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The new Acton Food Pantry provides positive shopping experience, volunteer opportunities

April 18, 2026
The Acton Food Pantry (AFP, the Pantry) is now entering its third month of operations at the new location on Maple Street, adjacent to the South Acton Commuter Rail station. On Friday, April 10, I had the opportunity to visit during a volunteer shift with not one, but two, crews on duty. Private companies often send volunteer crews to nonprofit organizations and, on this day, a crew from Citizens Energy Corporation (CEC) joined the morning shift at the Pantry by restocking the shelves emptied during a very busy week of serving clients. Lindsey Miller, recently promoted to the position of…
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Q&A with Candidates for School Committee

April 19, 2024
This material was republished from a communication prepared for members of the Acton Boxborough Education Association (ABEA). Ben Bloomenthal (incumbent) Q1. Why are you running for School Committee? Are there any particular issues that inspired you to run? I’m running for School Committee because I believe in the…
Side-by-side comparison of the first week of April content in the old blog-style website and the new newspaper-style website.

The Acton Exchange Debuts Redesigned Website

April 12, 2024
On April 9, 2024, the Acton Exchange Team unveiled a redesigned website, with a more attractive layout, more flexible navigation scheme, and capacity for new content types. The URL remains the same as before: www.actonexchange.org The home page of the new site functions like the front page of…
Piña Madera, Acton resident and Spanish teacher

Model English Language Program for Shelter Residents

April 12, 2024
Since February 2024, local community volunteers have been teaching English at the Acton Emergency Family Shelter at the Minuteman Inn on Hosmer Street along Route 2.  These volunteer-driven English classes are now held up as a model for other shelters. Community Action for Refugee Emergency (CARE) is planning…
Program from the Modern Women in Acton’s History Month event

Acton Women Honored for Women’s History Month

April 12, 2024
On Wednesday, March 20th, a Women’s History Month Celebration took place at the Acton Memorial Library to honor women who have played significant roles in shaping Acton’s contemporary history. Host Ann Chang greeted a packed audience, both in-person and online, to recognize the remarkable contributions of women who…
Birders, sharing woodcock information

Woodcock Watch

April 12, 2024
If you were driving on Littlefield Road in Boxborough on Monday, April 1st, you may have noticed twenty or so people sitting in the Rolling Meadows field. Not an April Fool’s Day joke, but an Acton Conservation Trust (ACT)  woodcock watch! What happens on a “woodcock watch”? Around…
John T. “Doc” McNiff

Obituary: John T. “Doc” McNiff

April 12, 2024
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John T. “Doc” McNiff, of Hampton, NH formerly of Maynard and a retired Lieutenant of the Acton Police Department, passed away Wednesday April 3, 2024 at the UMass Medical Center in Worcester. He was 77 years old. He was the beloved husband of Christine (D’Errico) McNiff. Doc was…
Portrait of Sharon Cole

Obituary: Sharon FitzSimons Cole

March 24, 2024
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Sharon FitzSimons Cole, of Acton, passed away at the Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln, March 15, 2024 at the age of 86. Born in Warren, PA to the late Sarah Helen (Gaston) and Ogden FitzSimons. Sharon was the beloved wife of the late Michael Bennett Cole, with…
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