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Erika Amir-Lin

Q&A with candidate for Acton Water District Commissioner

April 19, 2024
This article is adapted from the website of Green Acton. This year, there is one candidate running for the position of Commissioner of the Acton Water District (AWD): Erika Amir-Lin. This post contains Ms. Amir-Lin’s answers to questions prepared by the Green Acton Water Committee, with the goal of helping voters understand some current issues and opportunities facing the Water District, and the candidate’s thoughts on how to address them. The Acton Water District is an independent government entity, separate from Acton’s municipal government. As such, it is led by a Board of Water Commissioners, analogous to the Acton Select…
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Acton has a New Fire Chief

October 30, 2023
Congratulations to Fire Chief Anita Arnum! A swearing in ceremony was held Monday, October 23 at the Public Safety Facility. Chief Arnum’s appointment took effect on October 13, 2023, making her the tenth chief in the department’s history and the first woman to lead the department. Chief Arnum…
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Acton Leadership Group Considers Override 

October 23, 2023
In opening remarks at the Acton Leadership Group (ALG) meeting on October 16, 2023, Town Manager John Mangiaratti said that the state had designated Minuteman Inn in Acton as a 33-bed emergency migrant shelter. School Superintendent Peter Light recognized the possibility of increased costs due to that designation.…
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Acton’s Minuteman Inn to Shelter 33 Migrant Families

October 23, 2023
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 Discusses Volunteer Recruitment

October 8, 2023
The October 2, 2023 Acton Select Board meeting opened, as usual, with an opportunity for Acton residents to bring issues before the Board, and with updates from the Board. Residents’ comments are heard, but not discussed, by the Board at these sessions. In his update, Select Board Chair…
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Revolutionary Gravestones Get a Facelift

October 2, 2023
Work is almost complete on the renovation of the Revolutionary War section of Woodlawn Cemetery in Acton. MKai Nalenz, President and Chief Conservator at Gravestone Services of New England, reports that he expects the work to be finished in mid-October. You might be lucky enough to see him…
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