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Volunteers of the year honored with 2025 Faulkner awards

May 31, 2025

On May 22, the Select Board honored five Acton residents by bestowing Colonel Francis Faulkner Sr. Exemplary Volunteer of the Year awards to Pat Clifford, Peter Darlow, Michaela Moran, Sahana Purohit, and John Watlington. In a ceremony in the Meeting Room of Acton Memorial Library, the honorees were recognized for “exemplary volunteer service to the Town of Acton, thereby enhancing the Town Culture and lives of Acton residents, through dedicated and longstanding membership on Town Boards or Committees.” The Faulkner Award was established in 2018, and named after the commander of the West Acton militia company in the Revolutionary War.…

A man leans on a wooden rail. Photo credit: Discovery Museum.

Discovery Museum CEO to Retire

December 5, 2023

by Nancy Knoblock Hunton

Many people’s first introduction to Acton is through its Discovery Museum. This year, the children’s museum is on target to have more than 200,000 visitors—90 percent of them from out of town. In addition, approximately 54,000 students will take part in the museum’s hands-on “Traveling Science Workshops,” which…

Celebrating Open Space Preservation in Acton

November 20, 2023

by Joe Cooney

Members and friends of the local non-profit Acton Conservation Trust recently gathered to celebrate President Susan Mitchell-Hardt’s lifetime achievement award from Sudbury Valley Trustees. It felt like a reunion of sorts as leaders of conservation efforts in Acton from the past decades, many now retired, returned to celebrate…

A town clerk and a uniformed fire chief with right hands raised as the new chief is sworn in.

Acton has a New Fire Chief

October 30, 2023

by From Town of Acton Facebook page

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…

Acton Conservation Trust’s Susan Mitchell-Hardt Receives Life-Time Achievement Award

October 30, 2023

by Nancy Knoblock Hunton

In the 1600s, Concord farmers used the land now known as Acton as a grazing pasture for their cows and other animals. Today the community of Acton has more than 24,000 residents and depends on conservation lands to preserve open space for present and future generations. Susan Mitchell-Hardt,…

A group of people behind a table, on which there are a variety of apple pies

Friends of the Acton Libraries’ Apple Pie Contest

October 30, 2023

by Alissa Nicol

The Friends of the Acton Libraries’ second annual Apple Pie Contest drew 7 entries from Acton residents, and winners were announced in the Meeting Room on the first floor of the Memorial Library on Sunday afternoon, October 29. The judging of the pies had taken place the day…

Office entrance of The Minuteman Inn Shelter

Acton’s Minuteman Inn to Shelter 33 Migrant Families

October 23, 2023

by Marion Maxwell

On August 8, 2023, Governor Maura Healey declared that a state of emergency exists in Massachusetts due to rapidly rising numbers of migrant families arriving in Massachusetts in need of shelter and services and a severe lack of shelter availability in the state. According to the Governor’s office…

The Walk Against Hate Rally

October 17, 2023

by Bob and Janet Furey

The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference.” With this quotation from Elie Wiesel, Sen. Jamie Eldridge opened the…

A group of volunteers stands behind a table that holds a variety of award trophies.

Interview with Acton’s Children’s Business Fair Teenage Organizer, and Competition Results

October 16, 2023

by Avantika Nautiyal

The Acton Children’s Business Fair was held on Sunday October 8 at Nara Park pavilion after rains forced organizers to reschedule it from the original date of October 7th. Fortunately, eighty of the registered 85 businesses, enthusiastic volunteers, and all the judges were able to accommodate this change.…

Sculptures of poets framed by tall trees

“Talking Statues” Premieres at Acton Sculptor Meredith Bergmann’s Boston Women’s Memorial

October 9, 2023

by Alissa Nicol

Acton sculptor Meredith Bergmann’s “Boston Women’s Memorial” is twenty years old this year. The City dedicated the sculpture on October 25, 2003. In celebration of this anniversary, the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail is hosting a premiere of “The Talking Statues” on Saturday, October 21 at 11:00 AM, co-sponsored…

