Two** Black Patriots Served in the Revolutionary War and Lived in Acton
By Scott Smyers When many of us learn about local history, we enjoy learning about individuals, their personalities, their participation in historical events, and even […]
Blogs
Lying by Omission: A Lesson in Choosing the Wrong Way & Dividing a Community
By Corinne Hogseth In a recent statement, the Chair of the School Committee claimed that “a few members of the community have persisted in presenting […]
Understanding the Colonial Issue Calls for Patience and Communication
By Elliott Donald Ladies and Gentlemen, Last week I watched the Acton Boxborough Regional School District School Committee’s chair read a statement on the issue […]
Acton Leaders are Quick to Accuse, Slow to Apologize
Response to Hate Incident and Acton Police Investigation Shows Bias By Scott Smyers and Charlie Kadlec Immediately after the December 17, 2020 hateful, racist and […]
The AB School Committee has More Problems with “Virtual Zoom” Meetings
By Charlie Kadlec and Scott Smyers As many Acton and Boxborough residents already know, two recent ABRSD School Committee (SC) “Virtual Zoom” meetings were interrupted […]
Repairing Our Democracy Starts Locally – and Immediately
By Corinne Hogseth Civil discourse is an essential ingredient in a functioning democracy. We should all be able to agree on that. Participants in a […]
Colonial Pride
By Bill – ABRHS 1981 Colonial Graduating from the Acton-Boxborough school systems back in the 1980s, I am proud to call myself a Colonial. As […]
Payroll and Salaries for 2019 School Employees
See link below for detailed spreadsheet. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ETQKeJT9xaXM7Sx8-0L6imQyn2LlFy0l/view?usp=sharing
The Colonial Was Voted Down, but was the Process Fair?
By Scott Smyers The AB School Committee last met on November 19, 2020. The Colonial was NOT on the agenda except for an issue related […]
Ranked Choice Voting – Simply Complicated
By Dave Lunger Proponents tell us Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) is simple – simply fill in ovals according to your candidate rankings; opponents tell us […]