‘A girl and her soul dog’ — remembering Saison at Rideout Park
“I wish everyone finds that type of love one day. How rare and beautiful it is to be seen by a dog.”
News
Lost… and found! Bridge readers solve mystery of missing Bicentennial bench
Mere hours after a story about the mystery appeared in The Acton Bridge, two readers contacted the paper separately to report their seat-sleuthing news.
Acton Bridge Reader Survey – Event Desk
Walden Pond closed to swimming thanks to ‘high bacteria count’
“Water quality test failed, high bacteria count, swimming may cause illness.”
Library book sale to offer ‘something for everyone’
The sale runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday at 129 Main Street.
Democracy Festival to offer food, fun, and ‘opportunities for engagement’
Local organizations will provide opportunities to learn about the environment, immigration, civil liberties, racial justice, women’s health, LBGTQ+ rights, voting, antisemitism, and more.
2023 annual Acton water quality report now available online
This is the twelfth year Acton has distributed the report electronically.
Police: Medford man, 70, dies in three-car pileup on Route 2
State Police are investigating. Acton Police, Fire, EMS, and MassDOT assisted in the emergency response.
Porchfest slated to rock West Acton Saturday
The Harvey Wheeler Community Center parking lot is the place to get started.
With inmates nearly gone, focus turns to what’s next for MCI-Acton
More than half the inmates housed at MCI-Acton when the state announced plans to shutter the 146-year-old men’s prison earlier this year have already been moved to other facilities.
School Committee rep ‘hurt, disgusted’ after racist name-calling
“This is a community that I’ve loved for over 20 years, and to experience this… I’m just hurt and disgusted.”
Will a Pride flag fly over Acton Center? The answer’s up in the air
“I’m just thinking there could be 50 groups out there that want to have flags, [and] where are we going to draw the line?”