Families may begin receiving kids’ meals along with their weekly food pantry distribution on June 23.
“A Celebration Heard ‘Round the World” follows the town’s festivities from the first significant event through the Bicentennial.
The long-term plan remains unclear as the property owners consider redeveloping the land.
“Songs for a New World,” opening June 20, is an abstract musical connected by a theme: the moment of decision.
A Concord Bridge-curated list of police call log incidents and arraignment updates on recent arrests.
The Concord Museum, with The Robbins House, will offer a performance, walking tour, and History Happy Hour on June 19.
“I am hopeful for a future where I may be able to fully participate in Town Meeting, but am disheartened it may be many years away.”
The schools celebrated their 102nd and 122nd commencements, respectively.
As a teenager growing up in Concord, Christian Gudmand built model boats from scrap wood and floated them on Walden Pond.
Abe Fisher says he had a “love-hate” relationship with his job of counting close Town Meeting votes.
“This is a long slog. You have to be committed to it, and we have to feel like you’re committed to it.”
OPINION
I think few would disagree that we’ve been in the capable hands of a masterful democratic shepherd.
Could the power of the spoken word heal our differences of opinion, mend our fractured and polarized world?
We shouldn’t be making decisions based on the will of the random 300 people with the stamina and spare time to show up.
The world is changing rapidly, driven by technology, automation, and artificial intelligence.
May was Jewish American Heritage Month. And the swastika was met only with silence and the rug it was swept under.
Several hundred voters were able to decide matters affecting the estimated 18,490 souls in town.
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SPORTS
The Patriots continued its domination for a third straight year.
The CCHS boys team notched an 8-4 victory over Catholic Memorial, but fell to Lincoln-Sudbury in the third round.
The Patriots defeated the Westford Academy Ghosts, 8-6, on Thursday night to win the Division 1 title.
After defeating Chelmsford, the girls were scheduled to play Westford Academy on June 12 for the state championship.
The Patriots were scheduled to face Chelmsford at Burlington High School on Tuesday, June 10, in the semifinals.
ARTS
Now in its sixth year, Porchfest 2025 featured more performances than ever before.
There will be dancing in the streets on June 14 as the village holds its sixth annual free music festival.
Former CCHS teacher Liz Wilkinson is showing her paintings at Trinity Episcopal Church’s gallery through June 28.
The Concord, Sudbury, and Assabet rivers inspire an exhibit of paintings and other works at the Fowler Library through July 5.
Walk into Jean Lightman’s studio after a series of gloomy, wet days, and the rainy weather fades into memory.
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OBITUARIES
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Judith Rawle Neilson, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully on June 13, 2025, surrounded by family.
On Tuesday, June 10, 2025, Judith K. Sprott, age 86, passed away at Carleton-Willard Village in Bedford.
Robin M. (Oprie) Cicchetti of Concord passed away at Emerson Hospital on June 9, 2025. She was 64.
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Franklin M. Hundley, who left us June 6, 2025, at age 90.
Joanne Barber passed away peacefully on June 5 in Concord, surrounded by the love and support of her family.
Peter Isaac Amstutz, age 44, a resident of Concord, passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at Lahey Clinic Medical Center.
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