Letters - Page 66

Richly deserving of the Honored Citizen award, Phebe exemplifies the ideal of public citizen, causing “good trouble” as John Lewis said of Rosa Parks. I first met her over twenty years ago

In 2021, while preparing a citizen petition to support our municipal fiber optic network, I crossed paths with Mark Howell, now a candidate for Select Board. Mark recognized that assessing the successes

Phasing out gas-powered leaf blowers, as Article 37 at Town Meeting recommends, is a good idea. A few reasons: they are extremely noisy; they damage the health of residents and especially the

I can not think of a more deserving, and there are many, person than Phebe Ham as Concord’s 2023 Honored Citizen. Phebe always has a cheerful hello, a ready smile and a

Affordability and accessibility: two resonant notes which resound throughout all public discourse. Previous entries have highlighted the wealth gap and inequitable, archaic nature of existing funding measures. Indeed, the physical infrastructure of

I had the pleasure of working for Mark Howell for eight years in the Town of Concord’s IT Department, and cannot think of another citizen who would be a better fit for

The District 14 Dive Team conducted a rescue and recovery exercise on White Pond on February 22. The Town of Concord’s Fire Department hosted this multi-town effort. The team did a great