Holiday Hours for Acton Town Offices

Police and Fire emergency services will obviously be working around the clock during the holiday but not all Town Offices will operate on their normal schedule.

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Five Things You Need To Know Today: March 29

Elections.

1). Election information:  From 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., polls will be open for the annual Town Election.  2). Running for Acton Board of Selectmen: 3). Running for the Acton School Committee:  4). Who else is on the ballot?: 5). A sample ballot: Click here for a sample ballot, provided by the Acton-MA.gov website.   

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Selectmen Candidate John Sonner on an Acton “Burning Issue”

How John Sonner feels about local shopping and businesses.

The Acton 2020 Committee, in charge of overseeing the next Comprehensive Community Plan for Acton, has recently created a community blog that they have dubbed, “Burning Issues.” Here, they have raised some basic local issues to encourage concerns from community members to interact with one another in an online forum to better gage an Actonian's point of view. In spirit of the coming town elections (Tuesday, March 29), Acton Patch chose one “Burning Issue” and asked all three candidates running for Selectmen, which has two open seats, where they stand on the matter. The “Burning Issue” in question is “Local Shopping.” Q&A session with Selectmen candidate, John Sonner.  1). Do you like the current options for shopping stores in Acton? …

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Acton Candidates Forum: Four Seats, Six Candidates

With two seats open on both Acton Board of Selectmen and Acton School Committee, six candidates ask for your votes.

With the March 29 elections near, the League of Women Voters -- Acton Area held their annual candidates forum last Thursday in the Faulkner Room of Town Hall. The two main races focus on the two open seats for the Acton Board of Selectmen and the two open seats for the Acton School Committee. Each candidate was given two minutes for a brief introduction and was also given questions in advance from the League of Women Voters.  Acton Board of Selectmen: Running for the Board of Selectmen – incumbent Terra Friedrichs, John Sonner and David Clough. Friedrichs has served on the Acton Board of Selectmen for three years and grew up in Acton - Sonner has been an Acton resident since 1994 and Clough has been a resident of Acton for 16 years. During…

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Candidates Forum: Terra Friedrichs Running for Acton Selectmen

Here is a video clip from the Candidates Forum, featuring Terra Friedrichs.

On Thursday night, March 17, the Acton League of Women Voters held their annual Candidates Forum. Here is a short introductory video clip of Terra Friedrichs, running for Acton Selectmen. Stay tuned to Acton Patch for more video footage of the Acton School Committee candidates and the Selectmen candidates.

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Candidates Forum: Kim McOsker Running for Acton School Committee: Video

Here is a video clip from the Candidates Forum, featuring Kim McOsker.

On Thursday night, March 17, the Acton League of Women Voters held their annual Candidates Forum. Here is a short-introductory video clip of Kim McOsker, running for the Acton School Committee. Stay tuned to Acton Patch for more video footage of the Acton School Committee candidates and the Selectmen candidates.

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