Acton Appoints Douglas Sturniolo Police Chief

ACTON — Acton has appointed Douglas Sturniolo as chief of the Acton Police Department, the town announced, filling the department's top post as the new chief begins laying out his approach to the job.

TOWN HALL The Town of Acton announced Douglas Sturniolo's appointment as chief of the Acton Police Department in a notice posted to the town's website. The announcement did not detail the search process that led to the appointment.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS "What Acton's new police chief says his top priorities will be" — Chief Sturniolo laid out his early goals for the department, a story the town's News Flash also covered, according to Acton Patch. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/acton)

"How Acton's school buses could soon help power the electric grid" — Acton Patch looked at whether the district's school bus fleet could be used to feed power back into the electric grid, according to the outlet. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/acton)

COMING UP Acton's Styrofoam recycling collection is scheduled for Saturday, July 18.