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

July 26, 2025

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 “Original Stewards: 1600s and earlier”, to “Into the Future: 2030 and beyond”. Each information-packed panel has been carefully researched, and collectively they help visitors realize that climate and environmental change are not only recent phenomena. The panel for “Agricultural Awakening (1700-1800)” describes how forests were removed to make room for agriculture to…

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.…

Young dancers in flowing skirts pose in a group

Latinos Group enjoys dances from a variety of Latin cultures

October 16, 2023

by Maribel Mendoza

The Acton Latino Family Network, founded by longtime Acton resident Zoila Ricciardi, serves as a welcoming haven for all Latinos and is dedicated to building a close-knit community while offering support to one another. The group has been meeting informally once a month at the Acton Memorial Library…

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…

Sculptures of poets framed by tall trees

“Talking Statues” Premieres at Acton Sculptor Meredith Bergmann’s Boston Women’s Memorial

October 9, 2023

by Alissa Nicol

Acton sculptor Meredith Bergmann’s “Boston Women’s Memorial” is twenty years old this year. The City dedicated the sculpture on October 25, 2003. In celebration of this anniversary, the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail is hosting a premiere of “The Talking Statues” on Saturday, October 21 at 11:00 AM, co-sponsored…

A speaker behind a podium and an aerial terrain map on a video screen.

Friends of Pine Hawk Kick Off Archaeology Month

October 9, 2023

by Alissa Nicol

On Thursday, October 5, more than thirty residents gathered in the Meeting Room of the Acton Memorial Library and online for the first event honoring this year’s Archaeology Month, hosted by Friends of Pine Hawk. The speaker, former Town of Acton Health Director, Doug Halley, presented “From Pine…

Sunbeams illuminate a crowd of colorfully dressed people.

Acton, Boxborough, and Littleton Celebrate DiwaliFest Together

October 9, 2023

by Alissa Nicol

A perfect fall day with blue skies and sunshine was delivered on Sunday, October 8, to draw as many as 2,000 people to the second annual DiwaliFest on the lawn of the Sargent Memorial Library in Boxborough. The spark that initiated the event planning was the desire of…

Attendees at a Farmers Market stand before informational paperwork on a table.

Farmers Market Visitors Learn about Testing their Soil and Protecting Acton’s Streams

October 9, 2023

by Kim Kastens

On September 10 and October 1, visitors to the Acton Boxborough Farmers Market had a chance to learn how phosphate in fertilizer runoff can harm local aquatic ecosystems and how gardeners can test their soil to see whether phosphate is necessary as part of their fertilization plan. This…

Sign at alternate entrance to Dannys Place in Acton

20 Year Reflection on Danny’s Place

September 24, 2023

by Katie Gorczyca

This reflection shares the events that took place on the day that Danny McCarthy died. Some information may be emotional to read. The names of those involved have been changed to protect their privacy. It was April 10th, 2003. I couldn’t tell you what I did earlier that…

Volunteers remove massive pile of invasive water chestnut from Ice House Pond

September 23, 2023

by Kim Kastens

On Saturday Sept 23, a flotilla of a dozen canoes, two kayaks, and one stand-up paddleboard set forth onto Ice House Pond in East Acton. More than forty volunteer “Pond Defenders” fought back against invasive water chestnuts, which have been clogging the north end of the pond and…

Revolutionary War era cannon aimed towards a field

From Crown Tensions to Tea Parties: The Role of Massachusetts in Shaping the Revolution

September 23, 2023

by Alissa Nicol

Acton’s inaugural event commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the Commencement of the American Revolution took place at Town Hall on the evening of Thursday, September 21. Organized by the Acton 250 Committee, created by the Select Board in August of last year to plan community events to mark…

children, goats, and goatkeepers on a grassy lawn

Goats and Giggles at the Acton Memorial Library

September 22, 2023

by Alissa Nicol

The Acton Memorial Library (AML) hosted a “Goats and Giggles” program on Wednesday, September 20 by Farmer’s Helpers, a community farm education program based at Chip-In Farm in Bedford that aims to cultivate “connections between people, food and farms.” The young goats are Fainting/Nigerian Dwarf crosses, small and…

a tree and stone wall with a lush green field in the background

State grants for preserving the 549 Main Street property

September 21, 2023

by Ron Parenti

At the Annual Meeting of the Acton Water District held last March, voters overwhelmingly approved the allocation of $4,900,000 to purchase the 57-acre parcel at 549 Main Street on the south side of Brook Street, and obtain a permanent Conservation Restriction on that tract of land. In the…

