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Greetings Acton! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Acton quietly outsmarted its beavers without driving them out
  • Which new housing, services, and volunteer needs matter most for Acton now?
  • What Circle Furniture’s sudden shutdown means for Acton shoppers and workers

Also on today's calendar: Wine 101 with Boston Wine School at Sanctuary and 7 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did one elevator say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Monday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 39 and low of 26 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Times of sun and clouds, temps: high: 45, low: 33.
  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 47 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Coexisting with beavers (actonexchange.org) — Flooded trails at Acton’s Guggins Brook and Heath Hen Meadow have been tamed with new “beaver deceiver” flow devices, protecting town-funded boardwalks and restoring access for walkers. Local conservation staff explain why Acton still values beavers as keystone wetland builders, and how regulations, engineering fixes, and even a student hackathon are shaping long-term coexistence.
   

• The Bulletin Board: January 10, 2025 (actonexchange.org) — Acton residents get a packed roundup of local opportunities, from affordable senior housing applications and urgent Acton Food Pantry needs to new water restrictions and school reorganization timelines. You’ll also find ongoing pickleball clinics, volunteer calls, cultural programs, and services like free loaner medical equipment and public access to the high school fitness center.
   

• Circle Furniture closes abruptly (actonexchange.org) — Circle Furniture’s sudden shutdown has left its Acton showroom on Great Road frozen in time and its Craig Road headquarters and outlet dark, with no notice to local employees or customers. The longtime regional furniture chain, recently sold to new owners, closed all stores just before Christmas, leaving about 65 workers and many awaiting deliveries in limbo.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Multiple calls report a structure fire at 13 Joanne Drive in Ashland, MA, with firefighters checking for extension.
    3:28PM on Jan 10: Multiple calls report a structure fire on Joanne Drive in Ashland. (Nextdoor )
  • LanceSoft Inc posted a job opening for Shipping & Kitting Operator in Acton. Apply here.
  • Rider Solution posted a job opening for Marketing Outreach Coordinator in Acton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Acton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Concord

  • Letter from Nanae: Indelible memories — and hopes for the future (concordbridge.org)

Littleton

  • Local roundup: UMass Lowell upsets 10th-ranked UConn on the road, 5-3 (lowellsun.com)

Carlisle

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