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Art mural “Great Place to Learn and Grow” unveiled

November 1, 2025
Acton’s newest piece of public art was unveiled on Friday, October 17. The twelve-foot-square mural is mounted on the back wall of Donelan’s in Gould’s Plaza, visible from the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail and Brooks St. Several town and state officials attended the ceremony in the parking lot, with coffee and treats supplied by Donelan’s. Patricia Costa, Acton’s Economic Development Director (EDD), was the MC for the event. She thanked Julie Pierce, the previous EDD, who initiated the project in 2022. State Senator Jamie Eldridge and Representative Dan Sena both spoke, as did Town Manager John Mangiaratti. The mural depicts…

Two wins send A-B volleyballers to state semi-finals

November 17, 2024
November 6, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School gym: It took five sets, but the A-B Revolution girls’ volleyball team (or Colonials, if you read the scoreboard) outlasted the Boston Latin Wolfpack in a match that showcased Coach Darren Gwin’s squad’s outstanding athletic skills. Whether setting up for the spikers,…

Elizabeth Bejar-Benz receives Latino Excellence Award

November 9, 2024
Acton resident Elizabeth Bejar-Benz was recently honored for her significant contributions to education and the arts at the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus (MBLLC) Latino Excellence Awards. The ceremony, held in the Great Hall of the Massachusetts State House on October 25th, recognized Latino leaders who have…

The Bulletin Board

November 9, 2024
The Acton Exchange team is working towards a new calendar function that allows more flexible and powerful access to Acton-relevant calendar information. In the meantime, short notices of upcoming events are published in the Bulletin Board. For now, email your Acton-relevant calendar notice (<150 words) to calendar@actonexchange.org. Your…

Acton votes

November 9, 2024
According to the preliminary results of Tuesday’s state and presidential election, 80% of Acton’s 16,235 registered voters voted in the November 5 state and presidential elections, slightly less than the 2016 and 2020 elections (where 84% voted). Of the 12,945 votes cast, 76% were for Harris-Walz and 19%…

Acton Exchange achieves federal tax-exempt status

November 9, 2024
Acton News Initiative, Inc. (ANI), doing business as The Acton Exchange (EIN# 93-4377398), recently received approval from the IRS as a Section 501(c)(3) charitable organization. The IRS Determination Letter awards this status to the Acton News Initiative, Inc. dating back to its incorporation date of November 23, 2023.…
A young man in bright yellow gear leaps into the air with his hands above his head. the goalpost is in the background.

A-B boys’ booter squad stymied by Algonquin, 3-1

November 9, 2024
October 21, Leary Field: For the second straight match, Acton-Boxborough’s boys’ soccer team scored first, with a Tyler Sullivan tally at 8:10 of the first half. But Algonquin evened the score at 22:41, and got the eventual deciding goal later in the half. The Titans added an empty-netter…

LAND grant for Wetherbee Woods

November 2, 2024
State Sen. Jamie Eldridge has announced that the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) has approved a Local Acquisitions for Natural Diversity (LAND) grant of $500,000 to help Acton preserve Wetherbee Woods. Working as the Acton delegation, Eldridge and state Reps. Simon Cataldo and Dan…

Invasive aquatic species invade Acton Town Hall

November 2, 2024
On October 22, Town Hall was transformed into a plant identification biology lab, as thirty-five lovers of local ponds and rivers gathered to learn to identify invasive aquatic species. The Workshop on Invasive Aquatic Species attracted environmentalists and municipal staff from seventeen towns throughout the SuAsCo (Sudbury/Assabet/Concord) watershed.…

Turning Acton into action

November 2, 2024
Long-time Acton resident Judy Wolff has created and produced four-inch magnets with the slogan, “I put action in Acton”, that she is offering to nonprofits at her cost so they can sell them as a fundraiser. In this interview Wolff told us all about this innovative marketing idea.…

Obituary: Gloria Seraydarian Jacobs

November 2, 2024
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Gloria Seraydarian Jacobs was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend. She left this world on October 19, 2024, at the age of 89. Gloria was born in Greenwich, CT, the daughter of Edward and Manik (Theopilian) Seraydarian. She was a Girl Scout, editor of the…

The Bulletin Board

November 2, 2024
Discovery Museum To Host “Bessie’s Closet,” a Free Pop-up Clothing Shop, November 1 – 3 ACTON, MA – Discovery Museum will host a free-of-charge pop-up clothing shop, called “Bessie’s Closet,” November 1 through 3, 2024. Donations are being collected through October 27 in the Museum’s lobby. Bessie’s Closet…
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Acton Conservation Trust Fall Community Service Day

November 2, 2024
Acton Conservation Trust ‘s (ACT) 2024 Fall Community Service Day volunteers worked in the 176 Central Street Conservation Restriction (CR). A conservation restriction is a “legal agreement that prohibits certain acts and uses while allowing others, on private or municipally-owned property in order to permanently protect conservation values…
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School Committee Update, October 24, 2024 Meeting

November 2, 2024
Congressman Jim McGovern and State Officials Tour ABRHS Food Services U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern, who represents the cities and towns in the second congressional district of Massachusetts and who has spent decades fighting to end food insecurity, paid a visit to Acton-Boxborough Regional High School (ABRHS) on Monday,…
Plaque on a brick wall with a picture of Marion Stoddart over an image of kayakers on the Nashua River. The plaque also includes the following quote, "All you need to do to make a difference in the world is commit and you will find a way." A brief history of Stoddarts work and a note indicating that Marion Stoddart Building of the Groton Dunstable Regional Middle School was namedon May 22, 2024.

Celebrating Marion Stoddart and the Nashua River cleanup

November 2, 2024
Two hundred movers, shakers, and river-lovers gathered in the auditorium of the newly renamed Marion Stoddart Building at the Groton-Dunstable Middle School on Friday, October 25, to celebrate Stoddart’s legacy, watch Susan Edwards’ film about her, “Marion Stoddart: The Work of 1000,” and hear from Stoddart herself. A…
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