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Art mural “Great Place to Learn and Grow” unveiled

November 1, 2025
Acton’s newest piece of public art was unveiled on Friday, October 17. The twelve-foot-square mural is mounted on the back wall of Donelan’s in Gould’s Plaza, visible from the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail and Brooks St. Several town and state officials attended the ceremony in the parking lot, with coffee and treats supplied by Donelan’s. Patricia Costa, Acton’s Economic Development Director (EDD), was the MC for the event. She thanked Julie Pierce, the previous EDD, who initiated the project in 2022. State Senator Jamie Eldridge and Representative Dan Sena both spoke, as did Town Manager John Mangiaratti. The mural depicts…

Concerts on the lawn return to the library

June 21, 2025
Acton Memorial Library’s summer music season kicked off on June 12 with a concert by singer-songwriter Rodney Mashia. Mr. Mashia, who was raised in rural Louisiana but now lives in Maine, entertained a small but enthusiastic audience on a gorgeous summer evening. Mr. Mashia played a variety of…

The Bulletin Board – June 21, 2025

June 21, 2025
Reminder to readers: Our front page can’t hold all the news. To see all of this week’s new articles, go to the All News page. The Acton Exchange Bulletin Board is for volunteer opportunities and other announcements not tied to a single specific time and date. Please send…

Marking the monuments

June 14, 2025
Acton Select Board Members Jim Snyder-Grant and Dean Charter met their counterparts from Littleton to “mark the monuments,” a centuries-old English tradition last observed there on that side of Acton in 1986. (Select Board members marked the monuments at the intersection with Stow and Boxborough in November, 2016;…
A map of the garden plan that was used to determine which plants go where. The key includes both different patterns and colors.

Wilde Garden blooms alongside Memorial Library

June 14, 2025
On June 4, the space next to Acton Memorial Library that faces Town Hall was transformed from a tarp-covered visual blight to a wood-chipped desert, and finally to a fully-fledged garden. Before planting day, interested parties, including Garden Club members Barbara Wissell and Cathy Fochtman, Teen Librarian Chris…

Acton-Boxborough Schools embark on two-phase strategic planning initiative

June 14, 2025
The Acton-Boxborough Regional School District (ABRSD) has launched a comprehensive, two-phase strategic planning process aimed at shaping the future of our schools. This initiative, A-B Forward: Shaping our future together, will address evolving educational needs, fiscal sustainability, and declining enrollment, ensuring the district continues to provide an exceptional…

Ten years of give-and-take at Acton Swap Shop

June 7, 2025
The Acton Swap Shop opened for the season Thursday, May 8. Despite the rainy weather, visitors to the Acton Transfer Station dropped off and picked up hundreds of reusable items at no cost to them or the Town of Acton. This begins the tenth year of this local…

The Bulletin Board – June 7, 2025

June 7, 2025
The Acton Exchange Bulletin Board is for volunteer opportunities and other announcements not tied to a single specific time and date. Please send your Bulletin Board announcements to editors@actonexchange.org. (Calendar events are submitted separately to calendar@actonexchange.org.) Acton-Boxborough Food and Nutrition Services Launches Free Summer Eats Program to Keep…

Boston Globe honors five Acton-Boxborough athletes, coach

June 7, 2025
Five members of the AB sports community were honored in the Boston Globe’s Winter Sports All-Scholastics page: Shaylin Bernard, nordic skiing; Andrew Lu, swimming; Hanne Ridley, gymnastics; Olivia Baytarian, girls’ basketball, honorable mention; and Coach Sarah Shamel, girls’ nordic. Athletic Director Jim Scanlon summed up the success of…

Student athletes move on

June 7, 2025
May 27, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School auditorium: Twenty-one student-athletes will be taking their talents to as many colleges next fall, competing in eleven different sports, across nine states. The eleven Seniors who attended today’s ceremony, hosted by AB Athletic Director Jim Scanlon, are as follows: Good luck to…
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