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Seventh graders present their civics research

June 20, 2026
On June 9 and 10, over 400 seventh graders from RJ Grey Junior High School participated in what has become an annual Civics Fair event that community members participate in. The Civics Fair was held at the RJ Grey library during school hours and the gymnasium in the later afternoon to accommodate parents and others who were interested in visiting. Anthony Zeese, the social studies department coordinator at RJ Grey said, “The Civics Fair is my favorite project we do here at RJ Grey. It is so important for students to be able to identify issues they care about, learn…
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Celebrating Open Space Preservation in Acton

November 20, 2023
Members and friends of the local non-profit Acton Conservation Trust recently gathered to celebrate President Susan Mitchell-Hardt’s lifetime achievement award from Sudbury Valley Trustees. It felt like a reunion of sorts as leaders of conservation efforts in Acton from the past decades, many now retired, returned to celebrate…
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Veterans Day Observance in Acton

November 13, 2023
A crowd gathered on the Acton Town Common Saturday morning, November 11 at 11:00 AM to observe the 2023 Veterans Day. Organized by the Veterans Services Office and Celebrations and Ceremonies Committee, the observance opened with a welcome and invocation by Gail Sawyer, Deputy Director-Emergency Management. Town Manager…
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Spooktacular October with Acton Recreation

November 6, 2023
In collaboration with a local company called Pumpkin Guts Productions, Acton’s Recreation Department hosted three events this past month at NARA Park. The inaugural “Nightmare at NARA: Haunted Trail Walk in the Park” ran every Friday and Saturday in October (weather permitting). The event relied on 37 volunteers…
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Friends of the Acton Libraries’ Apple Pie Contest

October 30, 2023
The Friends of the Acton Libraries’ second annual Apple Pie Contest drew 7 entries from Acton residents, and winners were announced in the Meeting Room on the first floor of the Memorial Library on Sunday afternoon, October 29. The judging of the pies had taken place the day…
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After Hours Archaeology Tour for Pine Hawk Friends

October 23, 2023
On Sunday, October 15, seven Friends of Pine Hawk members traveled to the Robbins Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology in Middleborough, home of the Massachusetts Archaeological Society and a collection of 200,000+ cultural items. This after-hours tour of the museum was led by Greg Lott and Judi Macioci.…
Office entrance of The Minuteman Inn Shelter

Acton’s Minuteman Inn to Shelter 33 Migrant Families

October 23, 2023
On August 8, 2023, Governor Maura Healey declared that a state of emergency exists in Massachusetts due to rapidly rising numbers of migrant families arriving in Massachusetts in need of shelter and services and a severe lack of shelter availability in the state. According to the Governor’s office…

The Walk Against Hate Rally

October 17, 2023
The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference.” With this quotation from Elie Wiesel, Sen. Jamie Eldridge opened the…
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Friends of Pine Hawk Kick Off Archaeology Month

October 9, 2023
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…

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