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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…

ACTON — The Acton Department of Public Works began a new round of street paving this week, one of the few concrete Town Hall updates as the Finance Subcommittee prepares to meet Monday and state election officials raised a fresh alarm over unreturned mail ballots ahead of the primary.

TOWN HALL The Department of Public Works began a new round of street paving this week, according to a town notice posted Thursday, August 27, following a similar paving notice issued for the week of August 24. The town's announcement did not detail which streets are affected or how long the work is expected to take.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS "100,000 Mail-In Ballots For Massachusetts Primary Still Not Returned. 'Do Not Mail,' Galvin Says." Secretary of State Bill Galvin said well over 100,000 mail ballots statewide, including some from Acton voters, have not yet been sent back with the primary approaching, according to a Patch report citing CBS Boston. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/acton)

COMING UP The town's Finance Subcommittee is scheduled to meet Monday, August 31, according to the town calendar.


Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.

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