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Remembering Charlotte Sagoff, advocate for Earth and social justice

August 9, 2025

by Kim Kastens

At their meeting on August 27, the Water Committee of Green Acton welcomed the daughter and granddaughter of Charlotte Sagoff to share memories of their influential foremother. In the 1970s and 1980s, Sagoff campaigned successfully to get industrial pollution from the W.R. Grace facility in Acton cleaned up, and in 1996 she organized the first Acton Earth Day. Charlotte Sagoff’s granddaughter, Amelia Sagoff, moved to Acton four years ago, and is a founding member of Green Acton’s new Biodiversity Committee. She describes her work as “building innovative data products in the healthcare ecosystem.” Charlotte Sagoff’s daughter, Ruth Perry, is an…

Wednesdays at Bistro 30

March 22, 2025

by Franny Osman

I happened to be very hungry on Wednesday this week as I picked up some loaner medical equipment for a family member at the Acton Nursing Service at the Senior and Social Service Center, 30 Sudbury Road. It was pure serendipity that the weekly Bistro 30 was about…

$125,000 grant fills transportation gap for Council on Aging and CrossTown Connect

March 15, 2025

by Greg Jarboe

The Healey-Driscoll Administration has just awarded $5.8 million in grants to 44 organizations for 56 projects aimed at improving mobility for older adults, people with disabilities, and low-income individuals across Massachusetts. This includes a $125,000 grant to the Town of Acton for a shared regional dispatch system for…

Acton Garden Club Horticultural Hints for March 2025

March 15, 2025

by Judy Dembsey

As the daylight increases and days become warmer and the snow and ice melt, we look for the coming of spring. There are some things that can be done in the garden this month, weather permitting. Bring color indoors To bring color indoors at this time of year,…

“What We Can Do Fair” showcases opportunities for taking action

March 15, 2025

by Alissa Nicol

Established local organizations working to make a better, more just world gathered to share information about their current efforts and how attendees could get involved at a “What We Can Do Fair” on Sunday, March 9. A few dozen residents attended the event, hosted by Congregation Beth Elohim’s…

Acton 250 lecture: Renowned Acton Sculptor draws appreciative crowd

March 15, 2025

James ConboyandGreg Jarboe

March 6, Acton Town Hall: Thirty-three fans of fine art were treated to a presentation by one of their neighbors, as sculptor, essayist, and poet Meredith Bergmann, an Acton resident, offered a talk about her work, complete with a comprehensive slideshow. Part of the Acton 250 celebration, the…

The Bulletin Board – Mar. 15, 2025

March 15, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

The Acton Exchange team is pleased to announce that calendar events will now be shared in our online calendar. We invite organizations to learn how to enter their own events into the calendar. Write to calendar@actonexchange.org for more details. Volunteer opportunities and other announcements (Please send your announcements…

Leo Cavalier, Inc., longtime business, closes

March 15, 2025

by Jeff Brown

Leo Cavalier, Inc., on Wetherbee St. in East Acton, has been a fixture for local contractors and homeowners in need of just about any kind of metal work. Leo, master craftsman, opened his business in 1942. He was known for his ability to interpret a plan and bring…

Was Silver Girl ribbon cutting prelude to bigger plans this fall?

March 15, 2025

by Greg Jarboe

There have been so many ribbon cuttings at new restaurants in Acton lately that Maura Haberman, the event coordinator for the Town’s Economic Development Office, has just sent out the giant scissors used by business owners and local officials for these ceremonies to be sharpened. The latest ribbon…

Open Door Theater is going to Prom, March 21-30

March 8, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

Open Door Theater of Acton, one of the only integrated and accessible theater troupes in the country, will stage the Tony Award-nominated musical, “The Prom: School Edition” onMarch 21-30. “The Prom: School Edition” will bring a timely message of inclusion, self-determination, and courage to audiences during its run…

Democrats rally for democracy

March 8, 2025

by James Conboy

March 1, Acton-Boxborough High School Upper Gym: An assembly featuring six speakers, ranging from eighteen years old to the mid-sixties, attracted about four hundred people on Sunday afternoon, March 2. The event, organized by the Acton Democratic Town Committee (ADTC), was promoted with an online poster that asked…

Two white orchids in full bloom frame a window pane.

