Community Corner
Monday Essentials: Paving, Playing for the Cure and Oktoberfest
Here's a quick look at what you need to know for the week ahead in Acton.
Welcome to Monday Essentials! Here you'll find a snapshot of a few things you'll want to keep in mind for the week ahead. If you know of something coming up that would make a great addition to Monday Essentials, email Patrick.Ball@Patch.com.
1. Three Weeks of Paving Starts Monday, Sept 30: Affected streets include Central Street (from house #191 to Windsor Avenue), Kingman Road, Castle Drive, Macleod Lane, Heather Hill and Arlington Street (from Summer Street to Notre Dame Road). Get the details here.
2. Public Meetings Preview: According to the town website, here's the week's lineup of public meetings:
- Monday, Sept. 30: the Green Advisory Board at 6:30 p.m. at Acton Town Hall
- Tuesday, Oct. 1: the Historic District Commission at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall, the Morrison Farm Committee at 7:30 p.m. at the Pubic Safety Facility, the Planning Board at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall and the Recreation Commission at 6:45 p.m. at Town Hall
- Wednesday, Oct. 2: the Conservation Commission at 7:15 p.m. at Acton Town Hall
4. A-B Field Hockey's Play 4 the Cure: This Saturday, A-B field hockey will play the third and fourth games out of five in its annual "Play for the Cure" fundraiser to help fight breast cancer. At 5:30 p.m. at Leary, they JV squad will take on Central Catholic, with the varsity to follow at 7 p.m. Get the details here.
5. Oktoberfest Road Race: This Saturday, Oct. 5, the Oktoberfest Road Race kicks off the West Acton Merchants Oktoberfest Celebration with a 5k Run-Walk through the village of West Acton. Race day registration begins at 8 a.m. Get the details here.
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