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Circle Furniture closes abruptly

January 10, 2026
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Just before Christmas, Circle Furniture closed all its retail locations without notice. Phone calls to the corporate office were not answered. As of this writing, the Acton store at 425 Great Road looked the same as the day it shut down, with furniture on display, table and floor lamps on, and a floor model sale sign in the front window. The company website, www.circlefurniture.com, now displays a blank page. The company, founded in the 1950’s in Cambridge, has stores in eight locations including Acton. An outlet store and the corporate headquarters are on Craig Road in Acton. Jonathan Boyle, president…
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News Brief: Stop And Shop Opening Nears

November 27, 2024
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The new Stop and Shop store at 252 Main Street, Kelly’s Corner, former home of KMart, is tentatively set to open on December 13. Shelves are filling up with non-perishables while workers continue with the final details. The sign on the façade was installed this week. The parking…
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Exchange Hall sold to Belmont Church

September 21, 2024
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Historic Exchange Hall at 2 School St., South Acton was sold on August 6 to the Anointed Worship Center, a Christian church currently located on Trapelo Road in Belmont. The sale price was $1,070,000. Glenn Berger, former owner of the building and owner of Acton Woodworks, a remodeling…
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Business Briefs, September 13, 2024

September 14, 2024
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Acton Convenience changed hands. Ricardo Trindade sold his business on 465 Great Road in July to a company that operates out of Lowell. He still owns a store at 75 Great Road and he has named that location Great Road Convenience and a storefront sign is on order.…
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At the Heart of Haartz

September 7, 2024
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Eric Haartz was starting graduate school in 1977 when his father John C. Haartz Jr., president of the Haartz Corporation, died unexpectedly. At a family meeting following the funeral, young Eric was asked if he would be interested in taking over the business. He said he was but…
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Breakthrough in diabetes care from Acton company

August 30, 2024
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Diabetes care has taken a significant step forward following FDA clearance of Acton-based Insulet’s Omnipod® 5 Automated Insulin Delivery (AID) System. It is the first and only AID system approved for the treatment of both type 1 (formerly called juvenile) diabetes and type 2 (formerly called adult-onset) diabetes.…
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WECO continues to deliver

August 30, 2024
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For most, the recent pandemic was an unpleasant memory of masks, disinfectants, and 6-foot distances. But some good things came from Covid. And one is WECO: the food preparation and delivery service, born in March of 2020, as we plunged into the unknown. Many businesses including local restaurants…
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Boozy book fair brings out a crowd

August 9, 2024
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A hot summer night, beer, themed cocktails, and piles of brand new books… what could be finer? An annual collaboration between True West Brewery and Silver Unicorn Bookstore, both in West Acton, brings a large selection of books and an outdoor bar to the patio in front of…
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Acton seniors tour Haartz Corporation headquarters

July 12, 2024
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Acton seniors toured the Haartz Corporation headquarters on Hayward Road on June 26. Visitors were hosted by the company’s executives, who provided a full tour. The well-received tour was arranged by Chris Chirokas, Acton Council on Aging Program Manager. Chirokas arranged two tours to Haartz in June and…
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A group of people are standing in a gym. There are colored cones on the floor and a woman in a pink jacket brings a ball over to the clients.

Business Briefs

July 5, 2024
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“Eve and Murray” to open a restaurant Dawn Eve Aguiar and Tamara Murray Deluzio, owners of the farm to home store, Eve and Murray’s, will open a restaurant this fall. The location is 251 Arlington St., in the building formerly occupied by Savory Lane, Orange Door Hospitality and,…
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English Rose Tea Room opens in Acton Center

July 5, 2024
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Pining for a spot of tea? How about a shortbread biscuit? Well, you’re in luck. Acton now has its own English Rose Tea Room. Acton residents Trudy Khosla and Deanna Downs opened a pop up tearoom in the 1829 historic building at 504 Main Street, Acton Center. Inspired…
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A woman with black hair, big pink glasses, and wearing a purple dress holds an award (the Black Excellence on the Hill Award).

Julie Pierce promotes a vibrant Acton

April 30, 2024
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Julie Pierce, Acton’s Economic and Community Development Director, was completely surprised and honored when she recently won a “Black Excellence on the Hill” award from the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus. Unbeknownst to her, State Representative Simon Cataldo, who represents parts of Acton, had nominated her for…
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Photo of Frolic and Detour Restaurant Venue from across the pond

Business Briefs

April 19, 2024
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Frolic and Detour Closes Eva Zelnick, owner of the Nagog Park restaurant, Frolic and Detour, confirms that it has closed permanently. Zelnick is a lawyer and has returned to that field. McGovern Automotive Group recently bought the property as well as the rest of Nagog Mall. Chrysler cars…
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Meeting at Acton Paper Store, from left, Operations Manager Rachel Jacobs, Cataldo Aide Kyle Stapleton, Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao, Vice President of Stores Sara Carbonier, CEO Tom Anderson, State Senator Jamie Eldridge, and Acton DIrector of Economic Development Julie Pierce

Paper Store Asks for State’s Help After Thefts

April 12, 2024
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After a rash of brazen thefts at Paper Stores around Massachusetts and New England, the CEO of the one hundred-store Paper Store chain, Tom Anderson, invited the Massachusetts Secretary of Economic Development, Yvonne Hao, to visit the Paper Store at Acton Plaza on Massachusetts Ave. He also asked…
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Photo of the new facade of the former K-Mart building

Stop and Shop to open store at K-Mart Site

March 14, 2024
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K-Mart closed in May of 2019 and the building has been vacant ever since.  Last August a six foot high chain link fence was installed that surrounds the property and the gutting of the interior began soon after. Construction is now well underway on the inside and on…
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