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Photos: Best of the West at Discover West Acton Day
Music, art and fun were in the air on Saturday, October 18.
Mark Wahlberg movie sets up ‘base camp’ at MCI-Acton
The prison parking lot on Commonwealth Avenue bustled with activity as a production “base camp” Thursday morning.
Acton Police log highlights: October 1-7, 2025
A Acton Bridge-curated list of police call log incidents and arraignment updates on recent arrests.
A wheel good time: Kids brave autumn’s chill to bike to school
As the sun rose over Gerow Park on October 10, a crowd of kids geared up for Bike to School day.
Beyond clubs, schools to expand support for LGBTQ+ students
“It’s heartening; all of the teachers at CCHS [want] to just do whatever they can to make their students feel comfortable.”
Police investigating new ‘scarecrow’ targeting Superintendent Laurie Hunter
“We will not allow fear and violence to dictate the administration of our schools.”
Sewerage still a hitch as amenities building is back in the pipeline
After two years, a failed Town Meeting push, and a ballot box rejection, school officials aren’t giving up hope.
Town weighs privacy, underreporting fears as hate reporting group forms
“I think we’re all aligned on what the goal is. How do we do that in a responsible way?”
Power outage shuffles surgeries at Emerson Hospital
Emerson Health President and CEO Christine Schuster said the outage hit a small portion of the hospital on October 3.
Photo gallery: Speaking their minds at No Kings protest
Art and soles: West Acton adds a walkable mural gallery
The public art “treasure hunt” makes its debut in time for tomorrow’s Discover West Acton Day.