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Q&A with Acton School Committee candidates

April 19, 2025

Acton’s Town election ballot includes three candidates running for two Acton School Committee seats. The Acton Boxborough Education Association (ABEA, the teachers’ union) posed questions to each of the candidates and shared the questions and answers with their membership and with the Acton Exchange. For more information about the candidates, two candidate forums are available from ActonTV or the ActonTV YouTube channel: the Acton Democratic Town Committee forum, and the League of Women Voters forum. For details about the election, including important dates and a link to a sample ballot, see https://www.acton-ma.gov/598/Elections-Voting. Candidates’ responses are presented in alphabetical order. The…

School Committee considers approval of cell tower for Charter Road campus

August 30, 2024

by Diane Baum

Cellular coverage may greatly improve on Charter Road this coming year with the expected installation of a cellular communication tower. The school district is proposing to lease a 50-by-50-foot space behind the district’s Administration Building at 23 Charter Road to TowerCo, one of the largest privately-owned companies in…

School Committee June Update

July 5, 2024

by Diane Baum

School Committee Summer Workshop Focuses on Strategic Budgeting The School Committee held its annual summer workshop on June 24, which featured author, consultant, and speaker Nate Levenson of New Solutions K12. Levenson has helped over 250 school districts deploy creative solutions to decrease spending while maintaining high standards…

Senior speakers encourage classmates to be here now–and to find the hero within

June 21, 2024

by The Acton Exchange Team

Last week we reported on this year’s graduations. Congratulations, graduates! Here are a few more photographs of Acton graduates as well as transcripts of the two senior speeches from Acton Boxborough Regional High School’s June 7 graduation. Meant To Be Braelyn Valente-Phillips Senior Speech 2024 Acton-Boxborough is full…

A grey-haired man and a woman stand next to a table that has a poster with the title "Oh Deer!" A girl stands on the other side of the table holding a certificate from the League of Women Voters that says "Excellence in Advocacy awarded to Elsa Meng.

Civics Fair held at RJ Grey Junior High School

June 14, 2024

by Leslie Hogan

Hundreds of students, parents, and community members gathered last week at a Civics Fair held at RJ Grey Junior High School. Student-led civics projects became part of the State of Massachusetts Junior High and High School curriculum through the enactment of S2631, an act to promote and enhance…

School Committee end-of-year update

June 14, 2024

by Diane Baum

School Committee Considers a New Zero Emissions Vehicles (ZEV) Policy Policy Subcommittee Chair Liz Fowlks reported on June 6 that the subcommittee has been working with the district Energy Manager, Kate Crosby, to develop a Zero Emissions Vehicles policy. If approved, the new policy, which was presented to…

The AB upper gym is packed with voters for the first night of Town Meeting.

Acton Town Meeting approves school budgets: Articles 7 and 8

May 7, 2024

by Diane Baum

The Acton-Boxborough Regional School District Assessment and Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical High School District Assessment were both approved at the May 6 town meeting. Article 7 On May 6, Acton Town Meeting overwhelmingly approved Article 7, which permits the Town to fund Acton’s portion of the Acton-Boxborough Regional…

Woman with gray hair proudly shows off the basketball page from her high school yearbook (circa 1955).

Actonians Remember: How We Got a Junior High Girls Basketball Team

April 27, 2024

by Peggy Hebert

It was September, 1950. I was so excited to be going from the sixth grade to junior high – a big step. The biggest reason was that I could play organized sports, especially basketball, my favorite sport. What a disappointment to find that there was no girls basketball…

Photo of AB Regional High School Facade.

Acton-Boxborough Regional High School Ranked 10th Best High School in the State

April 27, 2024

by Diane Baum

Acton-Boxborough Regional High School has been ranked the 10th best high school out of 351 high schools in Massachusetts. The ranking was part of the 2024 annual report of the best high schools, published by U.S. News & World Report. Nationally, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School received a ranking…

Q&A with Candidates for School Committee

April 19, 2024

by Mike Balulescu

This material was republished from a communication prepared for members of the Acton Boxborough Education Association (ABEA). Ben Bloomenthal (incumbent) Q1. Why are you running for School Committee? Are there any particular issues that inspired you to run? I’m running for School Committee because I believe in the…

Heads to the Sky: Acton Catches a Glimpse of the Eclipse

April 12, 2024

by Greg Jarboe

On Monday, April 8, 2024, the moon cast its shadow on the Earth, creating a partial solar eclipse visible right here in Acton. From classrooms to parks, residents across town took a moment to gaze skyward and witness this celestial spectacle. This story captures the Acton experience, from…

Piña Madera, Acton resident and Spanish teacher

Model English Language Program for Shelter Residents

April 12, 2024

by Carol Buysse

Since February 2024, local community volunteers have been teaching English at the Acton Emergency Family Shelter at the Minuteman Inn on Hosmer Street along Route 2. These volunteer-driven English classes are now held up as a model for other shelters. Community Action for Refugee Emergency (CARE) is planning…

Acton-Boxborough School Committee Meeting

School Committee April 4 Meeting Update

April 12, 2024

by Diane Baum

Minimal disruption to school day despite two power outages The Acton-Boxborough Regional High School briefly lost power just prior to the start of the school day on April 4 due to a transformer failure. The power failure occurred just as high school students were stepping off the bus.…

Acton Town Election: Meet the Candidates

April 1, 2024

Miriam LezakandLori Cooney

This year’s Acton Town Election is Tuesday, April 30 when voters will choose members of town boards and committees and vote on whether the town can bring a $6.6 million tax override to Town Meeting on May 6. For good reason, a lot of the town’s collective oxygen…

Town override information and a forum to answer voter questions

April 1, 2024

by The Acton Exchange Team

In addition to electing town officials at the April 30 election, the ballot will include the following “override” question as to whether the town will be allowed to increase taxes beyond the limits of proposition 2 1/2. Shall the Town of Acton be allowed to assess an additional…

Acton Conservation Trust Encounters “Snakes of the World and New England”

April 1, 2024

by Jody Harris

This article is adapted from an article by Jody Harris on the website of the Acton Conservation Trust. A group of Acton Conservation Trust (ACT) board members waited in the parking lot of Acton Town Hall on Sunday, March 17 for Rick Roth, president of Cape Ann Vernal…

School District Energy Manager Kate Crosby leads visitors on a tour of the Boardwalk School.

School Committee March 2024 Meetings

March 29, 2024

by Diane Baum

New Boardwalk Campus Wins Award for Excellence in Energy Design Boston-based architecture and design firm, Arrowstreet, was recently awarded the 2023 New Construction Design of the Year Energy Excellence Award by Eversource for the design of the Boardwalk Campus building, which houses the Gates and Douglas Elementary Schools…

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Q&A with Acton School Committee candidates

School Committee considers approval of cell tower for Charter Road campus

School Committee June Update

Senior speakers encourage classmates to be here now–and to find the hero within

Civics Fair held at RJ Grey Junior High School

School Committee end-of-year update

Acton Town Meeting approves school budgets: Articles 7 and 8

Actonians Remember: How We Got a Junior High Girls Basketball Team

Acton-Boxborough Regional High School Ranked 10th Best High School in the State

Q&A with Candidates for School Committee

Heads to the Sky: Acton Catches a Glimpse of the Eclipse

Model English Language Program for Shelter Residents

School Committee April 4 Meeting Update

Acton Town Election: Meet the Candidates

Town override information and a forum to answer voter questions

Acton Conservation Trust Encounters “Snakes of the World and New England”

School Committee March 2024 Meetings

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