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More than 3,000 Concord homeowners seek residential tax exemption

November 9, 2023

Roughly half of eligible Concord homeowners applied for the town’s new residential tax exemption by the November 1 early deadline, town officials say. As of early this week, the Assessor’s Office had

Foncerrada honored at Latino Excellence on the Hill

November 9, 2023

State Rep. Simon Cataldo presented Concord resident Andrea Foncerrada with a citation at the 2023 Latino Excellence on the Hill ceremony sponsored by the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus on October

Warner’s Pond dam removal off 2024 Town Meeting warrant

November 7, 2023

After an outcry from defenders of Warner’s Pond, Concord’s Natural Resources Commission is rolling back a plan to bring removal of its dam to the next Town Meeting. “The NRC had intended

Sign of the times: Concord Select Board orders covering of ‘offensive’ historical markers

November 7, 2023

After an unusually heated debate, the Select Board voted to cover up three nearly 100-year-old historical markers, deeming them offensive to Indigenous people. In 1930, the Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission distributed

Deputy town manager: Local government ‘makes the biggest difference’

November 6, 2023

Deputy Town Manager Megan Zammuto started work in Concord in April, but she’s not new to local government, having served with Lexington, Maynard and the Massachusetts Municipal Association. She sat down with

Are the Monsters in the Basement? No, silly – they’re on the road

November 5, 2023

Concord is the birthplace of many notable ventures: the American Revolution, the Transcendental Movement, and, of course, Monsters in the Basement — one of Metro West’s largest, most successful cycling clubs. This

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

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