Danny’s Place New Space Reveal and Community Celebration

September 17, 2023

by Franny Osman

On Sunday, September 17, Danny’s Place Youth Services (DPYS), a 501c3 non-profit, held a ribbon-cutting at their new location in West Acton village, and a community celebration to honor the 20th year of the Danny’s Place vision. Danny’s Place was created in honor of Danny McCarthy, an ABRHS…

Commission on Disabilities Annual Picnic Returns

September 17, 2023

by Joan Burrows

The Acton Commission on Disabilities (COD) held their picnic on Sunday, September 10, and had both rain and shine… luckily mostly shine. There was a good turn out in spite of weather reports and blocked off roads. Old connections were renewed and new ones were made. The need…

Two trash bins await pickup off a residential street.

Curbside Waste Pickup Presentation at the Acton Senior Center

September 14, 2023

by Tom Beals

The possibility of town-wide curbside trash and recycling pickup, and the implications of that possibility for the future of the transfer station, was the topic of a presentation by Acton Department of Public Works Director Corey York, Acton Director of Sustainability Andrea Becerra, and Financial Solutions Analyst Ellie…

Four women stand in a room with plastic tubs in the background.

Acton Boxborough Resource Center powered by Acton Boxborough United Way

September 11, 2023

by Alissa Nicol

On Wednesday, September 6, a volunteer orientation was held at the newly opened Acton Boxborough Resource Center (ABRC), located in the regional school district’s Administration Building at 15 Charter Road in Acton. The space became available when the Carol Huebner Early Childhood Program moved to the new Boardwalk…

East Acton Village Green Commemoration

September 11, 2023

by Alissa Nicol

A crowd of about fifty people managed to attend the East Acton Village Green (EAVG) commemoration event on Saturday, September 9, despite downed trees, closed roads, and power outages around town caused by Friday afternoon’s storm. Select Board Chair Jim Snyder-Grant welcomed those gathered and provided opening remarks,…

Review: Asian Music Festival at NARA Park

August 25, 2023

by Kaiping Fu

On a rainbow-kissed Saturday evening after a summer rain, June 24, the Town of Acton hosted a splendid Asian music concert at NARA Park, part of the Town’s summer concert series. Asian families from the community and other residents, including children and grandparents, gathered on the grassy grounds…

Original front entrance to the Acton Memorial Libray, the older brick building part.

Joining the Conversation

August 14, 2023

by Nancy Knoblock Hunton

Each week people from literally all over the world meet in the Acton library to practice speaking and listening to English in a “conversation group.” This small, supportive group gives newcomers to the United States a chance to become more fluent in English and learn about American culture.…

Photograph of a horseback riding arena with woman on horse in the foreground.

Choreographed Horseback Riding Benefits Equine Therapy Program

August 7, 2023

by Kim Kastens

On August 5 and 6, over a hundred horses and riders gathered at Bear Spot Farm on Pope Road in Acton to showcase their riding skills and raise money to benefit the equine therapy program of the Bear Spot Foundation. The equestrian discipline on display was “dressage.” In…

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Community - Page 27

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

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

Latinos Group enjoys dances from a variety of Latin cultures

West Acton Oktoberfest Celebrates Community Spirit and Local Businesses

“Talking Statues” Premieres at Acton Sculptor Meredith Bergmann’s Boston Women’s Memorial

Friends of Pine Hawk Kick Off Archaeology Month

Acton, Boxborough, and Littleton Celebrate DiwaliFest Together

Farmers Market Visitors Learn about Testing their Soil and Protecting Acton’s Streams

20 Year Reflection on Danny’s Place

Volunteers remove massive pile of invasive water chestnut from Ice House Pond

From Crown Tensions to Tea Parties: The Role of Massachusetts in Shaping the Revolution

Goats and Giggles at the Acton Memorial Library

State grants for preserving the 549 Main Street property

Danny’s Place New Space Reveal and Community Celebration

Commission on Disabilities Annual Picnic Returns

Curbside Waste Pickup Presentation at the Acton Senior Center

Acton Boxborough Resource Center powered by Acton Boxborough United Way

East Acton Village Green Commemoration

Review: Asian Music Festival at NARA Park

Joining the Conversation

Choreographed Horseback Riding Benefits Equine Therapy Program

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