Woods Plaza businesses (intersection of Rts 27 and 119/2A) have figured a way to encourage the Acton community to shop local which will help benefit local organizations. Starting in October, nine professional business owners from Woods Plaza decided to donate a certain percentage of revenues to local charitable organizations one Thursday of each month. In October, the group donated to the Healing Garden. In November, the group donated to Loaves & Fishes and this month it is the Acton Discovery Museums. "We value and appreciate all of our customers who support local businesses," said Wendy …

Jamie Watt, Theatre III Chairman of Building and Grounds Committee, talks with Acton Patch about the construction process taking place at Theatre III. Check out Acton Patch's coverage thus far of the the construction at Theatre III: VIDEO: Theatre III has Holiday Musical to Raise Money for Renovation: Theatre III is currently undergoing exterior renovations and one way it is raising money for the project is by having a fundraiser for the holiday musical, 'The Nuncrackers.' VIDEO Early Construction At Theatre III: Theatre III is currently without their weathervane. Watch the video of the …

On Tuesday, Nov. 29, the Acton-Boxborough student organization, Green Council, decided to go through the school cafeteria's trash and audit the school's consumption of waste. What they came to find was that many things that could be recycled were thrown in the trash. According to a statement from the Acton-Boxborough Green Council, "The Resource Team is the subgroup working on this effort, with an ultimate goal of harvesting the compostable and recyclable materials currently being disposed of in the trash." If you're interested to get involved, contact: Kate Crosby: kcrosby@abschools.org / …

Carl Anderson, Tom Heron and Crew Chief, Shawn O'Malley, were at Woodlawn Cemetery Thursday morning to rid the ground of the fallen leaves.

It wasn't too long ago when a great number of local residents came out to see the unveiling of the new Sept. 11 Monument at the Acton Public Safety facility. On Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11, a new Veterans monument will officially be a part of Acton's many memorials. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the signing of the Armistice in 1918 ended the First World War. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of the 11th year of the 21st century, Acton will see a Veterans memorial on their Town Common. The Ceremony: The ceremony will start at 10 a.m. and the Acton …

A mound of granite blocks in a former Acton quarry is being transformed into a mass of figurative sculptures. Accomplished with great skill and deep thought, this collaborative work is one of many projects underway at the Contemporary Arts International (CAI), founded in 1999 and launched in 2010. CAI president/director Yin Peet and artistic director Viktor Lois (pronounced Loys), both sculptors, share a vision for the CAI. This non profit offers an annual summer symposium with invited artists who create sculptures for new art archeology, tours and events, artistic collaborations, and classes…

The Acton Open Studios will take place this weekend (Saturday and Sunday) form 12 p.m to 5 p.m. In today's Viewfinder, Acton Patch has featured a few local artist that will be showing their art this weekend. Attached to this article is a map of where each studio is located.

There are 130 Acton students registered artists at the Acton Art Drawing School. Students from several surrounding towns like Stow and Boxborough to distant towns like Auburn and Cambridge are enrolled in classes at Acton Art. In today's Viewfinder, Acton Patch wanted to highlight several works on display at the Acton Art Drawing School.

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the signing of the Armistice in 1918 ended the First World War. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month on 2011, the town of Acton may just see a brand new Veterans Memorial on the Town Common. John Murray wears many hats for the town of Acton, one of them being the assistant to the Town Manager, as well as being in charge of Public Ceremony. On Tuesday night, Murray and his assistant, Lili Early, organized a meeting of local veterans in the warehouse of the Highway Department building for them to see a large block of granite that…

Construction is well underway at Sarah Jane Court. Where and what is Sarah Jane Court? Across the street from Not Your Average Joe’s is the site where a 6 unit townhome is being constructed. Acton Home Development is the project's developer and Marianne Blackstone Tabner is the listing broker. According to Tabner, the homes will be hitting the market in December. "This particular site is great because it is in close walking distance to the school campus and that is one of the main reasons why we thought this would be a great location," said Tabner. "Sarah Jane Court offers a great deal of …

Fall has just begun and the leaves on the trees have started to change. Here is a quick video/picture slide show highlighting the many changes taking place.

In this week's Viewfinder, we want you to have a little fun. Can you guess what and where these sounds in Acton are coming from?

If you scroll through the photo gallery, you can read a brief Q&A session with Northeaster freshman and recent ABRHS graduate, Mike Perry, who once received his cash-flow from filming the Acton Board of Selectmen and School Committee meetings.

With Acton's recent brush of major destruction from Hurricane Irene, Acton Patch though this week's Viewfinder should highlight some of the major storms that has hit Acton since the winter.

One of the most active Acton bands is facing growing pains – nothing No Soap Radio won’t be able to stretch back into shape. All five-band members are recent graduates of Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, with two members heading into their freshman year in college. Monday night, the band performed their final show with its original members at the Acton Jazz Café. Diehard fans sang lyrics word for word and there wasn’t one person in the crowd not tapping their feet or bobbing their head. Friend and fan of the band, Nathan “Hamjam” Hamlin, drove up from Cambridge to record the show. “It’s…

On July 29, Acton 9/11 Memorial Fund Committee members, Tom Matthews and Eva Szkaradek, took a trip to Rock of Ages, a quarry in Barre Vermont, to retrieve a slab of granite to use for the base of the new 9/11 memorial. Matthews and Szkaradek received a tour of the facility and watched their slab of granite get shaped. One piece of granite is called berry granite, which comes from Vermont, but another piece that will be used in the memorial is black granite that came from Pennsylvania. "It's neat that all the granite is domestic," said Matthews. "And since it is a 9/11 memorial, it seemed …

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Tuesday evening, a couple dozen geese decided to own the roadway coming in and out of Nagog Park.