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The Acton Exchange team holds monthly meetings that are open to our active volunteers and anyone who might want to become a volunteer. If you have an Acton connection and want to contribute to independent community journalism in our town, it is likely that the AE has a role for you, whatever your skill sets and interests might be. Each meeting begins with an opportunity to learn what has been going on at the Acton Exchange, followed by an opportunity to improve our journalism skills. Meetings are either  hybrid (in-person or zoom) or zoom-only.   For this month's venue and

Register for the Zoom link here. Stars Hollow in the Fall is one of our favorite Seasons! If you are a Gilmore Girls fan, we hope you can join us for this rapid paced Q&A with The Gilmore Girl Club Blogger, Kristine Eckart. We'll be chatting about her new book, "Meet Me at Luke's: Lessons in Life and Love from Gilmore Girls", Rory's Reading Challenge, three generations of Gilmores (or, is it four with Trixie?), and all things Gilmore! We're huge fans and can't wait for this discussion! This program is in partner with the Ashland Public Library.

Register for the Zoom link here. Searching for a job in today’s competitive, online job market means your experience and skills need to stand out from all the rest. This session will cover current resume best practices, including tips about what information to include, what to leave off, as well as formatting and content guidelines to give your experience more impact. Bring your resume questions for the Q&A afterward. Led by Elizabeth Gross, a former marketing executive at Monster.com and owner of Job Search Divas. RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email

Join this engaging presentation to learn about black bear biology and behavior and get tips on how communities can take proactive steps to prevent conflict with bears. The program will be presented by Meghan Crawford, Community Engagement Biologist at the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife). Hosted by Acton Conservation, Littleton Conservation, Westford Conservation, and the Littleton Conservation Trust. A hybrid attendance option via zoom is also available. To attend in person, please register at Co-existing with black bears in Massachusetts. Zoom link: https://bit.ly/BlackBearsinMA

AB Forward is the committee to create a strategic plan for the future of the Acton-Boxborough Regional School District. AB Forward requests community feedback about reorganization options at one of three community forums: Tuesday, Oct 21 at the ABRHS auditorium Monday, Oct 27 at the Blanchard Memorial School gym Thursday, Oct 30  - Virtual (registration and link TBD)    

Register for the Zoom link here. The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising is one of the most storied events of the Holocaust, yet previous accounts of which have almost entirely focused on its male participants. In "The Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto: The True Story of Five Courageous Young Women Who Sparked an Uprising", Holocaust historian Elizabeth Hyman introduces five young, courageous Polish Jewish women—known as “the girls” by the leadership of the resistance and “bandits” by their Nazi oppressors—who were central to the Jewish resistance as fighters, commanders, couriers, and smugglers. Join us as Elizabeth shares this extraordinary, important, and

Sign up for the Zoom link on the program page on the Ashland Public Library website.  We're excited to welcome Travis Ireland back to discuss the best American whiskeys to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Revolutionary War! You may be surprised at how many wonderful whiskeys made right here in the good old U.S. of A.! Learn a bit of history and BYO to do a virtual taste test with Travis, who will be recommending some of his favorites. You must be 21 or older to participate in taste testing but all are welcome to join and learn. Hope you

Open to all Seniors (60+)/free Are you experiencing grief from the death of an older loved one and finding it hard to cope with everyday life? If so, please join us in a new grief support group that will meet once a month for one hour via Zoom to discuss ways of coping with grief. Listening to others’ experiences can help you to better understand your own experience and may provide you with new insight in more constructive ways of dealing with this stage of life. This group will be led by Julie Norstrand, PhD, an experienced eldercare consultant who