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Acton Camera: Making whoopie (pie!) at the Council on Aging

What does Acton look like through YOUR lens?

Front row, left to right: Amy Tamanaha, Gerry Boyle, Bea Fousek, COA program coordinator Tina Close, Joanne DiNardo, Lorna Dunham, Linda Andersen, and Bonnie Walker. Back row: COA Director Dan Petitt. Courtesy photo

Vikki Jacobson of the Council on Aging reports hot times at the Harvey Wheeler Community Center this month — especially on Whoopie Pie Baking Event Day — and set along these photos for Acton Camera, the new Acton Bridge feature that lets you tell a story in pictures about the life and times you see in town.

For those who are unfamiliar (but about to get a craving for sweets), whoopie pies are a luscious cake sandwich with cream filling.

What does Acton look like through YOUR lens?

Send your best high-resolution photo sets to [email protected].

Emerson nurse veteran Joanne Dinardo, left, teamed up with COA Director Dan Petittto scoop the goo for the pie centers. Courtesy photo
Sometimes it takes a little mess to reach sweet success! Courtesy photo
Voila! The finished product. Courtesy photo

To learn more about the Acton Council on Aging’s programs, visit concordma.gov/937/Newsletters.

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