Saturday, April 27, 2013
A look at announcements post to Acton Patch that you may have missed.
Awareness I want you to know that Bridgett is still alive and out there on her own. She was recently seen running loose across Rt. 27. Clearly, she has all the necessary skills to survive, but her family still wants her home safe and sound. I know it's been a long time. Awareness On Sunday, May 5, Project Bread will host its 45th annual Walk for Hunger. This year, however, is unlike any other year. After the tragic events of the Boston Marathon bombing, Project Bread is faced with being the first mass public gathering in the city, aside from ticketed sporting events. Breast Cancer Awareness Acton establishments support the fight against breast cancer 14th annual Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer Treat the special women in your life to …
Saturday, April 13, 2013
A smattering of news posted to the Acton Patch announcement page.
School Douglas School reached its March Reading Challenge goal. Each year the C. T. Douglas Elementary School library sponsors a March Reading Challenge. This year students were challenged to “Read to the Moon” (rounded to 200,000 miles) during the month of March. Promotions Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt launched a month-long fundraising initiative at all its Massachusetts locations to benefit Boston Children’s Hospital. All money raised will go toward the Children’s Fund, which supports the hospital’s greatest areas of need in care, research and more. Volunteers Needed The Miracle League of Massachusetts is a non-profit, all volunteer organization that provides all children with the opportunity to play baseball in an organized non-competitive…
Saturday, December 8, 2012
A smattering of news readers posted to Acton Patch last week.
The Big Brother Big Sister Foundation is in need of the public's support through donations of lightly used clothing and small household items. They ask, while you clean out your closets this winter to please consider donating your lightly worn clothing to the Foundation. The holidays are here and so is all the festive food. Some of it is naughty but much of it can be nice. “When party planning during the holidays, it’s important to have variety,” says Stacy Kennedy, MPH, RD, CSO, LDN, a nutritionist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. A lot of us remember the days when the only things that ever got recycled were glass bottles with a deposit. Remember Boy Scout newspaper drives? We’d save our old newspapers so the Scouts could earn …
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Here's a smattering of local news from this past week.
Gather your friends and family this year to share some of your favorite holiday treats with a cookie exchange. In honor of “National Cookie Day” on December 4, Taste of Home, the No. 1 food and entertaining magazine, has put together their top Holiday cookie recipes. Our Ragdoll cat named Mocha is missing. She has the coloring of a siamese ... mostly white with darker ears, paws and tail. She is a longhair. She snuck out of the house on Wednesday evening around 6pm (11/28/12). We live at the corner of Whittier Drive and Forest Road. Join Cantor Sarra for an evening of meditation on Tuesday evening, December 114h at 7:00. Relax your mind and uplift your spirit! There is a suggested donation of $10. For more information, email cantorsarra…
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Here's a smattering of news items posted this past week.
Sunday, December 2 & 9 from 10am-1pm in Acton- Pet Photos with Santa to benefit Pets and People Foundation- Your $10 donation to Pets and People Foundation gets you in the door for a photo shoot with the one and only Santa Claus! Massachusetts State Police will set up sobriety checkpoints somewhere in Middlesex County over Thanksgiving weekend, from Friday, Nov. 23 into Saturday. Nov. 24. State Police say the purpose for the checkpoints "is to further educate the motoring public. The AB Youth Softball organization will hold its annual board meeting on Tuesday November 20th 7:30-9:00 in the conference room at the Boxborough Library. Board members will be present to will review the past year and look ahead to next year.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Here's a smattering of items that made news this past week.
Thomas Buckborough & Associates, an Acton Design-Build company, won a Silver Medal last evening from NARI (National Association of the Remodeling Industry) - the Eastern Massachusetts Chapter at their awards dinner in Foxborough. Solarize Acton wrapped up on November 4, with 35 Acton homeowners and one business opting to install solar energy systems under the state-sponsored program, according to Acton Solar Coach Chris Schaffner. Save the date! Theatre with a Twist Inc. presents Open Mic Night - Sunday Nov 18th 6-9PM - Featuring Live Music from: One Great Road - Folk and Americana Music (please note band change due to conflict with previous band)We welcome One Great Road to Theatre with a Twist. The Acton Nursing Service was recently …
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Here's a smattering of some of of the community bulletins uploaded to Patch in the past week.
Yesterday (November 3, 2012), our beloved cat, Thoreau, went missing. We live on Silver Hill Road near Parker Street in Acton. He is a ruddy (brown ticked fur) Abyssinian, small (about 8 pounds), very friendly. He has no collar (it was lost). If anyone has spotted a small exotic looking brown cat, please call us at 978-263-3869. We are very worried about him and want him back home where he belongs. Thanks! I am extremely pleased to announce that today I have been re-elected as your State Senator, representing the people of the Middlesex and Worcester district. It is hard to believe, but I have been running for re-election for over a year now, which makes my strong victory on Election Night even sweeter. I Built These Walls When people ask…
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Here's a smattering of some of of the community bulletins uploaded to Patch in the past week.
Life’s about to get a lot easier for Acton area parents. Laura Floyd Events, an event planning company focusing on parties for children, opened this fall. This full service business offers everything parents need to pull a celebration together, from planning a theme, making and sending invitations … There is a Question 4 on the November 6 ballot in the state senate districts that include Acton. The question is called the “Democracy Amendment Question." The Acton Republican Town Committee (ARTC) and the Boxborough Republican Town Committee (BRTC) jointly announced establishment of a new scholarship fund named for long time Acton resident Katherine Arnold, known for more than 47,000 hours as a volunteer helping veterans. Last week, …
