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Concord’s parking meters aren’t working. Now they’re going away.

December 1, 2023

Concord’s long-stalled parking meters are on their way out of town. The town previously installed “smart meters” that let drivers pay for parking cashlessly via an app. They rely, of course, on

Atop Mount Washington, a CCHS grad braves the world’s worst weather

December 1, 2023

At 5:30 a.m., a lot of people are either still asleep or just beginning to wake up. Not Charlie Peachey. He’s already at work, de-icing the observation tower atop Mount Washington. He’ll

Concord artist completes mural on Thoreau Street

December 1, 2023

Fred Berthoff learned how to paint in prison, saying he “took tips from a couple of old-time Brooklyn wise guys” while incarcerated for 18 years on a drug conviction in 1994. But

Time Outdoors: Thankful for turkeys … and forests

December 1, 2023

By Wilson Kerr Last week, most of us had turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. Now considered the centerpiece of a traditional meal commemorating the first successful harvest by English settlers in Plymouth, about

Letter: It is past time to update historic signage

November 30, 2023

Being an historic town, Concord is filled with signs and monuments that explain the history that went on here, from the pre-Colonial times through the 19th century and up to the 20th

Finance Committee issues budget guideline

November 30, 2023

The recommended fiscal year 2025 overall budget guideline, as set by the Finance Committee this week, provides for a 3.66% increase for town and school departments. The total fiscal year 2025 budget

Community Chest Cornerstone grant applications open

November 30, 2023

Innovation is all around us: Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, autonomous vehicles and drone delivery, to name a few. The Concord-Carlisle Community Chest and its Cornerstone Initiative for Innovation were early adopters of bringing

Who’s taking down Israeli hostage posters in Concord?

November 29, 2023

Posters have been going up around the world to draw attention to the plight of Israelis taken hostage by Hamas on October 7 — and just as fast, many have been torn

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