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Mon, 04/19/2021 - 9:23am
AB Cares to host Safer Homes, Safer Community: A Community Gun Buyback program to be held Saturday, May 15th, 2021
Acton-Boxborough, Mass. – April 19, 2021 - AB Cares is partnering with the Acton and Boxborough Police Departments and the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office to host a gun buyback initiative on Saturday, May 15th at the St. Matthew’s Methodist Church located at 435 Central Street in Acton. The event will run from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.…
Fri, 12/18/2020 - 12:00pm
Acton, Boxborough? Are you listening? We have a community problem.
We like to believe and we tell ourselves stories that we are a welcoming community for newcomers. We like to believe and we tell ourselves stories that we are a caring community for our long-term residents. We desperately and fiercely want to believe the stories that we tell ourselves about our community. But clearly, we have a problem.
On January 7, 2021, for the second…
Tue, 12/01/2020 - 8:52am
Acton Boxborough United Way is proud to announce $175,500 in Community Impact Grants to 17 area nonprofits supporting the health, education, and financial stability of the Acton and Boxborough communities. These Community Impact Grants are in addition to the $200,000 A-B United Way raised in just the last 8 months for a separate A-B United Way COVID-19 Impact Fund benefiting community agencies and individuals seriously affected by the pandemic.…
Fri, 09/18/2020 - 4:00pm
By Patty Mahoney / pmahoney@wickedlocal.com
Posted Sep 18, 2020 at 3:17 PM
Acton-Boxborough United Way’s annual Day of Caring has been transformed this year into an entire Week of Action, featuring various and creative ways to give back to the community.
The annual Day of Caring was traditionally about matching nonprofits with corporate teams for a single day of service opportunities. This year the event has broadened its reach to include…