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Acton Conservation Trust Fall Community Service Day

November 2, 2024
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Acton Conservation Trust ‘s (ACT) 2024 Fall Community Service Day volunteers worked in the 176 Central Street Conservation Restriction (CR). A conservation restriction is a “legal agreement that prohibits certain acts and uses while allowing others, on private or municipally-owned property in order to permanently protect conservation values…
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School Committee Update, October 24, 2024 Meeting

November 2, 2024
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Congressman Jim McGovern and State Officials Tour ABRHS Food Services U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern, who represents the cities and towns in the second congressional district of Massachusetts and who has spent decades fighting to end food insecurity, paid a visit to Acton-Boxborough Regional High School (ABRHS) on Monday,…
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Plaque on a brick wall with a picture of Marion Stoddart over an image of kayakers on the Nashua River. The plaque also includes the following quote, "All you need to do to make a difference in the world is commit and you will find a way." A brief history of Stoddarts work and a note indicating that Marion Stoddart Building of the Groton Dunstable Regional Middle School was namedon May 22, 2024.

Celebrating Marion Stoddart and the Nashua River cleanup

November 2, 2024
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Two hundred movers, shakers, and river-lovers gathered in the auditorium of the newly renamed Marion Stoddart Building at the Groton-Dunstable Middle School on Friday, October 25, to celebrate Stoddart’s legacy, watch Susan Edwards’ film about her, “Marion Stoddart: The Work of 1000,” and hear from Stoddart herself. A…
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Festive Diwalifest in Boxborough

October 26, 2024
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Close to 3,000 people attended the third annual Diwalifest on October 20 at Sargent Memorial Library in Boxborough. It was a lively event on a beautiful day, full of colors and music, smells and tastes. Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights, with variations among Indian religions, celebrating…
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Early voting has started

October 26, 2024
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The upcoming State (Presidential) Election will be held on Tuesday, Nov 5 at R.J. Grey Junior High School which is located at 16 Charter Rd in Acton from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Registered voters have multiple options to cast their ballot. You can vote in person on election day,…
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Acton Agricultural Commission seeking new members

October 26, 2024
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Recently, I met Ian Bergemann, Acton’s Community Conservation Specialist, at the Acton-Boxborough Farmers Market. He was staffing a booth for Acton’s Agricultural Commission, and recruiting for new members. Although I’ve lived in Acton since 1978 and knew the town was historically a farming community, I wasn’t aware that…
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Local view of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS

October 26, 2024
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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is still visible for a few more days (until about November 1). A visitor from the outermost regions of our solar system, the comet passed closest to the Sun on September 27 and is now on its way back to deep space. It won’t return to…
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Acton Garden Club “Looking Good” awards

October 26, 2024
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The Acton Garden Club has been at it again, beautifying the town and surveying the town to recognize Acton Businesses who bring beauty and curb appeal to their doorstep. Each year a committee of Acton Garden Club members travel throughout the town, searching for gardens and landscapes deserving…
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Select Board Notes, October 21, 2024: tidying up, finishing up

October 26, 2024
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A plea for regulating chicken-keeping opened the October 21 Select Board meeting. A resident described noise from a neighbors’ rooster and chickens, and he proposed regulations governing chicken numbers, chicken housing, and related issues. Town manager John Mangiaratti noted additional operating hours for the Council on Aging shuttle,…
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A group of high school boys play soccer in front of a net on a beautil fall day.

Revs weather Concord-Carlisle barrage, earn 1-1 draw

October 26, 2024
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Crisp fall temperatures greeted about eighty fans at Acton-Boxborough’s Lower Turf Field on October 17 as the Revolution high school boys’ soccer team battled Concord-Carlisle. In a match dominated throughout by the Patriots’ aggressive offense, A-B broke the ice on a first-half goal by Tyler Sullivan, assisted by…
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The Bulletin Board

October 26, 2024
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Upcoming Voter Activities (from Town Clerk) If you haven’t yet registered to vote and otherwise qualify or wish to change your party enrollment, please make note of the voter registration deadline below. To vote in November 5, 2024: Presidential Election Register to vote before 5:00pm on 10/26/2024 Acton…
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Colonial Books & Brews at Acton Memorial Library

October 19, 2024
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The age 21+, after-hours Colonial Books and Brews event at the Acton Memorial Library on Tuesday, October 1, was attended by more than 200 people. Co-hosted by the Acton 250 Committee and the Acton Memorial Library, with funding from the Acton Memorial Library Foundation and the Acton Lions…
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School Committee October 2024 Update

October 19, 2024
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Community members weigh in on ballot question 2 Former school committee members John Petersen and Xuan Kong spoke to the School Committee during the October 10 public comment period to encourage a no-vote on Question 2 on the November 5 state ballot. Question 2 proposes to eliminate the…
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Acton church sign vandalized

October 19, 2024
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Boxborough police are investigating recent vandalism of a Church of the Good Shepherd welcome sign located on Central Street (also known as Newtown Road) near the Rt 2 off ramp. A vandal used white paint to cover the rainbow fish hung from the Episcopal church’s sign and posted…
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Horticulture Hints, September, 2024

October 19, 2024
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Fall is the perfect time to renovate the lawn or seed a new one. This is the preferred time as weeds are less likely to be a problem. The soil is warmer than it is in the spring. Grass seed germinates sooner. Water seed 2-3 times a day…
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