Acton Garden Club Presents “What’s Wrong with my House Plants?”

March 8, 2025

by Ann Marie Testarmata

Bonnie Power, a Massachusetts Master Gardener and member of the Massachusetts Master Gardener Association’s Speakers Bureau, gave an entertaining presentation, “What’s Wrong with my House Plants?” at Acton Town Hall on February 4, 2025. Her expertise, photos, comics and insights on how plants are different from humans regaled…

ABRHS students recognized for outstanding accomplishments in math and science

March 8, 2025

by Diane Baum

Math Olympiad Ten Acton-Boxborough students were recognized at the February 27 School Committee meeting by Superintendent of Schools Peter Light and School Committee Chair Adam Klein for their outstanding performance in round one of the state’s Math Olympiad. Maxwell Du, Bryan Li, Raymond Gao, Eric Xiang, Daniel Cai,…

The Bulletin Board – Mar. 8, 2025

March 8, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

The Acton Exchange team is pleased to announce that calendar events will now be shared in our online calendar. We invite organizations to learn how to enter their own events into the calendar. Write to calendar@actonexchange.org for more details. Volunteer opportunities and other announcements (Please send your announcements…

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Select Board Notes: Mar. 3, 2025

March 8, 2025

by Tom Beals

Opening remarks: Opening a mercifully shorter March 3, 2025 Select Board meeting, Town Manager John Mangiaratti noted construction work in the Town Hall lobby where the Isaac Davis plow case is being rebuilt, and demolition work of the 1970s addition at the adjacent 17 Woodbury Lane Asa Parlin…

Town and Economic Development Committee seek your input

March 8, 2025

by Adrian Hancock

Here’s your opportunity to help define what Acton will look like in the coming decades. At their final Public Workshop at the Acton Memorial Library and online on February 26, RKG Associates, working for the Town of Acton Economic Development Department and Planning Department, alongside the Economic Development…

Join the Amphibian Crossing Brigade 2025

March 8, 2025

Ian BergemannandMiriam Lezak

It is getting close to that time of year when our amphibian friends make their way across the roads, also known as the Big Night(s)! And humans from Acton and Littleton help them to cross the road without getting hit by cars. The Acton Conservation Commission has plenty…

Acton 250 Lecture: A snapshot of Acton’s early Black residents

March 8, 2025

by Greg Jarboe

On Feb. 26, “A Snapshot of Acton’s Early Black Residents” featured historical research documenting that Black residents were here when Acton first became a town in 1735, and several fought in the Revolution at the Concord Bridge and other New England battles. This latest event in the Acton…

A man in a work apron shows a group of women a piece of a flute that he's working on.

Acton makes music: Touring the world’s oldest flute-making company

March 1, 2025

by Alissa Nicol

On Wednesday, February 19, close to two dozen members of the Acton Woman’s Club (AWC) were treated to a tour of the Wm. S. Haynes Company. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest flute-making company in the world and specializes in professional custom-level instruments, although student, intermediate, and…

People playing pickleball under a very large bubble.

Marcus Lewis Tennis Center announces move

March 1, 2025

by Jeff Brown

Marcus Lewis recently announced that he will build a new tennis and pickleball facility at 45 Nagog Park Road, on land behind the River of Life Church. His tennis center has been leasing property off Granite Road in North Acton since 2014. Rather than negotiate a new lease,…

The Bulletin Board- March 1, 2025

March 1, 2025

by Acton Exchange Team

The Acton Exchange team is pleased to announce that calendar events will now be shared in our online calendar. We invite organizations to learn how to enter their own events into the calendar. Write to calendar@actonexchange.org for more details. The Acton Exchange Bulletin Board remains your site for…

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