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Photo of Frolic and Detour Restaurant Venue from across the pond

Business Briefs

April 19, 2024

by Jeff Brown

Frolic and Detour Closes Eva Zelnick, owner of the Nagog Park restaurant, Frolic and Detour, confirms that it has closed permanently. Zelnick is a lawyer and has returned to that field. McGovern Automotive Group recently bought the property as well as the rest of Nagog Mall. Chrysler cars…

Meeting at Acton Paper Store, from left, Operations Manager Rachel Jacobs, Cataldo Aide Kyle Stapleton, Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao, Vice President of Stores Sara Carbonier, CEO Tom Anderson, State Senator Jamie Eldridge, and Acton DIrector of Economic Development Julie Pierce

Paper Store Asks for State’s Help After Thefts

April 12, 2024

by Franny Osman

After a rash of brazen thefts at Paper Stores around Massachusetts and New England, the CEO of the one hundred-store Paper Store chain, Tom Anderson, invited the Massachusetts Secretary of Economic Development, Yvonne Hao, to visit the Paper Store at Acton Plaza on Massachusetts Ave. He also asked…

Photo of the new facade of the former K-Mart building

Stop and Shop to open store at K-Mart Site

March 14, 2024

by Jeff Brown

K-Mart closed in May of 2019 and the building has been vacant ever since. Last August a six foot high chain link fence was installed that surrounds the property and the gutting of the interior began soon after. Construction is now well underway on the inside and on…

Photo of Electric Vehicle charger at the South Acton Commuter Rail parking lot.

Expedition to Find the Best EV Charging Stations in Acton, MA

February 15, 2024

by Greg Jarboe

Recently, I went on a journey to find the lowest gas prices in Acton, MA. That article triggered questions about the location, price, and charge-speed of public EV charging stations in and near Acton. So, on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, I set out on an expedition to find the…

Override Talks and Economic Development Plans: Finance Committee and Acton Leadership Group Meetings

February 7, 2024

by Tom Beals

The upcoming budget override, its amount, and how it would be split between the town and schools, were the primary topics of discussion at the January 23, 2024 Finance Committee and January 29, 2024 Acton Leadership Group meetings. Of note at the Finance Committee meeting was a presentation…

A Journey to Find the Lowest Gas Prices in Acton, MA

February 1, 2024

by Greg Jarboe

If you live in Acton, MA, and search for the “lowest gas prices near me,” then you may want to go beyond the website that currently ranks #1 in Google’s search engine results page. It’s GasBuddy. Now, they do list the “Top 9 Gas Stations & Cheap Fuel Prices…

Two Towns Collaborate to Plan the Powder Mill Road Corridor

December 14, 2023

by Franny Osman

Maynard and Acton residents gathered around large posters depicting their shared Powder Mill Road Corridor on the evening of November 15 at a public Open House in the Maynard Elks Lodge. The Corridor is the section of Route 62 from Stop and Shop in Acton to the intersection…

A group of people around a stone marker and street sign

Acton Hosts Creative Placemaking Workshop

November 6, 2023

by Franny Osman

Last winter, when the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) was looking for two communities to participate in a Regional Trails Creative Placemaking Project , Acton stepped up. Economic and Community Development Director Julie Pierce recognized an opportunity to use art to enhance our new trails and adjacent business…

Acton Economic Development Director Julie Pierce

Economic Development Committee Brainstorms its Goals

October 23, 2023

by Avantika Nautiyal

The Town of Acton Economic Development Committee (EDC) has the goal to support and grow existing businesses and promote development and renewal of commercial properties in Acton. The committee met on October 13th to review its membership rules and brainstorm its goals for 2024. Its charge is for…

Business Briefs

Paper Store Asks for State’s Help After Thefts

Stop and Shop to open store at K-Mart Site

Expedition to Find the Best EV Charging Stations in Acton, MA

Override Talks and Economic Development Plans: Finance Committee and Acton Leadership Group Meetings

A Journey to Find the Lowest Gas Prices in Acton, MA

Two Towns Collaborate to Plan the Powder Mill Road Corridor

Acton Hosts Creative Placemaking Workshop

Economic Development Committee Brainstorms its Goals

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