in Acton.

Big Night for Amphibian Helpers

March 14, 2024

by Alissa Nicol

After the sun went down on February 28, a wet and unseasonably warm evening, several local residents put on rain gear, head lamps, and reflective vests to report for Amphibian Crossing Brigade duty. This was the earliest such night of assisting road crossings of frogs and salamanders seen…

Author Martin Gitlin speaks at the Senior Center. Photo credit: Greg Jarboe.

A funny program about funny programs: The Greatest Sitcoms of All Time

March 14, 2024

by Greg Jarboe

On March 7, 2024, award-winning author and pop culture historian Martin Gitlin hosted a fun and enlightening presentation based on his book, The Greatest Sitcoms of All Time. He is the only author to rank the best of the best, including I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, The Andy…

Photograph of man with Chinese features, formally dressed.

Obituary: Hongxiang (Harry) Chen 陈鸿祥

March 10, 2024

by Family

Following a more than 15-years battle with frontotemporal dementia, Hongxiang (Harry) Chen 陈鸿祥 of Acton, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Saturday, January 20th, 2024 at the age of 67. He was born on September 14, 1956 in Fuzhou, China to 陈振亚 Chen…

Photo of MCI Concord historical building.

NEWS BRIEF: What’s Next for MCI Concord?

March 6, 2024

by Pat Clifford

On Friday, March 1, the Concord Carlisle League of Women Voters hosted a panel discussion titled “What’s Happening with MCI-Concord” in the Goodwin Forum at the Concord Free Public Library. The Massachusetts Correctional Institute at Concord (MCI-Concord) is the 145-year-old prison adjacent to the Concord Rotary, on the…

Cover of Clegg and Kennedy’s book on local journalism.

On Local News: Silver Unicorn Bookstore Event

March 6, 2024

by Alissa Nicol

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…

2024 Lunar New Year Celebration at the Westford Academy.

Celebrating Lunar New Year through Volunteering: A Student’s Perspective

February 28, 2024

by Joanna Dong

During Lunar New Year, my teammates from Shine-A-Light Volunteer Team and I volunteered to promote Chinese culture and celebrate the new year. We held our first celebration at the Acton Memorial Library two weeks before the Lunar New Year. We set up some stations there and, at the…

Shine-A-Light event at Acton Memorial Library

Chinese New Year Celebrations in Our Community

February 28, 2024

Dani FengandKaiping Fu

Chinese New Year isn’t just celebrated in Chinatown in big cities; many Chinese bring their biggest holiday to their adopted home communities, in honor of their indigenous culture. In Acton and Boxborough, the Acton Chinese Language School has made it part of their mission since 2004 to create…

two people seated, facing away from a table

Backgrounder: The Acton Commission on Disabilities, a Short History

February 24, 2024

by Joan Burrows

When we first brought the idea of a commission on disabilities to the town manager in 1987, we were told that there were already too many committees and the Select Board could not find members to be liaisons. Well, both issues were quickly negated as we put out…

REVIEW: Why should we care about What Works in Community News?

February 24, 2024

by Greg Jarboe

In partnership with the Acton Exchange, The Silver Unicorn Bookstore will host authors Ellen Clegg and Dan Kennedy on March 1 to discuss their new book, What Works in Community News: Media Startups, News Deserts, and the Future of the Fourth Estate. Residents can ask questions and engage…

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Community - Page 23

Bike share launch attracts crowd in East Acton

Acton Conservation Trust Encounters “Snakes of the World and New England”

Acton Exchange Accepted for Full Membership in the Institute for Nonprofit News

“For The Love of Our Local Businesses” at Acton Town Hall

25th Annual Community Skate FUNdraiser raises $2,000 for Local Causes

Acton-Boxborough Resource Center Reaching More Families

Obituary: Sharon FitzSimons Cole

Boston Area Gleaners receives grants to fight food insecurity

There’s No Place Like our Hometown’s Open Door Theater

Wood Turtles Get a Head Start

Open Door Theater Continues to Make Theater Accessible on Both Sides of the Curtain

Discovery Museum: Advancing Learning Experiences

Big Night for Amphibian Helpers

A funny program about funny programs: The Greatest Sitcoms of All Time

Obituary: Hongxiang (Harry) Chen 陈鸿祥

NEWS BRIEF: What’s Next for MCI Concord?

On Local News: Silver Unicorn Bookstore Event

Celebrating Lunar New Year through Volunteering: A Student’s Perspective

Chinese New Year Celebrations in Our Community

Backgrounder: The Acton Commission on Disabilities, a Short History

REVIEW: Why should we care about What Works in Community News?

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