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🌱 Patch AM: How Acton came together after a heartbreaking double homicide
You won't want to miss VBS Compassion Camp on the Acton Patch calendar
Hey hey Acton! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Acton came together after a heartbreaking double homicide
Also on today's calendar: VBS Compassion Camp and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Showers around; not as warm, with a high of 76 and low of 61 degrees.
- Saturday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, temps: high: 72, low: 63.
- Sunday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, with a high of 80 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'One day changed everything': Hundreds pray in Acton after double homicide (boston25news.com) — Acton residents came together Wednesday night for a candlelight vigil honoring two town residents recently killed, leaning on prayer and community support in the wake of the tragedy. Local organizers, friends, the police chief, and the Middlesex district attorney all emphasized unity and healing as the suspect remains held without bail and the investigation continues. 
📸 Around Acton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Acton
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- VBS Compassion Camp →
Acton Congregational Church, 12 Concord Rd, Acton
9:00 am - Into The Floyd - An Interstellar Journey Into the Music of Pink Floyd →
NARA Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton
9:00 am - NARA Summer Concert Series - Into the Floyd with Laser Light Show →
Town of Acton Calendar, NARA Park Amphitheater 25 Ledgerock Way, Acton
8:00 pm - State Primary Election - Early Voting →
Town of Acton Calendar Acton, MA 01720
9:00 am - Dungeons & Dragons for Teens, grades 7+
Acton Memorial Library Conference Room , 486 Main Street, Acton
10:00 am - Worship With Us! Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Featuring Soloist Sofia Santoro →
Acton Congregational Church, 12 Concord Rd, Acton
9:30 am - State Primary Election - Early Voting →
Town of Acton Calendar Acton, MA 01720
8:00 am - Tummy Time and Socialize
Acton Memorial Library Meeting Room A , 486 Main Street, Acton
9:30 am - English at Large - Summer Beginner English classes
Acton Memorial Library Conference Room , 486 Main Street, Acton
10:00 am - Worship With Us! Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Featuring Shawn McCann →
Acton Congregational Church, 12 Concord Rd, Acton
9:30 am - Concord Orchestra Open Rehearsal →
51 Walden St, Concord
7:30 pm - Worship With Us! Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Feauturing Violist Eve Boltax →
Acton Congregational Church, 12 Concord Rd, Acton
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Sunday September 6
📣 Acton Shout Outs!
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- Prowash Pressure Washing — (508) 269-0849
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley posted a job opening for Housekeeping Assistant in Littleton. Apply here.
- Constellation Energy posted a job opening for Power Plant Equipment Operator in Sudbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Acton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Concord
- Concord Police log highlights: July 29-August 4, 2026 (concordbridge.org)
- UK-based L&G sets sights on Concord for first US ground-up development (bostonagentmagazine.com)
- Synagogue vandalism suspect to stay in jail pending hearing (jewishjournal.org)
Littleton
- Cultivation Dry Trimmer Evening Shift No Weekends at Sanctuary Littleton (al.com)
Sudbury
- Sudbury Earns National Budget Presentation Award (patch.com)
- Family Remembers 8-Year-Old Boy Killed After Tree Falls At MA Summer Camp (patch.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: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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