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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…

ABRHS Seniors display artistic talent and skill

May 16, 2026

by Alissa Nicol

The Acton Boxborough Regional High School (ABRHS) Seniors’ Art Exhibit is installed in The Gallery at West Acton Villageworks through Tuesday, May 19 at 5:30 p.m., The Gallery is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. On Thursday, May 7, the opening reception drew a large crowd of students and…

Chopped for Charity competition raises over $200,000 for Open Table

May 16, 2026

by The Acton Exchange Team

Open Table, the MetroWest charity dedicated to fighting hunger and building healthy communities, today announced that Chef Erin Harleman, owner of The Saucy Plate, a Wayland-based personal chef service in Metrowest Boston, was the winner of the cooking competition at its 2026 Chopped for Charity Gala (Chopped), which…

Four girls carry a boat on their sholders. There are other boats on trailers in the background. You can see only the legs of the unnamed rowers.

Mamma mia! Rowers medal on Mother’s Day

May 16, 2026

by Jill Maxwell

Mothers of Bromfield Acton-Boxborough (BA-B) rowers took pride in their progeny on Sunday, May 10, as the BA-B crew earned podium places at the Amber Zapatka Memorial Regatta (Amber Z) in Lowell. The novice boys won their time trial and then their grand final in a photo finish.…

Music, dance, and color; Holi comes to the library

May 16, 2026

by Miriam Lezak

Holi, the Indian celebration of spring, revolves around music, dancing, and making sure that all of your friends are covered in color! Four years ago, long-time Acton librarian Anshu Sood thought that Acton needed its own Holi celebration. Since the first fete, Holi at the library has grown…

Acton Garden Club Horticulture Hints, May 2026

May 16, 2026

Judy DembseyandAnn Marie Testarmata

Hooray! It’s May! The tulips and daffodils have bloomed. The lilacs are showing their colors, and gardeners all over Acton and the region are thinking about where they will plant the treasures they found at the Acton Garden Club Annual Plant Sale on May 16. Here are a…

Earth Day tour of Boardwalk School campus highlights energy-saving features

May 9, 2026

by Kim Kastens

On Earth Day, April 22, approximately 30 curious townspeople toured energy-conserving elements of the Acton-Boxborough (AB) Boardwalk Campus, learning about the systems that make it possible for this building to consume far less energy than other schools of similar capacity, and thus emit less planet-warming carbon pollution. The…

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Town Meeting wrapup: Overview

May 9, 2026

by Franny Osman

Acton residents enjoyed a smooth two-night Town Meeting this year. After months of committee and forum discussion of issues such as the Department of Public Works building, school budget, Taylor Rd. land purchase, and electrification of Town Hall heating, it seems the voters were talked out. For most…

Final Election results are in; candidates speak out

May 9, 2026

Miriam LezakandThe Acton Exchange Team

On Tuesday, April 28, slightly over 12% of registered Acton voters went to the polls (or mailed in their ballots ahead of time, or dropped ballots by the end of voting day) to elect several new Town officers, as well as re-electing some incumbents. Wednesday, May 6 update:…

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Softball: Revs’ juggernaut rolls on, felling Wayland, 13-1

May 9, 2026

by James Conboy

April 30, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School: Despite notching just one more hit than their opponents (7-6),and whiffing eight times to Wayland’s seven, the AB Revolution overran the visitors by taking advantage of six miscues, five walks, and aggressive baserunning. Wayland had hitting on their mind from the outset,…

The Bulletin Board: May 9, 2026

May 9, 2026

by The Acton Exchange Team

For volunteer opportunities and other announcements not tied to a single specific time and date, you are in the right place here at the Bulletin Board. Please email your Bulletin Board announcements to bulletinboard@actonexchange.org. (For what’s happening today or tomorrow or on any specific day, see the Calendar.…

Sculptor Meredith Bergmann brings women’s history to life in bronze

May 9, 2026

by Greg Jarboe

Standing before an audience at the Acton Senior Center on April 30, Meredith Bergmann spoke with the quiet authority of someone who has spent decades listening to the dead. Not in any mystical sense, but through letters, biographies, photographs, and the painstaking labor of pressing clay into the…

Brewing community, one beer at a time: Inside Acton’s Happy Dad Beer Exchange

May 9, 2026

Dave CoteandGreg Jarboe

It started, like so many good ideas in Acton, with a problem worth solving. During the long social drought of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dave Cote, a father of two preschoolers who lives at the corner of Foster and School Street, found himself looking around the neighborhood and noticing…

Obituary: Stephen Robert Noone

May 9, 2026

by Family

Stephen Robert Noone, 78, of Acton, Massachusetts, passed away suddenly on April 27, 2026, at his summer home in Antrim, New Hampshire. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Linda Farley Noone; his three daughters: Stephanie Oliver, Caitlin Tompkins, and Lesley Noone; sons-in-law Justin Oliver and…

Rowers earn bling in sunny Saratoga Springs

May 9, 2026

by Jill Maxwell

Bromfield Acton-Boxborough (BA-B) crews braved rowing’s East Coast “Clash of the Titans” on April 25 and 26 and returned with three silver and three bronze finishes. The Saratoga Invitational is one of the largest sprint regattas in the U.S. More than 900 crews representing 37 teams and clubs…

Stephen “Steve” Noone, 78, devoted steward of Acton’s finances, dies

May 2, 2026

by Greg Jarboe

Stephen “Steve” Noone, who gave more than two decades of quiet, rigorous service to the town he called home, died Monday, April 27, 2026, after suffering a heart attack. He was 78. Noone was a longtime member and former chair of the Acton Finance Committee – the body…

UPDATE 2: May 6, 2026: Final Election results

May 2, 2026

Miriam LezakandThe Acton Exchange Team

On Tuesday, April 28, slightly over 12% of registered Acton voters went to the polls (or mailed in their ballots ahead of time, or dropped ballots by the end of voting day) to elect several new Town officers, as well as re-electing some incumbents. Wednesday, May 6 update:…

The Bulletin Board: May 2, 2026

May 2, 2026

by The Acton Exchange Team

For volunteer opportunities and other announcements not tied to a single specific time and date, you are in the right place here at the Bulletin Board. Please email your Bulletin Board announcements to bulletinboard@actonexchange.org. (For what’s happening today or tomorrow or on any specific day, see the Calendar.…

Home regatta beset by foul weather; visitors take top honors

May 2, 2026

by Jill Maxwell

A festive, if soggy, atmosphere prevailed on Sunday, April 19, for Bromfield Acton-Boxborough (BA-B) Rowing’s only home regatta, the Harvard Henley on Harvard’s Bare Hill Pond. BA-B hosted Brookline, Shrewsbury, and Wayland-Weston (WW). Brookline girls went home with the trophy for fastest girls varsity 8; Wayland-Weston was fastest…

Moo Doo for a good cause

May 2, 2026

by Alissa Nicol

On Sunday, April 26, Cucurbit Farm hosted Acton’s first ever cow plop 50/50 raffle! The event was aptly titled “Moo Doo for Moo La,” and winners were decided by the bovine beast who dropped the first cow pie on the field. A 50/50 raffle results in a split…

Acton comes together for a cleaner, greener community

May 2, 2026

by Susan Greene

Each spring around Earth Day, residents of Acton roll up their sleeves for a shared purpose: keeping their community clean, healthy, and resilient. This year’s Acton Clean-Up Week continued a tradition that has grown steadily over the past two decades, bringing neighbors together not just to pick up…

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