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All’s well that ends well: DPW services include cat rescue

July 12, 2025

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 cat was stuck in a tree and asked if the DPW could help. Hunt rescued the high-climbing cat using the bucket truck. The town manager thanked Ryan Hunt for going above (literally) and beyond.…

Commission on Disabilities Annual Picnic Returns

September 17, 2023

by Joan Burrows

The Acton Commission on Disabilities (COD) held their picnic on Sunday, September 10, and had both rain and shine… luckily mostly shine. There was a good turn out in spite of weather reports and blocked off roads. Old connections were renewed and new ones were made. The need…

Trail in the woods blocked by fallen tree and two men working to clear the trail.

Land Stewards Clear Trail Blockages following Recent Storms

September 16, 2023

by Kim Kastens

Following the storms of September 8 and 10, regional headlines and newscasts were filled with photographs of downed trees across roads, railroad tracks, cars and buildings. Out of sight, the forested lands of Acton also suffered. Across the 1700 acres of Acton Conservation Lands, scores of trees fell,…

Two trash bins await pickup off a residential street.

Curbside Waste Pickup Presentation at the Acton Senior Center

September 14, 2023

by Tom Beals

The possibility of town-wide curbside trash and recycling pickup, and the implications of that possibility for the future of the transfer station, was the topic of a presentation by Acton Department of Public Works Director Corey York, Acton Director of Sustainability Andrea Becerra, and Financial Solutions Analyst Ellie…

Acton’s Wetlands Still Protected

September 11, 2023

by Kim Kastens

On August 29, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) weakened federal protections for wetlands by limiting which lands that are wet qualify for protection under the Clean Water Act. The EPA’s new rules respond to a Supreme Court determination in the case of landowners in Idaho who wanted…

East Acton Village Green Commemoration

September 11, 2023

by Alissa Nicol

A crowd of about fifty people managed to attend the East Acton Village Green (EAVG) commemoration event on Saturday, September 9, despite downed trees, closed roads, and power outages around town caused by Friday afternoon’s storm. Select Board Chair Jim Snyder-Grant welcomed those gathered and provided opening remarks,…

A large fallen tree, its trunk horizontal, lies across a crushed car.

Severe Weather in Acton

September 11, 2023

by John Gianetto

Severe thunderstorms moved through the Acton area Friday afternoon September 8, causing significant damage throughout the area, particularly Acton Center through West Acton, along with sections of Boxborough, Littleton, Stow and Maynard. The Acton police received numerous reports of trees fallen on homes and power lines in the…

Street side sign for the West Acton Citizens Library

Select Board Discusses West Acton Citizens Library

August 28, 2023

by Tom Beals

Governance issues concerning the West Acton Citizens Library (WACL) were discussed at length at the August 21, 2023 Acton Select Board Meeting. WACL governance had been considered at earlier Select Board meetings and at the May 1, 2023 Town Meeting, where Warrant Article 11 (“Amend General Bylaws – Board…

Two maps side by side, each showing a dashed line extending from Rt2A to "existing sewer."

Options for sewering Great Road discussed

August 19, 2023

by Kim Kastens

At their August 16, 2023 meeting, Acton’s Water Resources Advisory Committee (WRAC) discussed and critiqued the July 2023 draft of the Great Road Wastewater Solutions report. The report was commissioned by the town and prepared by environmental engineering firm Wright-Pierce for the purpose of providing “a technical basis…

Trek to the Transfer Station

August 16, 2023

by Alissa Nicol

Five families braved the rain to attend Acton’s Transfer Station Field Trip on Monday, August 7, organized by the Acton Memorial Library (AML), Department of Public Works (DPW), and the Sustainability Office. Robert Carter, AML Children’s Librarian, and Sustainability Office Fellows Lauren West and Hannah Arledge joined DPW…

Bikes Ready for Rental on the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail

August 6, 2023

by Franny Osman

Acton’s Planning and Sustainability departments hosted a launch of the new Bike Share Program last Friday, August 11, at the East Acton Village Green, a small park abutting the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail on Concord Rd. The program is a partnership of Acton and Concord, with two stations…

Pop-Up Climate Café – Local Businesses Act on Climate

August 6, 2023

Karen HertherandAvantika Nautiyal

The Town of Acton Economic Development Office and EnergizeActon.org organized a ‘Pop-Up’ Small Business Climate Café led by business advocate Karen ‘Kj’ Herther on Friday, July 28 at the ‘3 Moms & a Pop-Up’ space at 577 Mass Ave in West Acton, next to Middlesex Bank. The Summer…

