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October 19, 2024
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Discover West Concord Day West Concord Date: October 19, 2024 Time: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Diwalifest, Festival of Lights Date: October 20, 2024 (Rain Date Oct 27th) Time: 12 PM – 4:30 PM Sargent Memorial Library (427 Massachusetts Ave, Boxborough, MA 01719) Greetings! Are you just as excited for…
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Vote YES on Question 2

October 15, 2024
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A Yes vote on Question 2 would eliminate the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) graduation requirement for tenth graders in Massachusetts. My reasons for supporting this question include:  MCAS was originally intended to hold schools and teachers accountable for implementing state education standards and to measure their success…
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October 12, 2024
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Scarecrow Contest & Jack O’ Lanterns (From NAMI of Central Middlesex) Vote for your favorite at the “Stand Up to Stigma” Scarecrow Contest at Cucurbit Farm at 32 Parker St. in Acton. Proceeds benefit the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Central Middlesex. The scarecrows will be…
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The Bulletin Board

October 4, 2024
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Scarecrow Contest & Jack O’ Lanterns (From NAMI of Central Middlesex) Vote for your favorite at the “Stand Up to Stigma” Scarecrow Contest at Cucurbit Farm at 32 Parker St. in Acton. Proceeds benefit the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Central Middlesex. The scarecrows will be…
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September 27, 2024
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Oktoberfest in West Acton From West Acton Village Merchants Association Join us for Oktoberfest 2024 on September 28th from 10am to 3pm at Gardner Field! Come catch fantastic live music, enjoy a cold drink, tasty snacks, local shopping and the opportunity to get to know local organizations! Elementary…
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Acton-Boxborough Family Network fall opportunities

September 21, 2024
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Acton Boxborough Family Network (ABFN) is a non-profit group of parents working together to increase and improve local resources for families with young children. More than 200 families in Acton, Boxborough and neighboring towns are active members of ABFN, and the group is managed by roughly 25 volunteer…
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Pond exhibit pairs arts and nature

September 21, 2024
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Pairing sculpture with the outdoors is as natural as pairing earth and water, fire and air, or the moon and the stars. And experiencing this delightful adventure at Linda Hoffman and Blase Provitola’s Old Frog Pond Farm in Harvard is a fine example. Now in its 18th year,…
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The Bulletin Board

September 21, 2024
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Thrifty Thursdays Thursdays, 3:00-6:00 p.m. West Acton Baptist Church Coatroom, 592 Massachusetts Ave., Acton. Entrance next to Mini Food Pantry. Pop-up thrift shop featuring vintage clothing and accessories. New items added weekly. Presented by West Acton Baptist Church. Questions? Contact West Acton Baptist Church. AB Farmers Market Sundays…
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The Bulletin Board

September 14, 2024
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AB Farmers Market Sundays through October Elm Street Playground, Acton Stock up on local produce and artisanal goods while you enjoy music, artisan offerings, our community table, friends and neighbors. Free yoga classes. SNAP match for EBT card holders. The latest updates are available at https://abfarmersmarket.org/ Green Acton…
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Scarecrow Contest in Acton

September 14, 2024
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Acton’s annual “Stand Up to Stigma” Scarecrow Contest rolls out in September with scarecrows going up along the fence at Cucurbit Farm in October. Individuals, organizations, and businesses are invited to participate by building a scarecrow, with the public welcome to vote for their favorite. The proceeds benefit the local…
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At the Heart of Haartz

September 7, 2024
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Eric Haartz was starting graduate school in 1977 when his father John C. Haartz Jr., president of the Haartz Corporation, died unexpectedly. At a family meeting following the funeral, young Eric was asked if he would be interested in taking over the business. He said he was but…
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This 2006 image depicted a female Aedes aegypti mosquito as she was obtaining a blood-meal from a human host through her fascicle, which had penetrated the host skin, was reddening in color, reflecting the blood's coloration through this tubular structure. In this case, what would normally be an unsuspecting host was actually the CDC's biomedical photographer's own hand, which he'd offered to the hungry mosquito so that she'd alight, and be photographed while feeding.

Little buggers

July 12, 2024
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Quick, what is the world’s deadliest animal? Bears? Sharks? Mountain lions? Nope. Actually it is the teeny tiny mosquito. That’s right, mosquito-borne diseases are responsible for an estimated 1,000,000 deaths each year. This includes malaria, Zika, dengue, and a little closer to home, West Nile virus and eastern…
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Opioid settlement will provide nearly $600,000 for Acton

July 12, 2024
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Beginning in the 1990s the opioid crisis impacted people throughout the US. Overuse, misuse/abuse and overdose deaths have led to significant medical, social, psychological, demographic and economic consequences. Communities have dealt with these consequences in a variety of ways. According to the Mayo Clinic, one of the leading…
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A man wearing a green polo shirt stands in front of a screen at the Acton Memorial Library. The screen shows a picture of the Edwards house from many years ago.

A fresh look at an old Acton home

June 21, 2024
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Monday evening, June 9th brought MIT Professor and Acton resident, David Hardt, to the Acton 250 Committee with a highly detailed and engrossing look into the ownership, construction, and history of one of Acton’s oldest homes. The Edwards house, located at 328 Pope Road on the Concord border,…
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