Acton Sets Harvest Festival For September 20

Acton's Town Hall used its Tuesday News Flash to announce the return of the Harvest Festival on September 20, while a Patch report on the proposed MassDOT redesign of the Concord Rotary drew renewed local attention to a project that could affect Acton commuters.

TOWN HALL

The town announced Sunday, September 20, as the date for this year's Acton Harvest Festival, inviting residents to join Acton's agricultural community for the celebration starting at noon. Details on programming and location were not included in the announcement.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS

"🌱 Patch AM: Will Acton voices shape MassDOT's final plan for the Concord Rotary?" Patch reports that Acton-area residents have been weighing in on the Massachusetts Department of Transportation's forthcoming final design for the Concord Rotary, a project with potential implications for drivers moving through the area, though the outlet's brief did not detail the plan itself (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/acton).

COMING UP

Several Acton town boards meet Tuesday, July 21, including the Planning Board, Board of Health, Council on Aging, Commission on Disabilities, and Land Stewardship Committee, along with a Planning Board session on the 100 Discovery Way project. Also on the calendar, Acton Patch lists "Values for Life: A Children's Program" (ages 5-10) for Saturday, July 25.