Interview - Concord Bridge

Martha Schwope, one of the regulars in the year-round Walden swim community.

They’ll swim until the ice pushes them out

January 4, 2023

Marathon swimmer Natalie Lang can be found training at Walden Pond most weekends year-round until the pond freezes “I’ll get ice cream headaches for a chunk of time,” Lang said of swimming

Helen’s granddaughters, sisters Nancy Prendergast, left, and Sue Wardwell

A tradition of family and food at Helen’s

December 15, 2022

The aroma of good cooking drifts down the sidewalk, luring patrons into Helen’s, a restaurant off Monument Square. A bowed multi-paned window extends across the front of the dining room revealing booths,

Christine Bukruian, owner of Potager Soap Co. with her family

Soap-making is a family affair for local businesswoman

December 14, 2022

Christine Bukruian, owner of Potager Soap Co. in Concord, credits her parents for giving her the confidence to dream big. “My mom was my inspiration for setting out and trying new things

Gentile proposes Constitutional amendment

December 9, 2022

The amendment is designed to restore to Congress the right to pass reasonable restrictions on campaign expenditures.

McHale helps bring del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’ to life

December 9, 2022

Patrick McHale is the co-writer of the new stop-motion film "Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio." The film is being hailed for its production design and believable characters and will be available on Netflix

Existentialist, Transcendentalist, Cyclist, Playwright

November 3, 2022

Will Eno did not set out to be a playwright, more-or-less an award-winning playwright in the United States and abroad. He entered it “sideways.” “Trying little things, here and there,” he said

Veteran, Marjorie Stetson, recalls her top secret service

November 3, 2022

Marjorie Stetson kept a secret for 75 years. Never told her parents or even her husband. Hers is a story of grit and duty during World War II, starting in 1942 when

Concord Trolley driver delivers more than the last mile

October 20, 2022

Eddie Russel, shuttles visitors, residents, and commuters around town, while throwing in an entertaining tale or two about historic Concord, and all at no cost. Eddie, 82, not only drives the Concord