"There appears to be no clear path forward to reverse this downward trajectory.”
Amid the good news, school leaders say there's cause for concern about low minority participation in high-level programming.
“We could get 30,000 people. We could get 120,000.”
Marking the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution comes with a price tag.
Ahead of Concord 250, learners and teachers can have a museum history lesson delivered right to their schools.
A Concord Bridge-curated list of police call log incidents and arraignment updates on recent arrests.
With a 10 percent RTE, the Select Board set the residential tax rate for fiscal 2025 at $13.24 per $1,000 of assessed valuation.
Attention is turning to how school systems figure out who’s eligible for a diploma.
The victory came on a challenging course at Northfield Mountain.
The Patriots finished at 13-3-3. Multiple players earned individual honors.
Superintendent Laurie Hunter said officials were “a little sticker shocked” by the potential six-figure cost of a solution.
OPINION
For those of us in our 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s, holidays are stressful, but the reasons why are often not recognized.
The defendants never sought to "block,” “prevent,” or “bar” public access to Estabrook Road (trail).
Get involved — America needs you.
It is confounding that something the rest of the suburban world seems to have figured out has thus evaded our elected officials.
It contains vital information for residents to know that their taxes are being well spent.
If the goal is to minimize our exposure to RF radiation, an effective solution would be to reduce the power transmitted by their devices.
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SPORTS
CC’s final game is at 10 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day at Lexington.
The intensity of the Patriots paid off with a 3-2 victory.
The Patriots look for a win at the seniors’ last home game on November 15 at 7 p.m.
The team entered the MIAA tournament ranked 11th in the state with an 11-5-2 record.
The team closed out its regular season with an 11-6-1 record, securing the No. 14 ranking in the state.
ARTS
It will feature a core exhibit of 70-100 boutique, vintage, and rare instruments, both acoustic and electric.
The Young Adult Author Symposium is slated for Saturday at CCHS.
“You get lost inside your own head doing whatever you are creatively doing. It is absolutely absorbing."
The Keyeses “are a significant part of our origin story."
“Though the show’s subject matter is not easy to talk about, it is a very important story to tell."
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Fred, beloved son (of Nora and Fred), brother (of Elaine), husband (of Barbara), brother-in-law (of Walter, John and Dolores, Bob and Anne, Jim and Colleen),
Sean Patrick McLaughlin, 66, of Concord, passed away peacefully on November 15 after a courageous battle with cancer.
Eleanor Sweetman Smith, 83, passed away peacefully during her afternoon nap on November 11, 2024, in her home in Concord.
Philip J. Messina, of Concord, the beloved husband of Carol (Barre) Messina, died peacefully on Friday, November 15, 2024.
Rachel was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme in 2022 and fought this terrible disease for two-and-a-half years with resolve, courage, and humor.
Martha "Marty" Worth Oberrender of Lincoln and Bridgehampton, New York, died peacefully the afternoon of November 10.
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