Leave it to beavers: Industrious critters get spotlight at OARS fest
A new exhibit and series of events will highlight the animals — and the rivers they inhabit — during a five-day festival.
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‘Carnage’ by design? Messy cut part of Minute Man reforesting plan
“Nature isn’t always beautiful, but it will recover.”
Acton-Carlisle baseball routs Lexington, 15-1, in Patriots Day Battle
CCHS overwhelmed the Minutemen in the revival of a longstanding holiday tradition.
Patriots Day still ‘the best day to be in Acton’ as parade delights
A year and a day after the Concord250 celebrations, Monday’s parade brought familiar traditions back to Acton Center.
‘Inflection point’: Town seeks $600K for land use planning
Officials want outside experts to vet recommended overhauls to public works, public safety, and municipal offices.
‘Minutemen’ at 50: Historian reflects on its enduring acclaim
“It astounds me that even now, lots of people line up to have me sign their books when I speak, reacting as if it’s a new publication.”
Fiscal fitness: Leaders tout ‘good news’ in wake of audit tumult
Officials say they’ve closed a roughly $170,000 accounting gap that surfaced amid a larger financial reckoning.
After marathon debate, Select Board stands by antisemitism definition
“At some point, you change it [or] you don’t,” the board’s Cameron McKennitt said. “You can’t win.”
Patriots Day 2026 reprising Acton Center block party
Town officials have previewed a return to form for the celebration after last year’s 250th anniversary of the Revolution’s first battles.
‘Long journey’: Acton woman hoping for a kidney donation
Valerie Lessa has never let her developmental disability slow her down. But now, kidney failure has put her life on hold.
CCHS amenities building proposal returns to Town Meeting
The building is currently in Article 26, along with other CPC-backed projects.
Updated: CCHS signs deal to end federal antisemitism review
The filing followed other incidents of hateful graffiti and touched off community outrage.