Thu, 03/18/2010
Acton’s budget system is a mess. As a town, we rely on property taxes, which is a stable source of revenue, but we also depend on fees and state aid. State aid is particularly fickle. Every few years, there is a statewide crisis and that trickles...
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Tue, 03/16/2010
Editorial Opinion by Clint Seward
Acton’s proposed budget for next year includes over $2M in deficit spending. This deficit will be covered by spending down the reserves by $2M, which is contrary to the advice from the Mass Department of Revenue for towns like Acton. But this is...
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Tue, 03/16/2010
Pitching,Pitching, Pitching
Everyone once in a while something comes along which explains things clearly and concisely and for pitching that times is now. For the past several years I have been searching for a partner at www.duquettesports.com to...
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Mon, 03/15/2010
By Julia Quinn-Szcesuil - Reporter at large
Meet the three candidates for Selectmen
Janet Adachi
Janet Adachi did not have her sights set on a Board of Selectmen's position. Perfectly content to serve the town on the Conservation Commission and as that committee's representative on the...
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Thu, 03/11/2010
By Julia Quinn-Szcesuil - Reporter at large
A bomb threat sent students and staff streaming out of RJ Grey Junior High School just after lunch on Tuesday this week.
According to Police Chief Frank Widmayer, the investigation into who might have scrawled the threat in the boy's bathroom...
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Wed, 03/10/2010
By Acton Voters Group
MEET THE CANDIDATES” NIGHT SET FOR MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2010
ROOM 204 – ACTON TOWN HALL – 7:00 PM
ALL CANDIDATES COMMITTED - ALL ACTON VOTERS URGED TO ATTEND
March 7, 2010 (Acton, MA 01720) --- The Acton Voters Group (AVG) will host a “...
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Mon, 03/08/2010
By Clint Seward, reporting to Acton Forum, Monday, March 8th
Acton’s budget picture improved significantly with the Governor’s announcement that State aid will be only cut 5% from last year’s level, rather than the 10% amount the Acton Leadership Group (ALG) had been working with for the past several months...
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Sun, 02/28/2010
Actonians are fighters. In the spring of 1775, they rose up in opposition against British rule and, along with hundreds of citizens from surrounding towns, fought back formidable enemy.
The stakes surrounding the South Acton Train Station redesign...
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Sun, 02/28/2010
Part 1 of 2
The snow is falling as I begin this blog entry, but I'm already thinking of spring. For one thing, the fruits of last fall's harvest are almost gone. The only fresh vegetables I have left are one lonely butternut squash and a few heads...
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Sun, 02/28/2010
Part 2 of 2
In part one of this series, I talked a little about the basics of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), a form of partnership where you can purchase a share in a local farm in exchange for a portion of the harvest. My wife and I have...
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