🌱 Patch AM: What your Select Board just decided on sewer fees and town projects

Coffee in hand, Acton? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What your Select Board just decided on sewer fees and town projects
• What wildlife — and one small bear — neighbors saw around Acton

Also on today's calendar: Share Yom Kippur with Kerem Shalom of Concord and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call advice from a cow ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 69 and low of 48 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and cool, temps: high: 63, low: 44.
• Wednesday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 64 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Select Board Notes: September 14, 2026 (actonexchange.org) — Acton's Select Board approved a new sewer fee schedule and heard a preview of the FY2028 budget timeline, including December and January workshops that will shape future town spending and potential overrides. Members also discussed ongoing Level 4 water restrictions, a new "Ask Isaac" virtual assistant on the town website, bond financing for streets, radios and an equalization tank, and several development proposals, including Jersey Mike's at 252 Main Street and a bank rebuild on Massachusetts Avenue.
   

• Acton Nature Watch: Sturgeon Moon (August 12 – September 10, 2026) (actonexchange.org) — Recent weeks have brought everything from monarchs and puffballs to a small black bear roaming near Nagog Hill Road and Route 27, all spotted in Acton's neighborhoods and conservation lands. This Sturgeon Moon nature log highlights what residents have been seeing in South and West Acton, urges vigilance for invasive spotted lanternflies now at nearby town borders, and invites locals to join Green Acton's Biodiversity Committee and share their own sightings.
   

📸 Around Acton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Acton

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★ Featured events ★

Monday September 21
• Share Yom Kippur with Kerem Shalom of Concord →
  Kerem Shalom, 659 Elm St, Concord
  10:00 am
Wednesday September 23
• Tai Chi Open House →
  mPower Athletics, 49 Powers Rd, Westford
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 24
• The Blues Dogs and the Lola Sweet Band →
  Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center, 82 Main St, Maynard
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum →
  Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, 241 Wellesley St, Weston
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 23
• Fall Reading Circle: The Serviceberry →
  Acton Congregational Church, 12 Concord Rd, Acton
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• ArtSpace: 3D: Illusions of Depth (Online Workshop) →
  15 Nason St, Maynard
  6:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• ArtSpace: Where to Start? 3 Tips for Beginner Artists and DIYers →
  15 Nason St, Maynard
  10:00 am
• A'ktoberfest Rhythm & Brews Festival →
  NARA Park Amphitheater, 71 Quarry Rd, Acton, MA, 01720
  11:00 am
• Iron Work Farm Open House at Jones Tavern and Faukner Homestead →
  Jones Tavern, 128 Main St, Acton
  1:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Annual Pepperell Open Farm Day →
  Participating Farms in Pepperell, Pepperell
  11:00 am
Tuesday October 6
• ArtSpace: Zentangle Art: Next Steps (An Intermediate Level Course) →
  15 Nason St, Maynard
  10:00 am
Wednesday October 7
• ArtSpace: Fabric Art Workshop →
  15 Nason St, Maynard
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hey folks, we're getting down to the wire!
  There are only 4 more market days left before our season ends on October 11th. But, not to worry, ABFM will hold our annual Winter Market the Sunday… (Nextdoor Indian Village)

• Haffner's Gas Station posted a job opening for Convenience Store Associate -Overnight- Littleton in Littleton. Apply here.
• Zoll Data Systems posted a job opening for Senior Materials & Production Planner in Chelmsford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Acton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Concord

• Regional Notebook: Sept. 21, 2026 (recorder.com)

Maynard

• Nashoba fends off Longmeadow (sentinelandenterprise.com)

Littleton

• 10 Magical Massachusetts Playgrounds With Trails, Trees And Big Adventures (takingthekids.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: Beef Tips (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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