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Week in Review: Solar Panels, Super Tuesday and a New Acton Restaurant

In case you missed it. Here is a round up of the news highlighted on Acton Patch this week (March 5-11).

1). : Assaults and an OUI

2). POLL: Who Is Your Republican Presidential Candidate? on who you think should be the Republican presidential candidate.

3). Wednesday, Feb. 29, at 1:33 a.m., police received a report of near the Littleton town line. According to the Acton police, the horses escaped from Bobby's Ranch. The police contacted the caregivers and they brought the horses back to the barn in under 45 minutes. No horses or humans were injured during this incident.

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4). Last week the Acton Board of Selectmen (BOS) from Spruce Street about 500 feet east. This would encompass future construction of on-street parking alongside the

5). Two Arrests, Identity Theft and a Lost Wallet

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6). February Update from

7). Ways Your College Student Can

8). Car Accidents, Larceny and a Pump and Run

9). Results:

10). : Can You Turn Your Kids Into Avid Readers? Research shows that boys are lagging behind girls when it comes to reading; is there anything we can do about it?

11). Round Up of High School Competition Results: A number of ABRHS teams and clubs have been competing against their peers from other schools and emerging victorious. Read on for the latest news from the MIAA tournaments, METG Festival, and more.

12). Meredith Omer Headed to State Finals

13). Homes Purchased in and Near Acton, March 1-7

14). as Senior Center: The Senior Center Building Committee (SCBC) voted 7-1 at its March 5, 2012 meeting to proceed on "Option B," which focuses the project as originally envisioned as a Senior Center, open to seniors only from 7 am to 5 pm, but would allow community use after hours, or on weekends.

15). Acton Voted Wow. With 651 votes, it's obvious Actonians care about their local day cares and preschools.

16). - 400 sign ups by March 15: Every house leaks energy. But where, and how much? That's your money radiating away from your home. Green Acton, the Town of Acton and AB PIP STEM have teamed up with Sagewell, Inc. to offer a FREE Thermal Imaging and Energy Analysis to Acton homeowners, and access to ways to fix those leaks.

17). Acton Open Houses for March 11

18). - Acton Resident Installs Solar Panels [VIDEO]: See why Bud Samiljan went solar.

19). Bueno Y Sano: This week's bite highlights a new Mexican restaurant coming to Acton.

20). Blame Bugs: Don't forget to change your clocks before bed.

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