School Committee March 2024 Meetings
By Diane Baume Originally posted at Acton Exchange on March 28, 2024. New Boardwalk Campus Wins Award for Excellence in Energy Design Boston- based architecture […]
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Keep Acton Affordable Vote NO at Town Elections on April 30
By Keep Acton Affordable At Acton’s 2016 Annual Town Meeting, there was an article to approve funding to repaint Town Hall. The Finance Committee refused […]
Not All Costs Can be Calculated in Dollars: DEI vs. Patriotism at Acton-Boxborough High School
By Scott Smyers and Dave Lunger When the COVID pandemic resulted in remote learning, it made sense that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance was not […]
Acton-Boxborough School Committee February News Update
By Diane Baum This article was first published in Acton Exchange. After a day-long “Budget Saturday” workshop on February 10 and a subsequent budget discussion […]
There is a Severe Conflict within the Acton Voter Registrars
By Dave Lunger The following statement was delivered to the Acton Select Board on February 26, 2024. I want to raise a matter involving Acton […]
A Contested Primary Race for March 5
By Dave Lunger Candidate for State Committeeman and Chair of the Acton Republican Town Committee With the Presidential part of the upcoming primary all but […]
Ready for an Override? – Part 2 The Sky is Not Falling
By Corinne Hogseth The point of Part 1 of this discussion was to raise awareness of a pending override that will dwarf even the debt […]
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 […]
School Committee January News Update
By Diane Baum This article was originally published in the Acton Exchange (www.actonexchange.org) with the following modifications by the author: moved section on the budget […]
Coming Soon – Large Increase in Your Property Tax Bill – How Large Depends on FinCom Diligence and Your Vote
By Bob Hertz An average homeowner in Acton currently pays roughly 18% of their family income to real estate taxes (based on the average house […]