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Making Acton Age Friendly: The Age-Friendly Acton project works with the City’s public agencies, businesses, cultural, educational, and religious institutions, and community groups
Education
At the beginning of the 20th century[which?], each village in Acton had its own grade school, but the town struggled with how to provide a high school education for its students. Until 1925, Acton students were sent to Concord's high school.
In 1953, new schools were constructed to accommodate the growth in the student population. In 1957, Acton and Boxborough created a regional school district for grades 7–12. In 2014, the regional school district was expanded to include the elementary schools of each town. The Merriam School was constructed in 1958. Other schools quickly followed: Douglas (1966), Gates (1968), and Conant (1971). In 1967 a building was constructed for the junior high. In 1973 a huge addition was added to this building and it became the high school; the junior high moved to the old high school building.
Transportation
Acton is five miles (8.0 km) from I-495 and ten miles (16 km) from I-95/Route 128. Routes 2, 2A, 27, 62, 111, and 119 run through town.
The MBTA Commuter Rail Fitchburg Line train stops at the South Acton station. South Acton is a major station on the line at which many trains terminate. Besides the urban stops at Cambridge (Porter Square) and Boston (North Station Terminal), it is the only station on the line at which all trains stop. Railroad service provided to Fitchburg, Leominster, Shirley, Ayer, Littleton, Concord, Lincoln, Weston, Waltham, Belmont, Cambridge, and Boston.
Yankee Lines provides a commuter bus service to Copley Square in Boston from the intersection of Routes 2A and 119 in Acton.
The Bruce Freeman Rail Trail provides a paved bicycle commuter option north to Westford, Chelmsford and Lowell. The Assabet River Rail Trail provides a connection south to Maynard. The trails do not have lighting and are not snowplowed.
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Yes I just like helping people
Very friendly and the education offered is excellent!
There is no public transportation, but there is a senior center that will provide rides if you set it up in advance.
The town is not very handicap accessible, my grandmother uses a cane and we always find that businesses have a lot of stairs in front and no handicap ramp. There is also no public transportation, so for older people that can't drive they are stuck at home most of the time unless they know someone that can drive them places and I've found that apps like Uber can be confusing to older people.
they are very friendly welcoming , love people live as big family.
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