News - Concord Bridge

Library booking volunteers for book deliveries

March 31, 2023

As our communities settle back into a less restrictive set of expectations after the Covid lockdown, the library is looking to restart a program that brings books and more to people who

Assabet Food Co-op planned on Powder Mill Road

March 30, 2023

The Assabet Food Co-op, a full-service supermarket including a deli and a café, is set to open this spring at the former Victory Supermarket on Powder Mill Road. The food co-op has

Mark Howell elected to Select Board

March 28, 2023

They’re neighbors and colleagues who ran against each other. On Tuesday, one was elected to serve on the Select Board. Mark Howell outpolled Karlen Reed almost two to one, garnering 1,229 votes

Concord offers residents help paying the tax bill

March 28, 2023

Concord will be paying off the cost of building a new middle school for a long time to come – up to 30 years. After construction cost estimates increased during COVID, a

New Open Table Executive Director Alexandra DePalo tackles food insecurity in MetroWest

March 23, 2023

By Joan Geoghegan This past October, Alexandra DePalo joined Open Table as executive director. The 33-year-old Concord and Maynard-based non-profit works to end hunger in the local community by providing healthy food

An Interview with State Representative Carmine Gentile

March 23, 2023

Now serving his ninth term in the State House, Carmine Gentile (D-13th Middlesex) now represents precincts 3 and 4 in Concord for the first time. Rep. Gentile’s district also includes Sudbury, and

A massive crowd gathered in Monument Square in 1975

State fires a funding shot for Concord’s 250th celebration

March 22, 2023

Every year, Concord hosts a celebration of the historic North Bridge Fight, marking the 1775 beginning of hostilities between the future United States and Great Britain. This year, the celebration and parade

New students enter Concord schools as families move into Best Western shelter

March 20, 2023

New students arrived at the Willard School, Concord Middle School, and Concord-Carlisle High School last Friday, the first from a group of families now making their home at the Best Western Hotel.

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