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Acton Water District restricts outdoor water use

August 9, 2025

by Ron Parenti

See Editors’ Note at the end of this article. After this edition of the Acton Exchange was sent to production, we learned that the outdoor water use restriction has been relaxed back to 2 days per week, effective August 8, 2025. The summer of 2025 has been unusually…

Acton Garden Club horticultural hints, August 2025

August 9, 2025

by Judy Dembsey

Weather We have experienced exceptionally hot weather and a lower-than-average rainfall in the month of July but, on the last day of July into August 1 we had a heavy rainfall. According to my rain gauge, we had 3½ inches of rain. Too late for many plants! The…

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Board of Health Notes: July 29, 2025

August 9, 2025

by Patricia McTiernan

The Acton Board of Health met on July 29, with the discussion largely focused on wastewater management. Wastewater Management The most complicated situation discussed involves 979 Main Street, a property that straddles two lots and falls within municipal groundwater protection zone 1. The property houses a machine shop…

Business Briefs, August 4, 2025

August 9, 2025

by Jeff Brown

KJ Caffè, in the Brookside Shopping Mall, closed on July 13. A statement posted at the location read: “It is with great sadness to announce that our time in Acton must soon come to an end…This was not an easy decision, however it is best for our KJ…

Planning Director Kristin Guichard moves up to regional role

August 2, 2025

by Franny Osman

Current and former Town employees and committee members who have worked with outgoing Planning Director Kristin Guichard honored her with a goodbye party in the yard behind the Town’s “Red House,” across from Town Hall at 458 Main St. on July 21. Guichard has been appointed Executive Director…

Grand opening of the Moritz Forest Conservation Land

August 2, 2025

by Susan Mitchell-Hardt

On July 23, a crowd of some 50 people assembled on Moritz Forest Conservation Land, formerly known as “Wetherbee Woods,” to celebrate the grand opening of the trail system on this newly preserved conservation land. They were joined by the stars of the show, “Phil” and “Kent”, a…

Java with John: Community, projects, and questions brew at Acton’s summer session

August 2, 2025

by Greg Jarboe

On a warm Tuesday morning, July 22, 2025, the Acton Senior Center buzzed with energy as residents gathered for a special summer edition of Java with John — the informal, caffeine-fueled conversation series hosted by Acton Town Manager John Mangiaratti. With an open format and a full room,…

Picnickers celebrate ADA, aren’t scared off by a rainy day

August 2, 2025

by Alissa Nicol

On Sunday, July 27, Acton’s Commission on Disabilities (COD) hosted a picnic commemorating the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), signed into law by President George H.W. Bush 35 years earlier, almost to the day, on July 26, 1990. The landmark legislation’s aim is to protect…

The Bulletin Board – August 2, 2025

August 2, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

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…

Acton Nature Watch: Buck Moon (June 25 – July 24, 2025)

August 2, 2025

by Rob Gogan

June June 7: A BOBCAT patrols a sun-dappled hemlock grove in E. Acton [click link to see Rebecca Harvey’s video]. June 17: A frisky WHITE-TAILED DEER explores the gap in a stone wall in N. Acton while its shy sibling lingers closer to the doe, who watches nearby.…

Girl Scout Suravi Bhatia creates pathway through Acton’s environmental history

July 26, 2025

by Kim Kastens

As her Girl Scout Gold Award project, Suravi Bhatia has created a self-guided environment/climate history walk along the path behind the Red House, across the street from Town Hall. This reporter toured the walk with Bhatia on July 13. The walk comprises twelve illustrated panels, organized chronologically, from…

A new microbakery rises in Acton

July 26, 2025

by Jeff Brown

Gonzalo Bethencourt grew up in Madrid, Spain. His marketing career took him to Los Angeles, then to Amsterdam, and finally to Acton in 2016. At each location he searched for the bread of his home country, but he did not find it. He did some baking at home…

Ask Me Fair elicits questions and answers

July 26, 2025

by Alissa Nicol

The fourth annual Ask Me Fair was held at the Sargent Memorial Library in Boxborough on Saturday, July 19th. The “living library” event was founded by Sam Gould, Open Door Theater president and Think Outside the Vox co-founder, president, and ADA coordinator as “an antidote to ‘othering’ and…

Night work in Kelley’s Corner July 30 and 31

July 26, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

MassDOT contractor MIG has scheduled overnight road work for the Kelley’s Corner project on Main St. and Mass Ave. as part of the plan to get the roads and sidewalks completed before school restarts in August. Milling will occur throughout the night and paving will occur during the…

The Bulletin Board – July 26, 2025

July 26, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

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…

Obituary: William “Bill” Kingman, 94

July 26, 2025

by Family

William “Bill” Lockwood Kingman, 94, of Acton, MA, died quietly in his sleep on June 23, 2025. He was born on August 21, 1930 in Medford, MA to the late Henry Eugene Kingman and Helen Crandell Kingman. Bill grew up in Concord. He attended Middlesex School, Concord, MA…

Good Trouble protest small but lively

July 26, 2025

by Bob Van Meter

On the evening of July 17 at 6 p.m., more than sixty local residents gathered in front of Acton Town Hall on Main Street for a “Good Trouble Lives On” action, part of a nationwide protest of the current administration in honor of the late John Lewis, who…

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Sheriff’s office warns of uptick in law enforcement impersonation scam calls

July 26, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

The Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office (MSO) is warning residents of a significant uptick in reported scam calls in which perpetrators are posing as members of the office. During June, the MSO’s Inner Perimeter Security (IPS) team reported receiving 59 complaints of scammers posing as officers or deputies –…

Assistant School Superintendent Gabrielle Abrams receives award from her professional society

July 26, 2025

by The Acton Exchange Team

The Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents (M.A.S.S.) recently presented the 2025 Assistant Superintendent Leadership Award to Gabrielle (Gabby) Abrams, Ed.D., of the Acton-Boxborough Regional School District (ABRSD). Dr. Abrams, a resident of Ashland, currently serves as assistant superintendent for teaching and learning. She previously served as assistant superintendent…

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Select Board Notes: July 21, 2025

July 26, 2025

by Tom Beals

Opening remarks: Acton Select Board Chair Dean Charter depicted the overflowing dumpsters and foul odors in the Boston area cities and towns where sanitation workers are on strike. Recalling occasional proposals to eliminate Acton’s transfer station, he noted that the municipal facility reduces the likelihood of such a…

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