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After record-setting fundraising campaign, ACT donates toward 46 Taylor Road purchase

August 8, 2026
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 On Monday, June 15, 2026, trustees of the Acton Conservation Trust (ACT) presented the Town of Acton’s Select Board with an over-sized, symbolic check, representing ACT’s contribution towards the Town’s purchase of 46 Taylor Road in Acton, a property abutting the Acton Arboretum. ACT also presented the Select Board with two legal tender checks totaling $116,620. The second check for $3,000 represented an additional contribution received from a donor after the printing of an official bank check and ceremonial check pictured above. 46 Taylor Rd was slated for development after it went up for sale earlier this year, but the…
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Acton-Boxborough School Committee January News Update

January 29, 2024
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At their January 2024  business meetings, the School Committee voted on the following programs, policies and initiatives.  IMAGE HERE Screen shot from video of January 18, 2024 School Committee meeting. New Policy on Student Use of Personal Electronic Communication Devices The Committee voted unanimously at their January 4…
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Acton Facing Prop 2 1/2 Operational Override Vote

January 17, 2024
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The Acton Leadership Group, which is made up representatives of the Select Board, the Finance Committee, and the Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee, has its own version of “hot stove season.” But instead of gathering around an antique wood stove at a general store to discuss their favorite baseball…
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Backgrounder: Lessons from History: Acton’s 2005 Override

January 8, 2024
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A tax limit override that, if approved by Acton voters, would raise property taxes beyond the Proposition 2½ statutory limits has recently been discussed at the Select Board, Finance Committee, and Acton Leadership Group meetings. It seems likely, following those discussions, that an override will be on the…
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State Approves Acton’s Participation in Fossil Fuel Free Building Construction and Renovation Demonstration Project

January 3, 2024
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On December 22, 2023, the Town of Acton received approval from the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) approving the Town’s participation in the Municipal Fossil Fuel Free Building Construction and Renovation Demonstration Project. This approval means that beginning March 22, 2024, new buildings and major rehabilitation projects in…
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Planning Board Discusses Quarry Road Development Project

January 3, 2024
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The Acton Planning Board convened on Wednesday evening, Dec 20, for a “continuation” hearing for a Planned Conservation Residential Community (PCRC) application for 123 Quarry Road. According to Acton’s Zoning Bylaw section 9, PCRC’s are communities with housing clustered in one section, leaving at least 60% of the…
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Acton Clean Energy Coaching Program to Expand

December 5, 2023
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The Town of Acton’s Clean Energy Coaching program, which launched in late winter 2023, is expanding its cadre of trained volunteer coaches. The program provides free access to coaches for residents, businesses, and organizations in Acton interested in learning about and making clean energy upgrades to their homes,…
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Veterans Day Observance in Acton

November 13, 2023
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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
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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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Acton Hosts Creative Placemaking Workshop

November 6, 2023
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Last winter, when the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) was looking for two communities to participate in a Regional Trails Creative Placemaking Project , Acton stepped up. Economic and Community Development Director Julie Pierce recognized an opportunity to use art to enhance our new trails and adjacent business…
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Acton has a New Fire Chief

October 30, 2023
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Congratulations to Fire Chief Anita Arnum! A swearing in ceremony was held Monday, October 23 at the Public Safety Facility. Chief Arnum’s appointment took effect on October 13, 2023, making her the tenth chief in the department’s history and the first woman to lead the department. Chief Arnum…
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Acton Leadership Group Considers Override 

October 23, 2023
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In opening remarks at the Acton Leadership Group (ALG) meeting on October 16, 2023, Town Manager John Mangiaratti said that the state had designated Minuteman Inn in Acton as a 33-bed emergency migrant shelter. School Superintendent Peter Light recognized the possibility of increased costs due to that designation.…
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