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

June 13, 2026
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“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…
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Acton celebrates the Lunar New Year

February 1, 2025
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To celebrate the Lunar New Year 2025, the Acton Chinese American community partnered with local organizations to host a variety of events. On January 18, the Acton Memorial Library held a vibrant community celebration featuring activities such as lion dancing, cultural dance performances, calligraphy, and paper cutting. Shine-A-Light…
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Select Board Notes: Jan. 27, 2025

February 1, 2025
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Opening remarks: A resident whose renovation would trigger an all-electric mandate asked the Board for assistance; and an Ironworks Farm representative asked for the use of an unpaved public way near the Faulkner House to grow flax (the fiber source for linen) for use in Acton 250 events.…
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ABRHS whiz kids on GBH’s High School Quiz Show

January 25, 2025
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Acton-Boxborough Regional High School (ABRHS) has a team that will be competing in Season 16 of GBH’s High School Quiz Show, and a strategy for winning the academic tournament for Massachusetts high school students. I interviewed three of four members of the ABRHS team last week along with…
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School Committee Update: December 19, 2024 and January 16, 2025 Meetings

January 25, 2025
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School Committee approves Sustainability Policy The School Committee voted unanimously at their January 16 business meeting to approve a revised environmental Sustainability Policy. The updated policy strengthens the District’s commitment to renewable energy technologies and energy and resource conservation. The District will provide annual reports documenting greenhouse gas…
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Town Manager updates residents at Java with John

January 25, 2025
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Acton Town Manager John Mangiaratti gave town updates at his monthly Java with John meeting at the Acton Senior Center. Here are the key takeaways from the meeting: The second half of the meeting focused on specific town initiatives and resident concerns. Finally, the meeting concluded with a…
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Full house at the Annual Martin Luther King Day Breakfast

January 25, 2025
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Despite a storm the night before, which dropped almost six inches of snow on Acton, and frigid winds Monday morning, January 20, there was a full house for the 23rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Community Breakfast, hosted by Na’aseh, Congregation Beth Elohim’s Social Action Committee. Na’aseh…
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The Bulletin Board

January 25, 2025
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The Acton Exchange team is pleased to announce that calendar events will now be shared in our online calendar. Going forward, we hope organizations will learn how to enter their own events into the calendar. Write to calendar@actonexchange.org for more details. Volunteer opportunities (Please send your volunteer opportunities…
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Steals, fast breaks power Revs rout, 74-51

January 25, 2025
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Jan.14, Acton-Boxborough High School gym: An explosive third quarter for the Revolution offense, combined with a tenacious defense, stretched a 36-32 halftime lead to 65-35 after three quarters, as the AB boys downed their Dual-County League rival Wayland Warriors, 74-51. Desmond Flumo’s many steals resulted in uncontested layups,…
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Acton apartments sold for $13M to Needham firm

January 25, 2025
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RCMA Properties, a property management firm owned by a Needham family, has recently acquired six apartment buildings located in Acton, in a $13 million transaction. The acquisitions include the Assabet Garden Apartments and the Nagog Gardens Apartments. The Assabet Garden Apartments, a 30-unit complex situated on 3.9 acres,…
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Obituary: Earl Mitchell Gogan

January 25, 2025
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GOGAN, Earl Mitchell, of Sudbury, passed away on January 8, 2025. He died after an accidental fall near his home. He was 67. Earl, known as “Mitch,” was the son of the late Robert and Virginia M. Gogan. He is survived by his brother Robert Gogan Jr. and…
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Treasure hunt book includes clues in Acton

January 17, 2025
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In the 1980’s, readers became obsessed with a picture book, Masquerade, in which the text and illustrations concealed clues to the location of a golden treasure that the author had hidden somewhere in Great Britain. Masquerade spawned a whole genre of book-based treasure hunts, with clues based in…
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BACKGROUNDER: Acton’s changing population

January 17, 2025
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Population and population growth impact many aspects of life in Acton, from school population, to traffic density, to drinking water demand, to viability of the Town Meeting form of governance. To provide a context for these and other issues, the Acton Exchange offers this backgrounder, digging into who…
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The Bulletin Board

January 17, 2025
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The Acton Exchange team is pleased to announce that calendar events will now be shared in our online calendar. Going forward, we hope organizations will learn how to enter their own events into the calendar. Write to calendar@actonexchange.org for more details. We are still ironing out the kinks.…
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