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Stephen “Steve” Noone, 78, devoted steward of Acton’s finances, dies

May 2, 2026
Stephen “Steve” Noone, who gave more than two decades of quiet, rigorous service to the town he called home, died Monday, April 27, 2026, after suffering a heart attack. He was 78. Noone was a longtime member and former chair of the Acton Finance Committee – the body known locally as “FinCom” – where he helped shape the financial decisions that touch every resident’s life, from school budgets to capital spending plans. Appointed by the Town moderator, the Finance Committee reviews the Town’s annual budget and warrant articles, then issues recommendations to voters before each Town Meeting. It is painstaking,…
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New Leadership at the Acton Water District Finance Committee

June 19, 2023
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…
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Acton Sculptor’s Boston Women’s Memorial is Celebrated

May 8, 2023
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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