Column: Where are you on the loneliness scale?

March 9, 2023

Did you know that loneliness affects us across the full spectrum of age? Loneliness is considered a public health epidemic and may adversely affect your health. Loneliness is defined as an “unpleasant

How to succeed at wellness without really trying

February 2, 2023

At the start of many yoga classes, the instructor often suggests that students set an intention for the practice: a positive goal – big or small – on which to focus and

Why not hear better NOW?

February 2, 2023

I am a Concord senior citizen with hearing loss; and I have learned not to hide it. I have actively looked for ways to hear better; and I have found them. I

Welcome to Health Bridge!

January 27, 2023

Did you know that Physician Burnout may adversely affect your health care? More than half of all doctors (63 percent according to the Mayo Clinic Proceedings) suffer from burnout. The Mayo Clinic

Over 60 but not over the hill

January 11, 2023

The Concord After 60, a social and educational group for senior citizens living in Concord. Regular meetings are held on the third Sunday of every month. Topics have included elder law issues,

Lifeguard classes offered for free

December 1, 2022

As a consequence of the pandemic, the Beede Center pool staff found themselves without enough lifeguards to keep the facility open for swimming as often as it had been. It was a

Our Local Farms Mural. Art for All designed the Local Farms mural on Beharrell St. and involved 127 people in painting it. Courtesy photo.

Art for All fosters West Concord community

November 15, 2022

Art for All’s Director Margot Kimball is easy to spot around West Concord. It might be painting the latest public mural in an alleyway, leading a plein-air workshop behind Nashoba Brook Bakery,

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