A church in Acton is at the heart of a legal case that could affect many towns in Massachusetts. The town of Acton had previously approved public funds to fix up the old church, voting for $100,000 in ...

The highest court in Massachusetts on Friday issued a ruling that clarified conditions under which public funds can be given to a religious institution in a case brought by a group of Acton residents ...

BOSTON — Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court wrestled Thursday over an Acton case that raises questions of whether allowing churches to receive public funds for historical preservation ...

BOSTON — While it put a temporary hold on public dollars the town of Acton wants to spend on an historic church, the Supreme Judicial Court has ruled there is no blanket ban on public funding for ...

Please support local journalism by subscribing at https://cm.wickedlocal.com/subscriberguide. The congregation of Acton's Church of the Good Shepherd welcomed a new ...

Recently, the contemporary Acton Highrock Church adopted the Union Church of Stow, a century-old traditional congregation. Acton Highrock Pastor Will Barnett and Union Church of Stow Pastor Susan ...

ACTON, Mass. (AP) — A national group promoting the separation of church and state is suing a Massachusetts town for earmarking $115,000 in taxpayers' money to support a pair of local churches.