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Theatre III’s The Great Race delivers light-hearted lessons

June 13, 2026

by Dana Lissy

“Everyone needs help now and then.” These are gentle words of wisdom passed on from grandparent to grandchild in The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac, the latest performance in Theatre III’s Child’s Play series running June 13–14 and 20–21. (To learn more about how this work came to be staged by Theatre III in collaboration with the Acton Chinese Language School, see the Acton Exchange article, “Theatre III brings Chinese Zodiac tale to life”.) The play, by Reiko Ho, is a dynamic retelling of one of the most beloved tales in Chinese folklore. Bookended by Kung Kung…

Planning Director Kristin Guichard moves up to regional role

August 2, 2025

by Franny Osman

Current and former Town employees and committee members who have worked with outgoing Planning Director Kristin Guichard honored her with a goodbye party in the yard behind the Town’s “Red House,” across from Town Hall at 458 Main St. on July 21. Guichard has been appointed Executive Director…

Grand opening of the Moritz Forest Conservation Land

August 2, 2025

by Susan Mitchell-Hardt

On July 23, a crowd of some 50 people assembled on Moritz Forest Conservation Land, formerly known as “Wetherbee Woods,” to celebrate the grand opening of the trail system on this newly preserved conservation land. They were joined by the stars of the show, “Phil” and “Kent”, a…

Java with John: Community, projects, and questions brew at Acton’s summer session

August 2, 2025

by Greg Jarboe

On a warm Tuesday morning, July 22, 2025, the Acton Senior Center buzzed with energy as residents gathered for a special summer edition of Java with John — the informal, caffeine-fueled conversation series hosted by Acton Town Manager John Mangiaratti. With an open format and a full room,…

Picnickers celebrate ADA, aren’t scared off by a rainy day

August 2, 2025

by Alissa Nicol

On Sunday, July 27, Acton’s Commission on Disabilities (COD) hosted a picnic commemorating the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), signed into law by President George H.W. Bush 35 years earlier, almost to the day, on July 26, 1990. The landmark legislation’s aim is to protect…

The Bulletin Board – August 2, 2025

August 2, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

Reminder to readers: Our front page can’t hold all the news. To see all of this week’s new articles, go to the All News page. The Acton Exchange Bulletin Board is for volunteer opportunities and other announcements not tied to a single specific time and date. Please send…

Acton Nature Watch: Buck Moon (June 25 – July 24, 2025)

August 2, 2025

by Rob Gogan

June June 7: A BOBCAT patrols a sun-dappled hemlock grove in E. Acton [click link to see Rebecca Harvey’s video]. June 17: A frisky WHITE-TAILED DEER explores the gap in a stone wall in N. Acton while its shy sibling lingers closer to the doe, who watches nearby.…

Girl Scout Suravi Bhatia creates pathway through Acton’s environmental history

July 26, 2025

by Kim Kastens

As her Girl Scout Gold Award project, Suravi Bhatia has created a self-guided environment/climate history walk along the path behind the Red House, across the street from Town Hall. This reporter toured the walk with Bhatia on July 13. The walk comprises twelve illustrated panels, organized chronologically, from…

A new microbakery rises in Acton

July 26, 2025

by Jeff Brown

Gonzalo Bethencourt grew up in Madrid, Spain. His marketing career took him to Los Angeles, then to Amsterdam, and finally to Acton in 2016. At each location he searched for the bread of his home country, but he did not find it. He did some baking at home…

Ask Me Fair elicits questions and answers

July 26, 2025

by Alissa Nicol

The fourth annual Ask Me Fair was held at the Sargent Memorial Library in Boxborough on Saturday, July 19th. The “living library” event was founded by Sam Gould, Open Door Theater president and Think Outside the Vox co-founder, president, and ADA coordinator as “an antidote to ‘othering’ and…

Night work in Kelley’s Corner July 30 and 31

July 26, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

MassDOT contractor MIG has scheduled overnight road work for the Kelley’s Corner project on Main St. and Mass Ave. as part of the plan to get the roads and sidewalks completed before school restarts in August. Milling will occur throughout the night and paving will occur during the…

The Bulletin Board – July 26, 2025

July 26, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

Reminder to readers: Our front page can’t hold all the news. To see all of this week’s new articles, go to the All News page. The Acton Exchange Bulletin Board is for volunteer opportunities and other announcements not tied to a single specific time and date. Please send…

Obituary: William “Bill” Kingman, 94

July 26, 2025

by Family

William “Bill” Lockwood Kingman, 94, of Acton, MA, died quietly in his sleep on June 23, 2025. He was born on August 21, 1930 in Medford, MA to the late Henry Eugene Kingman and Helen Crandell Kingman. Bill grew up in Concord. He attended Middlesex School, Concord, MA…

Good Trouble protest small but lively

July 26, 2025

by Bob Van Meter

On the evening of July 17 at 6 p.m., more than sixty local residents gathered in front of Acton Town Hall on Main Street for a “Good Trouble Lives On” action, part of a nationwide protest of the current administration in honor of the late John Lewis, who…

Line drawing of a touchtone telephone and flying one-hundred dollar bills, with the words, "Scam Alert" at the top.

Sheriff’s office warns of uptick in law enforcement impersonation scam calls

July 26, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

The Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office (MSO) is warning residents of a significant uptick in reported scam calls in which perpetrators are posing as members of the office. During June, the MSO’s Inner Perimeter Security (IPS) team reported receiving 59 complaints of scammers posing as officers or deputies –…

Acton’s Marion Maxwell: Creating community for fifty years

July 12, 2025

by Martha Rounds

Long time Acton resident Marion Maxwell is probably best known for the Senior Citizens Newsletter, a weekly email that, until recently, went out to over 800 Acton seniors and “pre-seniors.” After a successful 10-year run, Marion recently brought the newsletter to an end. The Acton Exchange sat down…

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

July 12, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

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…

Acton fetes Fourth with food, fireworks, and Thirty6 Red

July 12, 2025

by James Conboy

July 4, NARA Park, Acton. Whether fans arrived early for the music of Thirty6 Red, or later for just the fireworks, they were rewarded with perfect weather for Acton’s annual patriotic bash. But many might have found it to be worth the trip just for the food truck…

Music review: Diamond’s music sparkles

July 12, 2025

by Meg Stafford

Pianist Molly Flannery, long time performer at the Acton Jazz Cafe, hosted a house concert at her Littleton home for Harvey Diamond, her teacher, mentor, and jazz icon, along with New York-based double bassist Cameron Brown, and Cuban-born drummer Francisco Mela. On a sweltering Sunday at the end…

Open Door Theater and Think Outside the Vox celebrate Disability Pride Month and present the fourth Ask Me Fair

July 12, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

Open Door Theater of Acton and Think Outside the Vox (Vox) are proud to present the fourth annual Ask Me Fair, a living library experience designed for families and open to all. This is a free event on Saturday, July 19 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. at Sargent Memorial Library…

Rewriting history from the other side of the bridge: Don Hagist brings the redcoats to life in Acton

July 12, 2025

by Greg Jarboe

As the Acton 250 Lecture Series continues its commemorative journey through the events of April 19, 1775, the community gathered once again on June 23, 2025 — this time to shift the lens. With the flicker of historic memory still fresh from this year’s Patriots’ Day celebrations, the…

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