Adults and children mingle informaly with uniformed police officers in a room with multiple computer displays

Public Safety Department Hosts National Night Out

August 2, 2023

by Alissa Nicol

On Tuesday August 1, Acton held the annual National Night Out at the Public Safety Facility on Main Street. National Night Out is a program that fosters community awareness of services provided by law enforcement, and offers an opportunity for residents to develop relationships with the first responders…

Notes from the July 24, 2023 Acton Select Board Meeting

July 30, 2023

by Tom Beals

At the Monday July 24 Acton Select Board meeting, Town Manager John Mangiaratti updated the Board on the effort to form a Regional Dispatch Center with the Town of Concord. Mangiaratti notified the Board of a Fiscal Year 2024 grant from the State 911 Department for $50,000 for…

Pop Up Businesses in West Acton This Summer

July 16, 2023

by Karen Herther

The Town of Acton Economic Development Office and EnergizeActon.org invite you to a Summer “Pop-Up” Small Business Climate Café on Thursday, July 27, 5pm-6pm at the ‘3 Moms & a Pop-Up’ space at 577 Mass Ave in West Acton (next to Middlesex Bank). Join us and check out…

Newly Formed Department of Public Works Building Committee Seeks Public Participation

July 15, 2023

by Tom Beals

At the July 10, 2023 Acton Select Board meeting, the Board approved the formation of a Department of Public Works (DPW) Building committee to implement the 60% design measure that was approved at the May 1, 2023 Town Meeting for the 14 Forest Street building. The committee will…

Mural of multiple people and cultural things happening in West Concord

Visitors Tour the West Concord Junction Cultural District

June 30, 2023

by Franny Osman

On Monday, July 17, State Representative Simon Cataldo and the West Concord Junction Cultural District Committee hosted a walking tour of the Cultural District and a roundtable discussion with Michael J. Bobbitt, Executive Director, and Carolyn Cole, Program Officer, of the Mass Cultural Council (MCC). Fifty or so…

Acton Select Board Liaisons for 2023

June 28, 2023

by Miriam Lezak

Every board and committee in Acton has a Select Board liaison. For 2023, here are the Select Board members and their committee assignments. The Select Board generally meets on the first and third Mondays of the month, although that schedule changes depending on holidays. Select Board meetings are…

Emergency Assistance Program

June 28, 2023

by Alissa Nicol

The Acton Select Board allocated $50,000, and another $100,000 in reserve, of the approximately $7 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) monies the town received in 2021 from the Federal Government to fund an Emergency Rental Assistance Program. Requests from residents for funds to help pay bills…

Overhead Lattice at Facade of Tavernier Place

Tavernier Place Opens its Doors

June 28, 2023

by Franny Osman

On Monday, June 12, local and state affordable housing advocates and developers gathered at Tavernier Place at 446 Massachusetts Ave. in Acton, across from RJ Grey Jr. High, for a ribbon-cutting for the new building of 31 rental units for seniors and people with disabilities. The development is…

Two children putting on a puppet show for other children. One puppet is in a wheelchair and the other has a white cane such as used by some blind people.

Volunteers Use Puppets to Teach about People with Disabilities

June 28, 2023

by Joan Burrows

The Acton Commission on Disabilities (COD), now in its 36th year, was made a Commission by state law in 1987. The first group of seven members got to work right away. All agreed on parking as the first issue we would address. We did! And we have been…

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Government - Page 9

All’s well that ends well: DPW services include cat rescue

Commission on Disabilities Annual Picnic Returns

Land Stewards Clear Trail Blockages following Recent Storms

Curbside Waste Pickup Presentation at the Acton Senior Center

Acton’s Wetlands Still Protected

East Acton Village Green Commemoration

Severe Weather in Acton

Select Board Discusses West Acton Citizens Library

Options for sewering Great Road discussed

Trek to the Transfer Station

Bikes Ready for Rental on the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail

Pop-Up Climate Café – Local Businesses Act on Climate

Public Safety Department Hosts National Night Out

Notes from the July 24, 2023 Acton Select Board Meeting

Pop Up Businesses in West Acton This Summer

Newly Formed Department of Public Works Building Committee Seeks Public Participation

Visitors Tour the West Concord Junction Cultural District

Acton Select Board Liaisons for 2023

Emergency Assistance Program

Tavernier Place Opens its Doors

Volunteers Use Puppets to Teach about People with Disabilities

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