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Unflagging devotion: Four decades of flying Old Glory at Emerson Field
Michael Rudd and Rebecca Purcell made sure the flag was raised, lowered, and replaced — with no pay and little recognition.
Acton Police log highlights: March 18-24, 2026
A Acton Bridge-curated list of police call log incidents and arraignment updates on recent arrests.
The might stuff: CFD’s Hamilton shines in firefighter competition
“Firefighting is a lot of awkward heavy things that I can carry around, so it makes it easy to train for it.”
Community group seeks to connect middle school with bike trail
“Since the rail trail was completed in 2019, the kids have literally beaten a path between the trail and the school buildings.”
Updated: Town brass blast anonymous site targeting Delia Kaye
Readers contacted The Acton Bridge to report receiving unsolicited text messages promoting the site.
As campus transforms, staff eye a Camp Thoreau redux
Acton’s historic Camp Thoreau may be busy this summer — but not because of an influx of kids.
The grape escape: Gardeners relocate Welch’s vines as redevelopment nears
The Welch’s vineyard used cuttings from the original Acton grapes grown by the plant’s originator, Ephraim Wales Bull.
Compost petition seeds Town Meeting debate
The item, via the CCHS Sunrise Club, urges the town to “adopt and negotiate a ratepayer composting plan.”
Town slams ‘conspiratorial’ allegations in motion to dismiss ex-CFO’s claims
The town’s March 17 filing marked its most robust response yet to former CFO Anthony Ansaldi’s complaints.
A host of questions: Town eyes 911 study with Lincoln, Carlisle
Far from a final commitment, Acton and its neighbors seek a formal study on regionalizing emergency dispatch services.
Banfield bests Hiersteiner in Select Board race
Unofficial Tuesday night results from the Town Clerk’s Office put Dean Banfield’s advantage at 1,651 votes to Sam Hiersteiner’s 1,467.