Acton Home Sale Tops $1.5 Million as August Deed Records Show Wide Price Range

Acton recorded 19 property transfers between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, with 13 disclosing a sale price ranging from $206,000 to $1,515,000 and a median of $885,000. The month's top sale was 39 Adams St., which sold for $1,515,000 on Aug. 20. Newtown Road saw two sales, at $1,040,000 and $870,000, while

Acton home sales top out at $1.5 million as trust transfers make up nearly half of August deed activity

Twenty property transfers were recorded in Acton between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, with 12 disclosing a sale price ranging from $206,000 to $1,515,000 and a median of $901,500. The top sale was 39 Adams St. at $1,515,000, sold Aug. 20 by David M. Crawley to Muhammad Mahmod Hanif and Nabiha Mahmood. Eight

75-Year-Old Woman Dies Days After Fatal NARA Park Water Rescue

A 75-year-old Acton woman has died days after a Friday water rescue at NARA Park that also killed her 1-year-old grandson. Her death was confirmed this weekend by WCVB and CBS News, which reported the toddler also did not survive; Acton Patch says town officials are now detailing how th…

Acton Raises West Nile Virus Risk to Moderate

Acton has raised its West Nile virus risk level to moderate after a mosquito sample collected in town tested positive, prompting new precautions ahead of Labor Day weekend. Town officials, who earlier in the week still classified Acton's risk as low even as neighboring communities sat a…

Acton home sales range from $220,000 to $1.48 million in August

Nineteen properties sold in Acton between July 31 and Aug. 29, according to South Middlesex Registry of Deeds records. Twelve of the 19 sales disclosed a price, ranging from $220,000 to $1,478,000, with a median of $1,001,000. The month's top sale was 6 Lady Slipper Lane at $1,478,000. Six of the

Woman Airlifted From NARA Park Pond After CPR Response

A woman was airlifted from NARA Park's pond Friday after medics performed CPR, an incident Hoodline reported occurred just days after lifeguards left the popular swimming area for the season. The town's West Nile virus advisory remains in effect after a positive mosquito sample, and Pat…

Acton DPW Begins New Round of Street Paving This Week

Acton's Department of Public Works began a new round of street paving this week, per a town notice posted Thursday, August 27. The town's Finance Subcommittee is set to meet Monday, August 31, continuing its budget work. Statewide, Secretary of State Bill Galvin flagged a mail-ballot cr…

New T.J. Maxx Store Opens in Acton as TJX Plans More Growth

A new T.J. Maxx store opened in Acton this week as parent company TJX plans additional Massachusetts openings, according to WBSM.com. The town also kicked off a Community Painting Workshop to help complete the Acton Sustainability Mural and a BioBlitz at the Red House Conservation Proje…

Acton Opens Early Voting for State Primary Amid Mail Ballot Flux

Acton opens early voting for the September state primary Thursday as a Supreme Court ruling leaves Massachusetts mail ballot rules in flux. The town's Department of Public Works also begins a new round of street paving that day, per a News Flash notice, while the Design Review Board, Wa…

Acton Library's Fall Slate Kicks Off With Mystery Book Club, Teen Game Day

Acton Public Library rolls out its fall programming this week as students return to class Tuesday. The library's Mystery Book Club meets Wednesday, Aug. 26, to discuss "In Dublin's Fair City," teens get a back-to-school Drop-In Games Day Thursday, and the library's weekly Peace Crane Fo…

Acton Raises West Nile Virus Risk to Moderate After Positive Mosquito Sample

Acton raised its West Nile virus risk to moderate on Aug. 24 after a mosquito sample tested positive, the town announced, urging residents to use repellent and avoid peak mosquito hours. Separately, a press release touted an Abside Networks manufacturing kickoff ceremony held in Acton t…

Acton Kids Join Hands-On Sheriff's Safety Camp This Summer

Acton kids joined a hands-on sheriff's safety camp this summer, the lead update in Monday's local news wire. Patch's Aug. 24 "Patch AM" roundup for Acton highlighted the youth safety program, run in partnership with a sheriff's office, as its top story of the day, a lighter note for the…

Acton Home Sales Range From $400,000 to $1.83 Million in Latest Deed Records

Acton recorded 17 property transfers between July 24 and Aug. 22, with disclosed prices ranging from $400,000 to $1.83 million and a median of $980,000 among the 13 sales that listed a price. The month's top sale was 74 Canterbury Hill Rd at $1,830,000, followed by 6 Lady Slipper Ln at $1,478,000.

Patch Details New Findings From Martha Lane Investigation

Acton Patch detailed new investigative findings from inside the Martha Lane home at the center of the town's ongoing double homicide case. The outlet's Patch AM newsletter said investigators are piecing together what happened at the home, the same case for which Acton held a vigil for S…