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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Blog post by AllenN
The Beacon (5/17/12) covered Boxborough's Annual Town Meeting extensively in this week's issue. While I haven't attended a Boxborough Town Meeting, it sounds like a well-run, well-attended event with a lot of voter participation, a stark contrast to...
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Blog post by AllenN
I remember a quote from President Obama back in 2009 or so, when Obamacare was being passed. Polls showed mixed support and Massachusetts voted in Scott Brown who promised to be the 41st vote against it. The tide appeared to be turning away from...
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Blog post by CharlieAF
Communities for Restorative Justice (C4RJ), a local organization that provides an alternative to the criminal process is holding an on-line auction to raise funds for its activities. This is a great way to contribute by bidding on everything from...
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Monday, May 14, 2012
Blog post by AllenN
There has been a lot of discussion (lamentations, actually) about how dysfunctional Congress is, and how intractable the Republicans are...especially the Tea-Party-backed candidates. Why won't they compromise to get things done? Isn't "compromising...
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Blog post by AllenN
When Town Meeting approves an article with conditions, that should mean something.
Town Meeting approved a small subsidy for some rehabilitation work on Exchange Hall back in 2008. Even though the building is a landmark in South Acton, it is owned...
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Blog post by Mark Lo
Bueno y Sano
263 Main Street
Acton, MA
(978) 263-9200
http://www.buenoysano.com/
A friend told me months ago that a Mexican place was poised to open in the spot formerly occupied by Harmony's Cafe, and apparently others had heard through the...
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
The Board of Selectmen heard from Exchange Hall owners on Monday, April 23, 2012, with a request to release $200,000 of their $231,000 Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding award, even though the conditions of the award have not been met.
The...
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Thursday, March 1, 2012
The Town and Schools of Acton released the list of employees who made over $100,000 a year in 2011.
The school list shows 30 employees, led by Superintendent Stephen Mills, with wages of $178,073 earned in 2011. Sixteen of the 30 employees are...
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Blogging comes to Acton!
Acton Forum is now accepting applications from residents of Acton who would
like to publish their own blog on our website.
Bloggers will have their own page, under their editorial control, where they
can write about subjects of interest to them and have readers post comments.
Bloggers will be able to remove objectionable comments and are responsible
for the content of what appears on their site.
Acton residents are given preference for blogs, but others living nearby, or who work in Acton, or who will have an Acton focus, will be allowed to publish blogs on our website.
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While the primary focus is on local issues, the rule is that there is no rule -- anything that may be of interest to Acton residents will be considered for publication.
We welcome your questions, your comments, and your input!
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