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Special Town Meeting: Cordial and Efficient

November 27, 2024

In less than an hour, 364 voters considered five financially significant articles at the Special Town Meeting held at Acton Boxborough Regional High School on November 25. Every article passed by voice vote and Town Moderator Jo-Ann Berry characterized the event as cordial and efficient. “It was nice to see solid attendance despite the unusual time and date as well as the engagement with the legislative process. I appreciated everyone’s relevant questions and comments when needed and willingness to not speak when not needed.” New Town Clerk Leo Mercado reported that “check in went smoothly from the feedback I have…

Pop-Up Climate Café – Local Businesses Act on Climate

August 6, 2023

Karen HertherandAvantika Nautiyal

The Town of Acton Economic Development Office and EnergizeActon.org organized a ‘Pop-Up’ Small Business Climate Café led by business advocate Karen ‘Kj’ Herther on Friday, July 28 at the ‘3 Moms & a Pop-Up’ space at 577 Mass Ave in West Acton, next to Middlesex Bank. The Summer…

Adults and children mingle informaly with uniformed police officers in a room with multiple computer displays

Public Safety Department Hosts National Night Out

August 2, 2023

by Alissa Nicol

On Tuesday August 1, Acton held the annual National Night Out at the Public Safety Facility on Main Street. National Night Out is a program that fosters community awareness of services provided by law enforcement, and offers an opportunity for residents to develop relationships with the first responders…

Notes from the July 24, 2023 Acton Select Board Meeting

July 30, 2023

by Tom Beals

At the Monday July 24 Acton Select Board meeting, Town Manager John Mangiaratti updated the Board on the effort to form a Regional Dispatch Center with the Town of Concord. Mangiaratti notified the Board of a Fiscal Year 2024 grant from the State 911 Department for $50,000 for…

Pop Up Businesses in West Acton This Summer

July 16, 2023

by Karen Herther

The Town of Acton Economic Development Office and EnergizeActon.org invite you to a Summer “Pop-Up” Small Business Climate Café on Thursday, July 27, 5pm-6pm at the ‘3 Moms & a Pop-Up’ space at 577 Mass Ave in West Acton (next to Middlesex Bank). Join us and check out…

Newly Formed Department of Public Works Building Committee Seeks Public Participation

July 15, 2023

by Tom Beals

At the July 10, 2023 Acton Select Board meeting, the Board approved the formation of a Department of Public Works (DPW) Building committee to implement the 60% design measure that was approved at the May 1, 2023 Town Meeting for the 14 Forest Street building. The committee will…

Mural of multiple people and cultural things happening in West Concord

Visitors Tour the West Concord Junction Cultural District

June 30, 2023

by Franny Osman

On Monday, July 17, State Representative Simon Cataldo and the West Concord Junction Cultural District Committee hosted a walking tour of the Cultural District and a roundtable discussion with Michael J. Bobbitt, Executive Director, and Carolyn Cole, Program Officer, of the Mass Cultural Council (MCC). Fifty or so…

Acton Select Board Liaisons for 2023

June 28, 2023

by Miriam Lezak

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…

Emergency Assistance Program

June 28, 2023

by Alissa Nicol

The Acton Select Board allocated $50,000, and another $100,000 in reserve, of the approximately $7 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) monies the town received in 2021 from the Federal Government to fund an Emergency Rental Assistance Program. Requests from residents for funds to help pay bills…

Overhead Lattice at Facade of Tavernier Place

Tavernier Place Opens its Doors

June 28, 2023

by Franny Osman

On Monday, June 12, local and state affordable housing advocates and developers gathered at Tavernier Place at 446 Massachusetts Ave. in Acton, across from RJ Grey Jr. High, for a ribbon-cutting for the new building of 31 rental units for seniors and people with disabilities. The development is…

Two children putting on a puppet show for other children. One puppet is in a wheelchair and the other has a white cane such as used by some blind people.

Volunteers Use Puppets to Teach about People with Disabilities

June 28, 2023

by Joan Burrows

The Acton Commission on Disabilities (COD), now in its 36th year, was made a Commission by state law in 1987. The first group of seven members got to work right away. All agreed on parking as the first issue we would address. We did! And we have been…

Acton Boxborough Cultural Council Grantee Reception

June 28, 2023

by Alissa Nicol

The Acton Boxborough Cultural Council (ABCC) held its Annual Grantee Reception at NARA Park on Tuesday, June 6. Attendees enjoyed musical performances and also remarks by members of our local legislative delegation, Senator Jaime Eldridge and Representative Simon Cataldo. According to the ABCC website, “The Acton-Boxborough Cultural Council…

Kitchen faucet with PFAS icon suggesting unhealthy tap water

Settlement agreement reached in PFAS lawsuit, potentially benefiting the Acton Water District

June 28, 2023

by Kim Kastens

At the June 5 meeting of the Acton Water District (AWD) Commissioners, District Manager Matthew Mostoller announced that the District had received word that a settlement agreement had been reached in a multi-district lawsuit against the manufacturers of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS are a family of…

Home Filters for PFAS Removal from Tap Water

June 28, 2023

by Ron Parenti

Since new regulations for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were established by the Mass. Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) in 2021, the Acton Water District has issued several advisories that include the words “consumers in a sensitive subgroup are advised not to consume, drink, or cook with water…

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Government - Page 10

Special Town Meeting: Cordial and Efficient

Pop-Up Climate Café – Local Businesses Act on Climate

Public Safety Department Hosts National Night Out

Notes from the July 24, 2023 Acton Select Board Meeting

Pop Up Businesses in West Acton This Summer

Newly Formed Department of Public Works Building Committee Seeks Public Participation

Visitors Tour the West Concord Junction Cultural District

Acton Select Board Liaisons for 2023

Emergency Assistance Program

Tavernier Place Opens its Doors

Volunteers Use Puppets to Teach about People with Disabilities

Acton Boxborough Cultural Council Grantee Reception

Settlement agreement reached in PFAS lawsuit, potentially benefiting the Acton Water District

Home Filters for PFAS Removal from Tap Water

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