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The Bulletin Board – May 3, 2025

May 3, 2025
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The Acton Exchange Bulletin Board is for volunteer opportunities and other announcements not tied to a single specific time and date. Please send your Bulletin Board announcements to editors@actonexchange.org. (Calendar events are submitted separately to calendar@actonexchange.org.) Discovery Museum To Host “Bessie’s Closet,” a Free Pop-up Clothing Shop, May…
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Acton Community Supper celebrates 13 years of service

April 12, 2025
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On April 2, Mt. Calvary Community Supper celebrated its 13th Birthday by serving a three-course, sit-down meal inside Fellowship Hall at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Acton. The evening provided an opportunity to recognize and thank all the people who dedicate their time and energy to make Supper…
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ABRHS whiz kids on GBH’s High School Quiz Show

January 25, 2025
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Acton-Boxborough Regional High School (ABRHS) has a team that will be competing in Season 16 of GBH’s High School Quiz Show, and a strategy for winning the academic tournament for Massachusetts high school students. I interviewed three of four members of the ABRHS team last week along with…
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School Committee Update: December 19, 2024 and January 16, 2025 Meetings

January 25, 2025
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School Committee approves Sustainability Policy The School Committee voted unanimously at their January 16 business meeting to approve a revised environmental Sustainability Policy. The updated policy strengthens the District’s commitment to renewable energy technologies and energy and resource conservation. The District will provide annual reports documenting greenhouse gas…
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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
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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…
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High School Graduations, 2024

June 14, 2024
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AB High School Class of 2024 graduation goes off without a hitch Students, families and friends gathered on Leary Field on June 7 to celebrate the 407 member Acton-Boxborough Regional High School graduating class of 2024. Principal Joanie Dean recognized graduating students for their resiliency, compassion and positivity,…
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Q&A with Candidates for School Committee

April 19, 2024
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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…
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School Committee April 4 Meeting Update

April 12, 2024
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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.…
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School District Energy Manager Kate Crosby leads visitors on a tour of the Boardwalk School.

School Committee March 2024 Meetings

March 29, 2024
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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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Acton’s Minuteman Inn to Shelter 33 Migrant Families

October 23, 2023
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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…
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Acton Select Board Liaisons for 2023

June 28, 2023
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Every board and committee in Acton has a Select Board liaison. For 2023, here are the Select Board members and their committee assignments. The Select Board generally meets on the first and third Mondays of the month, although that schedule changes depending on holidays. Select Board meetings are…
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Report from Acton Town Meeting, May, 2023

May 8, 2023
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May 1 TOWN MEETING may be seen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j0ehYeSa9I Final status of all articles is at: https://www.acton-ma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8719/Summary-2023-ATM 556 registered voters signed in. Article 4 passed – Town Operating Budget for $37,382,147. Article 5 passed – Town Capital – Public Works, Public Safety and Public Celebrations for $375,000. Article…
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Bulletin Board: August 8, 2026

August 8, 2026
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For volunteer opportunities and other announcements not tied to a single specific time and date, you are in the right place here at the Bulletin Board. Please email your Bulletin Board announcements to bulletinboard@actonexchange.org. (Please email Calendar events to calendar@actonexchange.org.) Recent government communiques From the Town of Acton:…
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Bulletin Board: Aug. 1, 2026

August 1, 2026
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For volunteer opportunities and other announcements not tied to a single specific time and date, you are in the right place here at the Bulletin Board. Please email your Bulletin Board announcements to bulletinboard@actonexchange.org. (Please email Calendar events to calendar@actonexchange.org.) Recent government communiques From the Town of Acton:…
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