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Protesting Vietnam veterans supported by Concord

November 5, 2023

In 1971, when hundreds of protesters gathered in Concord, the country was in turmoil. Young people led protests against America’s involvement in Vietnam and the draft and their actions grew increasingly visible.

Concord Observer: Numbers (and not Shel Silverstein’s Numbers)

November 5, 2023

By Ken Anderson Columnist Well, I woke up Saturday morning with no way to stop my brain from thinking. Our daughter Ashley was in middle school, probably eighth grade, several years ago

Concord father says town, schools failing to protect his son from racial harassment

November 3, 2023

Concordian Emmy Odunze is seeking justice for race-based harassment he says his 13-year-old son has experienced at Concord Middle School. He says school administrators have minimized his reports and failed to take

New 40B development in the works on Thoreau Club grounds

November 2, 2023

A new Concord 40B housing development application has been submitted to MassHousing for site eligibility approval. Called The Residences at Thoreau, developers of the Forest Ridge Road complex propose 216 apartments in

Finance Committee gathers data to set fiscal year 2025 budget guideline

November 2, 2023

The Finance Committee has gathered data from the schools and town with an eye toward setting the annual budget guideline but held off making a recommendation until more information is available from

Welcome back to Concord, Nanae!

November 1, 2023

It was a declaration of renewed friendship heard (literally) ‘round the world. Concordians and visitors from Nanae, Japan came together at the Town House Sunday night to celebrate and share a toast

What creepy thrills await at West Concord’s haunted house this year?

October 30, 2023

Theo Zuffante caught the haunted house bug seven years ago. Zuffane was an eighth grader at Concord Middle School when he decided to turn his family’s front porch on Pleasant Street in West Concord

Haunts and screams are Concord teen’s way of helping kids fighting cancer

October 29, 2023

High school student Cole Brennan is scary good at decorating for the holidays — and this Halloween, he’s using his skills to raise money for kids fighting cancer. Cole has shrouded the

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