🌱 Patch AM: See what’s being built and remodeled around Acton right now

Hello Acton! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• See what's being built and remodeled around Acton right now
• How Acton families turned big school changes into a celebration night

Also on today's calendar: Celebrate Erev Rosh Hashanah with Kerem Shalom and 13 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Nice with plenty of sun, with a high of 79 and low of 53 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 57.
• Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high of 76 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Business Briefs: Sept. 5, 2026, The Construction Edition (actonexchange.org) — Several familiar Acton properties are being transformed, including new apartments and trade shop space at Applewood Square and a mixed-use building planned for Wetherbee Plaza. In South Acton, the former South Acton Congregational Church on School Street is being converted into six apartments, adding more walkable housing options near the South Acton Rail station.
   

• Back-to-School Playdate brings AB families together during a year of change (actonexchange.org) — Acton families recently gathered at Gardner Field for a back-to-school playdate and supply drive, helping kids ease into the newly reorganized Acton-Boxborough elementary schools. Local businesses, nonprofits, and the Acton Historical Society pitched in with activities, memorabilia, and donations, turning a big school transition into a community-building evening focused on connection, memories, and optimism for the year ahead.
   

📸 Around Acton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Acton

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 11
• Celebrate Erev Rosh Hashanah with Kerem Shalom →
  Kerem Shalom, 659 Elm St, Concord
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Share Rosh Hashanah with Kerem Shalom of Concord →
  Kerem Shalom, 659 Elm St, Concord
  10:00 am
• Codman Estate Fine Arts and Crafts Festival →
  Codman Estate, 34 Codman Rd, Lincoln
  10:00 am
Sunday September 13
• Welcome Worship & Church Picnic at United Methodist Church of Westford →
  10 Church St, Westford
  9:30 am
• Pouring Out with Resident Minister Aiden McMahon at First Parish of Sudbury →
  First Parish of Sudbury, 327 Concord Rd, Sudbury
  10:00 am
• Share Tashlich at Concord's historic Old North Bridge with Kerem Shalom →
  Old North Bridge, Old N Bridge, Concord
  2:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) →
  Ephraim Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd, Sudbury
  10:00 am
Saturday October 3
• Miles For Mutts 5k →
  Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd, Sudbury
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 9
• Mt.Calvary Community Supper September 2026 Menu →
  Mt Calvary Lutheran Church, 472 Massachusetts Ave, Acton
  4:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• Electronics Recycling and Secure Document Shredding Event 9am-1pm →
  26 Concord Rd, Sudbury
  9:00 am
• Wide Open Doors: Free Community Event →
  Acton Congregational Church, 12 Concord Rd, Acton
  2:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Worship With Us! Rally Sunday, featuring Trumpeter Seelan Manickam →
  Acton Congregational Church, 12 Concord Rd, Acton
  9:30 am
• Women's Fall Retreat →
  59 Park St, Pepperell
  10:00 am
Thursday September 17
• Antojai Quantum Reiki Level 1 Certification →
  Zoom
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• ArtSpace: An Introduction to the Zentangle® Method →
  15 Nason St, Maynard
  10:00 am
Sunday September 20
• Share Erev Yom Kippur/Kol Nidre with Kerem Shalom →
  Kerem Shalom, 659 Elm St, Concord
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CareOne posted a job opening for Billing Specialist in Concord. Apply here.
• AEM INC posted a job opening for Assembler - Manufacturing in Harvard. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Acton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Concord

• As schools open, we focus on inclusion, well-being, and academic rigor (concordbridge.org)
• Not Smuckers, Not Welch's: This Is The Best Grape Jelly In Stores (tastingtable.com)
• September 5, 1774: The First Continental Congress convenes (blogspot.com)

Ok Acton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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