Point of Order! More Restrictions on Free Speech in Acton?
By Marty Benson The following statement was read at the Select Board Meeting on January 8, 2024. First, there seems to be a misunderstanding amongst […]
Articles by Marty Benson
More Withheld Records Have Been Released Revealing the Real Story of the Zoombomber
By Marty Benson After almost three years of delay, the truth is finally being exposed. On Monday, November 6, 2023 the following statement was read […]
School Administration Struggles with Transparency Despite Commitment to Do So
By Marty Benson The following statement was read at the School Committee meeting on May 18, 2023. This is an ongoing process exposing records of […]
Public Comments at School Committee Meeting Challenge Ongoing Behavior: 1. Civility Rules in Public Meetings are Illegal 2. Textin’ Tessa Deletes the Evidence
By Marty Benson The following statement was read at the School Committee meeting on May 4, 2023. First, the behavior of the previous Chair at […]
Supreme Judicial Court Decision Exposes Acton’s Repeated Violations of the Constitution of Massachusetts
By Marty Benson The statement below was read at the Acton Select Board Meeting from March 20, 2023. This past week, the Supreme Judicial Court […]
Acton Select Board Decision Establishes Dangerous Precedent
By Marty Benson The following statement is from the January 23, 2023 Select Board meeting. Tonight, I will address the Select Board’s December 19, 2023 […]
That’s NOT leadership, Mr. Chairman
By Marty Benson Statement from the Select Board May 9, 2022 Mr. Martin your dismissive remarks toward Fred Smith’s “Nazi Contingent” Facebook comments and the […]
Update on Records Requests from the ABRSD School Committee
From the latest Public Records Release: Text messages between Krishnamurthy and Cook on Oct. 15, 2020. At the top of this post, the thread starts […]
Superintendent Light Should Resign from the Mascot Naming Committee
The following statement was read at the ABRSD School Committee Meeting on April 7, 2022. By Marty Benson It is now clear that the recent […]
Ukrainian Resistance Reflects Acton’s Past: The Silenced Story of America’s First Disabled Soldier
By Marty Benson The following statement was read at the March 3, 2022 AB School Committee meeting. Tonight, I request the committee to pause the […]