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Remembering Charlotte Sagoff, advocate for Earth and social justice

August 9, 2025

At their meeting on August 27, the Water Committee of Green Acton welcomed the daughter and granddaughter of Charlotte Sagoff to share memories of their influential foremother. In the 1970s and 1980s, Sagoff campaigned successfully to get industrial pollution from the W.R. Grace facility in Acton cleaned up, and in 1996 she organized the first Acton Earth Day. Charlotte Sagoff’s granddaughter, Amelia Sagoff, moved to Acton four years ago, and is a founding member of Green Acton’s new Biodiversity Committee. She describes her work as “building innovative data products in the healthcare ecosystem.” Charlotte Sagoff’s daughter, Ruth Perry, is an…

New school committee website launched

October 4, 2024

by The Acton Exchange Team

The Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee is excited to announce the release of a new school committee website designed to increase transparency and streamline operations. The new website can be found at: https://abschools.diligent.community. Using the new website, community members will be able to: The school committee invites members of…

The Bulletin Board

October 4, 2024

by The Acton Exchange Team

Scarecrow Contest & Jack O’ Lanterns (From NAMI of Central Middlesex) Vote for your favorite at the “Stand Up to Stigma” Scarecrow Contest at Cucurbit Farm at 32 Parker St. in Acton. Proceeds benefit the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Central Middlesex. The scarecrows will be…

Acton’s Town Clerk files her last official form

September 27, 2024

by Nancy Knoblock Hunton

On Friday, September 27, Eva Szkaradek retired after serving twenty years as Acton’s town clerk and a total of more than 30 years in Acton town government. In her role as town clerk, she has been the community’s official record keeper—tracking births, marriages, and deaths as well as…

Music comes to new Windsor Green patio

September 27, 2024

by Harry Luo

It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon on September 15. A long-awaited, postponed by the summer heat, music festival of the Windsor Green Acton Housing Authority played out at the half-shady and half-sunny back patio, which was built in 2023 and funded, along with equipment, by a Creative Placemaking…

Chinese community celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival

September 27, 2024

by Dani Feng

When Costco starts to sell mooncakes, a Chinese sweet pastry with lotus seed paste filling and salted duck egg yolk, I know the Mid-autumn Festival is near, and it is time to check its date on the Chinese calendar and mark it so that I won’t miss the…

The Bulletin Board

September 27, 2024

by The Acton Exchange Team

Oktoberfest in West Acton From West Acton Village Merchants Association Join us for Oktoberfest 2024 on September 28th from 10am to 3pm at Gardner Field! Come catch fantastic live music, enjoy a cold drink, tasty snacks, local shopping and the opportunity to get to know local organizations! Elementary…

Miracle League of Massachusetts completes resurfacing of Miracle Field at NARA Park

September 27, 2024

by The Acton Exchange Team

Miracle League of Massachusetts has completed resurfacing the Miracle Field to re-energize and excite current and future players. The new surface better emulates the layout and aesthetics of a real baseball field. It also decreases maintenance cost and increases surface longevity. “We jumped at the opportunity to replace…

Doli Atamian Campership Program provides summer camp scholarships

September 27, 2024

by The Acton Exchange Team

In 2024, the Doli Atamian Campership Program of Acton granted 124 scholarships and families chose a variety of camps and activities ranging from theater camps to sports camps to NARA park summer passes and more. At the end of the summer, one parent said, “The scholarship helps immensely.…

Four women playing Scrabble at the Council on Aging. At least one of them has an unfortunate collection of letters.

News Brief: Senior Center Welcomes Fall

September 27, 2024

by James Conboy

More than sixteen Acton-area seniors attended an Autumn Celebration and Newcomers Tour hosted by Acton’s Council on Aging (COA) last Monday, September 23. Attendees were welcomed by COA Ambassador Leo and staffers Sharon and Chris, and enjoyed coffee, cider, and cinnamon donuts. For future Senior Center events, view…

Exchange Hall sold to Belmont Church

September 21, 2024

by Jeff Brown

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…

Low water flow in Nashoba Brook triggers outdoor water use restrictions

September 21, 2024

by Kim Kastens

Effective September 11, the Acton Water District (AWD) has announced more stringent restrictions on water use. The new restrictions were triggered when streamflow in Nashoba Brook dropped below 0.57 cubic feet per second (cfs), an indicator of dry conditions in our region. Each AWD customer is now limited…

