13 Big Acton Patch Stories from September

1). 9/11 Content (will count as one):

• Here is a photo slide show of the unveiling of the Acton 9/11 Memorial.

• What do you get when an Acton firefighter, an Acton police officer and an Acton town official put their heads together? An Acton 9/11 Memorial.

• Acton's Town Manager, Board of Selectmen Chair, 9/11 Committee members and widow of 9/11 Victim Philip Rosenszweig, share their wisdom at the Acton 9/11 Memorial ceremony.

• Michael Sweeney lost his wife to the terrorist attacks on 9/11/01. Acton Patch interviewed Sweeney about the intervening 10 years.

• Lauren Rosenzweig-Morton lost her husband 10 years ago to the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01. Acton Patch interviewed Lauren to ask her about her husband, what the 10th anniversary means to her and more.

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• Three volunteers from Acton and three from Boxborough were approved by the Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee to serve on a new committee to help research regionalization.

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• Moms can be stressed out from time to time. One way to alleviate that stress is a glass of Chardonnay. Is marijuana an occasionally acceptable substitute?

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• West Acton is transforming right under your nose.

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• A South Boston female was injured when she crashed her vehicle into a guardrail this morning on route 2 in Acton. She was under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

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• Former co-founder of a fitness and education program for children under the age of seven, Acton resident, Brad Warner, was sentenced to 10 - 12 years in state prison on charges of aggravated rape of a child and indecent assault and battery on a child.

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• Laura Goldin, of 30 Hosmer Street, is extremely grateful for all the community support she has received following her recent brush with disaster.

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• According to Acton's Town Manager, Steven Ledoux, NSTAR's response time for restoring power to Acton and surrounding towns should have been better.

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• School principal, students travel to Toronto to accept community service award.

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• Saving money on necessities is easy for those who learn the art of coupon stacking.

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• Eduardo Alementa Torres was arrested in Boxborough Saturday and will be deported from America once his criminal charges are "fully adjudicated."

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• Mark Hickey, ABRHS Marching Band Director, talks with Patch about the Marching Band program.

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• Refurbished Baldwin finds home in Great Road establishment, thanks to musicians who play there.