Schools & Education

Heads to the Sky: Acton Catches a Glimpse of the Eclipse

April 12, 2024

On Monday, April 8, 2024, the moon cast its shadow on the Earth, creating a partial solar eclipse visible right here in Acton. From classrooms to parks, residents across town took a moment to gaze skyward and witness this celestial spectacle. This story captures the Acton experience, from…

Piña Madera, Acton resident and Spanish teacher

Model English Language Program for Shelter Residents

April 12, 2024

by Carol Buysse

Since February 2024, local community volunteers have been teaching English at the Acton Emergency Family Shelter at the Minuteman Inn on Hosmer Street along Route 2. These volunteer-driven English classes are now held up as a model for other shelters. Community Action for Refugee Emergency (CARE) is planning…

Acton-Boxborough School Committee Meeting

School Committee April 4 Meeting Update

April 12, 2024

by Diane Baum

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.…

Acton Town Election: Meet the Candidates

April 1, 2024

Miriam LezakandLori Cooney

This year’s Acton Town Election is Tuesday, April 30 when voters will choose members of town boards and committees and vote on whether the town can bring a $6.6 million tax override to Town Meeting on May 6. For good reason, a lot of the town’s collective oxygen…

Town override information and a forum to answer voter questions

April 1, 2024

by The Acton Exchange Team

In addition to electing town officials at the April 30 election, the ballot will include the following “override” question as to whether the town will be allowed to increase taxes beyond the limits of proposition 2 1/2. Shall the Town of Acton be allowed to assess an additional…

Acton Conservation Trust Encounters “Snakes of the World and New England”

April 1, 2024

by Jody Harris

This article is adapted from an article by Jody Harris on the website of the Acton Conservation Trust. A group of Acton Conservation Trust (ACT) board members waited in the parking lot of Acton Town Hall on Sunday, March 17 for Rick Roth, president of Cape Ann Vernal…

School District Energy Manager Kate Crosby leads visitors on a tour of the Boardwalk School.

School Committee March 2024 Meetings

March 29, 2024

by Diane Baum

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…

Oliver Klein and service dog Quimby, actor Juliana Sena and actor Maddie Freeman (Tin Man)

Open Door Theater Continues to Make Theater Accessible on Both Sides of the Curtain

March 15, 2024

by Michelle Shoemaker

Preparing a typical musical theater production requires an incredible amount of preparation from the cast and crew. Producing a fully accessible theater production includes preparing for many additional details related to special performances and accommodations for cast, crew and patrons. Training the entire cast and crew on best…

Marie Beam, new CEO of Acton Discovery Museum

Discovery Museum: Advancing Learning Experiences

March 14, 2024

by Nancy Knoblock Hunton

When Neil Gordon, the long-time CEO of Acton’s Discovery Museum, announced he intended to retire at the end of 2023, the Board of Directors of the children’s museum launched a six-month, intensive search for his replacement. But like Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz,” they found their “heart’s…

Heads to the Sky: Acton Catches a Glimpse of the Eclipse

Model English Language Program for Shelter Residents

School Committee April 4 Meeting Update

Acton Town Election: Meet the Candidates

Town override information and a forum to answer voter questions

Acton Conservation Trust Encounters “Snakes of the World and New England”

School Committee March 2024 Meetings

Open Door Theater Continues to Make Theater Accessible on Both Sides of the Curtain

Discovery Museum: Advancing Learning Experiences

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