Government · Select Board
Board rejects tax rate split for fiscal 2027
Select Board unanimously rejected all four proposed tax allocations for 2027, keeping single rate; average single-family tax bill rises $540.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Panel Reviews Growing FY28 Budget Gap
Finance Committee reviewed FY28 budget outlook with $3 million shortfall growing by $400,000 and raised local receipts revenue assumption.
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Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of October 19, 2026 through October 25, 2026
One Acton obituary was published this week: Piper, John Kristy, 78, who died October 23, 2026. He was the husband of the late Mary Kathleen (Murphy) Piper, to whom he had been married 56 years at the time of her death this past June.
Sports
Acton-Boxborough Athletic Director Earns National Certification
Acton-Boxborough Athletic Director Jim Scanlon was recognized at the Oct. 15 School Committee meeting as a newly Certified Master Athletic Administrator by the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association, a national credential honoring professional expertise in school athletic…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of October 12, 2026 through October 18, 2026
One Acton obituary notice was published this week: Turner, Ellen (Rosenberg), 69, of Acton, Mass., formerly of Delmar, N.Y., who died October 14, 2026, after a battle with cancer, with her three children by her side.
Schools · School Committee
Committee OKs Parker-Damon Playground Planning
Committee authorizes Parker-Damon playground upgrades; high school faces state-mandated scheduling overhaul by July 2027.
Government · Other Committee
Boards Compare Acton, Boxborough Budget Forecasts
Five boards reviewed multi-year budget forecasts showing shrinking fiscal room in both towns, with no votes taken.
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