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Circle Furniture closes abruptly

January 10, 2026

by Jeff Brown

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…

Photo of Electric Vehicle charger at the South Acton Commuter Rail parking lot.

Expedition to Find the Best EV Charging Stations in Acton, MA

February 15, 2024

by Greg Jarboe

Recently, I went on a journey to find the lowest gas prices in Acton, MA. That article triggered questions about the location, price, and charge-speed of public EV charging stations in and near Acton. So, on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, I set out on an expedition to find the…

Override Talks and Economic Development Plans: Finance Committee and Acton Leadership Group Meetings

February 7, 2024

by Tom Beals

The upcoming budget override, its amount, and how it would be split between the town and schools, were the primary topics of discussion at the January 23, 2024 Finance Committee and January 29, 2024 Acton Leadership Group meetings. Of note at the Finance Committee meeting was a presentation…

A Journey to Find the Lowest Gas Prices in Acton, MA

February 1, 2024

by Greg Jarboe

If you live in Acton, MA, and search for the “lowest gas prices near me,” then you may want to go beyond the website that currently ranks #1 in Google’s search engine results page. It’s GasBuddy. Now, they do list the “Top 9 Gas Stations & Cheap Fuel Prices…

Two Towns Collaborate to Plan the Powder Mill Road Corridor

December 14, 2023

by Franny Osman

Maynard and Acton residents gathered around large posters depicting their shared Powder Mill Road Corridor on the evening of November 15 at a public Open House in the Maynard Elks Lodge. The Corridor is the section of Route 62 from Stop and Shop in Acton to the intersection…

A group of people around a stone marker and street sign

Acton Hosts Creative Placemaking Workshop

November 6, 2023

by Franny Osman

Last winter, when the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) was looking for two communities to participate in a Regional Trails Creative Placemaking Project , Acton stepped up. Economic and Community Development Director Julie Pierce recognized an opportunity to use art to enhance our new trails and adjacent business…

Acton Economic Development Director Julie Pierce

Economic Development Committee Brainstorms its Goals

October 23, 2023

by Avantika Nautiyal

The Town of Acton Economic Development Committee (EDC) has the goal to support and grow existing businesses and promote development and renewal of commercial properties in Acton. The committee met on October 13th to review its membership rules and brainstorm its goals for 2024. Its charge is for…

Office entrance of The Minuteman Inn Shelter

Acton’s Minuteman Inn to Shelter 33 Migrant Families

October 23, 2023

by Marion Maxwell

On August 8, 2023, Governor Maura Healey declared that a state of emergency exists in Massachusetts due to rapidly rising numbers of migrant families arriving in Massachusetts in need of shelter and services and a severe lack of shelter availability in the state. According to the Governor’s office…

A group of volunteers stands behind a table that holds a variety of award trophies.

Interview with Acton’s Children’s Business Fair Teenage Organizer, and Competition Results

October 16, 2023

by Avantika Nautiyal

The Acton Children’s Business Fair was held on Sunday October 8 at Nara Park pavilion after rains forced organizers to reschedule it from the original date of October 7th. Fortunately, eighty of the registered 85 businesses, enthusiastic volunteers, and all the judges were able to accommodate this change.…

West Acton Oktoberfest Celebrates Community Spirit and Local Businesses

October 16, 2023

by Dr. Pam Jarboe

West Acton came alive on October 14 as residents and visitors gathered to celebrate the annual Oktoberfest. This highly anticipated event showcased the village’s greatest asset, its community spirit. In recent years, Oktoberfest has often not been held due to the pandemic and the renovations to Gardner Field…

People in chairs and brainstorming suggestions written on large sheets of paper

Brainstorming Session about a Potential South Acton Cultural District

October 16, 2023

by Franny Osman

On Sunday night October 15, seventeen people came together in Exchange Hall in Acton to brainstorm about a potential South Acton Cultural District, a gathering hosted by the Acton Boxborough Cultural Council (ABCC). Sergiy Georgiyev, co-owner of Magenta Dance Place, offered the third floor historic dance hall for…

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…

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…

Photograph of man standing in the open back of a truck with a large pile of contributed linens in bags at his feet.

Crown Uniform & Linen Service’s THIRD Linen Mountain Miracle

July 3, 2023

by Household Goods

For the third year in a row, Crown Uniform & Linen Service donated their services to professionally launder over half a ton of linens that Acton-based Household Goods volunteers collected during the Boston College student move out in May. According to Household Goods, the company transformed a mountain…

Sign at the entrance to the Nagog Park commercial zone

Acton Select Board – Nagog Park redevelopment hearing

June 28, 2023

by Tom Beals

At the June 26, 2023 meeting of Acton’s Select Board representatives for McGovern Auto Group, as well as their law and engineering firms, presented a substantially revised redevelopment plan for Nagog Park. The first Nagog Park redevelopment plan that was submitted to the Town in February 2023 aroused…

ALICE training for local businesses and organizations

May 8, 2023

by Alissa Nicol

Detective Luke Penney, a School Resource Officer (SRO) with the Acton Police Department of Youth and Family Services Division, is a certified ALICE instructor. ALICE is an active shooter preparedness program – the acronym stands for Alert, Lock-Down, Inform, Counter, Evacuate. Detectives with the SRO program have supported…

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Business - Page 4

Circle Furniture closes abruptly

Expedition to Find the Best EV Charging Stations in Acton, MA

Override Talks and Economic Development Plans: Finance Committee and Acton Leadership Group Meetings

A Journey to Find the Lowest Gas Prices in Acton, MA

Two Towns Collaborate to Plan the Powder Mill Road Corridor

Acton Hosts Creative Placemaking Workshop

Economic Development Committee Brainstorms its Goals

Acton’s Minuteman Inn to Shelter 33 Migrant Families

Interview with Acton’s Children’s Business Fair Teenage Organizer, and Competition Results

West Acton Oktoberfest Celebrates Community Spirit and Local Businesses

Brainstorming Session about a Potential South Acton Cultural District

Pop-Up Climate Café – Local Businesses Act on Climate

Pop Up Businesses in West Acton This Summer

Crown Uniform & Linen Service’s THIRD Linen Mountain Miracle

Acton Select Board – Nagog Park redevelopment hearing

ALICE training for local businesses and organizations

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