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GaorggtownActon Wednesday Jan 1964 Free Press wins award The Acton Free Press won on three papers circulation 3 t ward for composition and layout reproduction page design In a pro vineial newspaper competition Free Press earned top spot for composition layout and reproduction of inside pages in Ontario Com Newspaper Association General Excellence competition for Class three generally draws tie most entries from Ontario commun ty news papers and judging was based on tory issue submissions for the weeks January and June 1 1983 Acton man in Milton accident A two car collision along an icy Ontario St M Hon Thursday morning resulted in damage to both vehicles report regional A car dr by Frit Dehoan of Place Acton had an est mated damage A car driven by John Harvest Milton had damage AT ACHILLES MOTORS OUR STANDARDS ARE VERY HIGH START DRIVING A HIGH QUALITY AUTOMOBILE TODAY The new Ma2da GLC from Achilles Motors priced remarkably low but built to the same high standards of Mazda s 626 and RX 7 MAZDA SE THE STANDAR Achilles Meters Ltd SALES ANDSER VICE PUttfvi Food for thought fc USC Canada Swim jiurae3ert Bauer Jennifer Webb and Wendy rahamshowolTUiemariooeUes they as part of their grade three class project at St Joseph The project headed by teacher Sharon Bradley was a leswn In following and a follawmp after reading Seek Town funding for Neighborhood Watch signs Councillor Rick Bonnet te will be going to lis budget committee seeking funds for Watch signs for and Regional Police crime prevent on officer Bob Ustrzycki have determined there s a need for signs at two entrances the Lake view area two en trances to and one for the Crescent St s more or less completely organized as a Watch area s is partly organised but there are some gaps explained It isn much use to have some neighbors watching their ne and others not A smalt group of res dents that area will be work the next few weeks to get the whole area broken down Into blocks of homes under block captains Progress has also been made In the Crescent St area and it should all be divided up blocks within a month Besides seeking the funding for the signs which said run to 35 he II also be asking Town permission to have the signs erected on posts said stickers for front and back doors of homes have been given out to block in various areas Between the stickers on doors and Neigh borhood Watch signs there should be ample cat on to wouldbe thieves that they welcome those areas Last year there were house break Acton and area However hat uncovered some more alarming statistics In last year there were house burglaries That means he said one In homes was hit as there are about homes So it Is imperative that the sub on gets completely organized under Watcl There been much interest from Glenlea Kingham or the downtown areas of old Acton yet said Kingham and downtown aren t too bfld for house break VAIN M 14 TUNE TRANS 8i lALPHEN OTORS serv ng you UPS BRAKES MISSION WORK ins but has comparable to s so there is a great need for Neigh Watch there said completion of organization i of Bovls and Crescent St areas Is key eventually getting all of Acton covered under the program since It will snowball across the community Neighborhood Watch got off to a great start lost spring and then organization forts ceased for the summer as past ex people just as I crested n big community projects when the weather is nice Things have been slow resuming since the fall because Community Resources and Services which was helping coordinate Neighborhood Watch in Acton lost federal funding Now that organization which sets up meetings contacts block captains etc will likely have to quit Its Neighborhood Watch efforts In Milton too due to lack of funds At a meeting last Wednesday seeing a small crowd Ustrzycki noted when there a fire people don blame the firelighters but when they re burglar zed they blame the police Having a good nosy neighbor is better than having a burglar alarm Neighborhood Watch once it set up pretty much runs Itself and Its the com m unity not the police who keep It going However people interested In helping to prevent themselves from being victims of me need to give up two of their evenings At these two meetings they learn how to sec their home how thieves get Into your home how to report a crime or suspected crime and how to do suspect identification Presentations run about minutes Tor each of the two evenings Then the people get and Just watch each other You catch the criminals and we the police are the tools you use to catch them explained He noted he received a Black of cartfs from patrolling officers noting various examples of poorly secured property Acton Officers hove spotted garage doors left open some at Neighborhood Watch homes where the residents should know better n If you see your neighbor garage door open go close it Park your cor In his drive way when he s away to give It that lived lri look Get together with your neighbors and have an Operation Identification evening marking of valuables so they can be more easily returned after they re recovered also explained there s real social from Neighborhood Watch In the future Neighborhood Watch meet in Acton will only be for people who haven Joined yet If you re interested In getting Involved call the police and theyll take your name and number and pass it oft a coordinator or block captain in your help you get going on working neighbors in your area to get a Nelgby Watch NOTICE Please watch for our curriers delivering rrierchandlt f Iyer to your door this week THIS WEEK WATCH FOR TUESDAY JAMJAHYH