September 11 commemoration ceremony

September 21, 2024

by David D. Martin

On September 11, the Town of Acton commemorated the attacks of 2001 on the United States. As it has done for the past two decades, the Town held a morning ceremony at the Public Safety Facility in front of Acton’s 9/11 memorial, which contains remnants from the Twin…

Launch of Isaac Davis Brown Ale

September 21, 2024

by Alissa Nicol

On Wednesday, September 11, the Acton 250 Committee hosted a launch of the commemorative Isaac Davis Brown Ale at Dirigible Brewing Company located at 24 Porter Road in neighboring Littleton (a brewery on Porter Road… how about that?!). The ale was crafted by Dirigible’s head brewer, Colin Knirk,…

Acton-Boxborough Family Network fall opportunities

September 21, 2024

by Amy Gordon

Acton Boxborough Family Network (ABFN) is a non-profit group of parents working together to increase and improve local resources for families with young children. More than 200 families in Acton, Boxborough and neighboring towns are active members of ABFN, and the group is managed by roughly 25 volunteer…

League of Women Voters gears up for another year

September 21, 2024

by The Acton Exchange Team

The League of Women Voters of the Acton Area, which includes Acton, Boxborough, Hudson, Littleton, Maynard, and Stow, held its Fall Member Meeting on the evening of September 12. Two speakers from Town staff spoke to the thirty or so members gathered at the Acton Public Safety building.…

Pond exhibit pairs arts and nature

September 21, 2024

by Meg Stafford

Pairing sculpture with the outdoors is as natural as pairing earth and water, fire and air, or the moon and the stars. And experiencing this delightful adventure at Linda Hoffman and Blase Provitola’s Old Frog Pond Farm in Harvard is a fine example. Now in its 18th year,…

The Bulletin Board

September 21, 2024

by The Acton Exchange Team

Thrifty Thursdays Thursdays, 3:00-6:00 p.m. West Acton Baptist Church Coatroom, 592 Massachusetts Ave., Acton. Entrance next to Mini Food Pantry. Pop-up thrift shop featuring vintage clothing and accessories. New items added weekly. Presented by West Acton Baptist Church. Questions? Contact West Acton Baptist Church. AB Farmers Market Sundays…

Habitat for All workshop at Acton Senior Center

September 14, 2024

by Greg Jarboe

The Town of Acton has launched a community engagement effort called Habitat for All, which aims to re-envision how new residential housing development occurs. As part of that initiative, Kaila Sauer, the Senior Planner for the Town, held a workshop and gave a presentation on the project at…

People walking around a round sunken area. There is a low wooden wall and a few steps leading down to the lower area, which has a design of blue and green circles and squares.

School Committee seeks community members for Elementary Budget Task Force

September 14, 2024

by The Acton Exchange Team

The Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee is seeking community members to serve on a new Elementary Budget Task Force. Superintendent Peter Light sent the following memo to the Acton Exchange: Members of the AB Community, We need your help! We are seeking students, educators, parents/caregivers, and community members to…

The Bulletin Board

September 14, 2024

by The Acton Exchange Team

AB Farmers Market Sundays through October Elm Street Playground, Acton Stock up on local produce and artisanal goods while you enjoy music, artisan offerings, our community table, friends and neighbors. Free yoga classes. SNAP match for EBT card holders. The latest updates are available at https://abfarmersmarket.org/ Green Acton…

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Community - Page 18

Remembering Charlotte Sagoff, advocate for Earth and social justice

New school committee website launched

The Bulletin Board

Acton’s Town Clerk files her last official form

Music comes to new Windsor Green patio

Chinese community celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival

The Bulletin Board

Miracle League of Massachusetts completes resurfacing of Miracle Field at NARA Park

Doli Atamian Campership Program provides summer camp scholarships

News Brief: Senior Center Welcomes Fall

Exchange Hall sold to Belmont Church

Low water flow in Nashoba Brook triggers outdoor water use restrictions

September 11 commemoration ceremony

Launch of Isaac Davis Brown Ale

Acton-Boxborough Family Network fall opportunities

League of Women Voters gears up for another year

Pond exhibit pairs arts and nature

The Bulletin Board

Habitat for All workshop at Acton Senior Center

School Committee seeks community members for Elementary Budget Task Force

The Bulletin Board

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