Sign at alternate entrance to Dannys Place in Acton

20 Year Reflection on Danny’s Place

September 24, 2023

by Katie Gorczyca

This reflection shares the events that took place on the day that Danny McCarthy died. Some information may be emotional to read. The names of those involved have been changed to protect their privacy. It was April 10th, 2003. I couldn’t tell you what I did earlier that…

Commission on Disabilities Annual Picnic Returns

September 17, 2023

by Joan Burrows

The Acton Commission on Disabilities (COD) held their picnic on Sunday, September 10, and had both rain and shine… luckily mostly shine. There was a good turn out in spite of weather reports and blocked off roads. Old connections were renewed and new ones were made. The need…

Space image with stars in foreground, Horsehead shadow.

Local Astrophotographer Marsha Wilcox Exhibits at the Griffin Museum of Photography

July 17, 2023

by Kim Kastens

The Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester is currently featuring Ancient Light, an online exhibit of nine spectacular celestial images created by Acton photographer Marsha Wilcox. The exhibit runs from July 10 through October 8, 2023, and can be accessed via https://griffinmuseum.org/show/marsha-wilcox-ancient-light/. [Editor’s note: As of October 29,…

Two children putting on a puppet show for other children. One puppet is in a wheelchair and the other has a white cane such as used by some blind people.

Volunteers Use Puppets to Teach about People with Disabilities

June 28, 2023

by Joan Burrows

The Acton Commission on Disabilities (COD), now in its 36th year, was made a Commission by state law in 1987. The first group of seven members got to work right away. All agreed on parking as the first issue we would address. We did! And we have been…

New Leadership at the Acton Water District Finance Committee

June 19, 2023

by Kim Kastens

Laboring in relative obscurity, the Acton Water District Finance Committee (AWD FinCom) grapples with tough problems and big price tags. Their work is becoming more complicated and possibly more consequential as the Water District faces escalating capital and operational costs to remove perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and…

Concord Players Recognizes RJ Grey Junior High Student’s Essay on Little Women

May 9, 2023

by Franny Osman

Every ten years, the Concord Players produces Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. This year, for the first time, they put on the musical version, based on the 2005 Broadway musical. To accompany the show, which closes May 13, there was a Birthday Bash kick-off in November, a film…

Photograph of bronze statue of a woman, with live woman placing purple flowers into statue's hand.

Acton Sculptor’s Boston Women’s Memorial is Celebrated

May 8, 2023

by Franny Osman

Acton sculptor Meredith Bergmann’s Boston Women’s Memorial was honored on Sunday, May 7 at Emmanuel Church in Boston on its 20th anniversary. The Memorial, on Commonwealth Avenue in the Back Bay, is an approachable and touchable statuary tribute to Massachusetts leaders Abigail Adams, Lucy Stone, and Phyllis Wheatley.…

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People - Page 4

Volunteers of the year honored with 2025 Faulkner awards

Discovery Museum CEO to Retire

Celebrating Open Space Preservation in Acton

Acton has a New Fire Chief

Acton Conservation Trust’s Susan Mitchell-Hardt Receives Life-Time Achievement Award

Friends of the Acton Libraries’ Apple Pie Contest

Acton’s Minuteman Inn to Shelter 33 Migrant Families

The Walk Against Hate Rally

Interview with Acton’s Children’s Business Fair Teenage Organizer, and Competition Results

“Talking Statues” Premieres at Acton Sculptor Meredith Bergmann’s Boston Women’s Memorial

20 Year Reflection on Danny’s Place

Commission on Disabilities Annual Picnic Returns

Local Astrophotographer Marsha Wilcox Exhibits at the Griffin Museum of Photography

Volunteers Use Puppets to Teach about People with Disabilities

New Leadership at the Acton Water District Finance Committee

Concord Players Recognizes RJ Grey Junior High Student’s Essay on Little Women

Acton Sculptor’s Boston Women’s Memorial is Celebrated

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