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Concord taps outside help for Hanscom fight

August 15, 2023

With Concord residents and environmental advocates raising objections to a major expansion of private hangar space at Hanscom Field, the Select Board has voted to lawyer up to collect public records on

Apply for Concord Cultural Council grants starting Sept. 1

August 14, 2023

The Concord Cultural Council’s grant period opens on Sept. 1 and closes on Oct. 17. Those organizations interested in applying for a grant can go to www.Massculturalcouncil.org for information about criteria and

There’s still time to sign up for the Minute Man March

August 14, 2023

Minute Man Arc will host the 19th Annual Minute Man March fundraising event at Concord’s Alcott School on September 23. The march is their major fundraiser of the year, with approximately 500

FAA wants your input on Hanscom noise

August 14, 2023

Noise around an airport is a given: Planes taking off and landing, taxiing, engine testing and people coming and going all raise a ruckus. The Federal Aviation Association is reviewing research on

New residential tax exemption shifts burden to Concord’s pricier homes

August 8, 2023

By Celeste Katz Marston Celeste@theconcordbridge.org The Select Board voted unanimously to authorize a 10 percent residential tax exemption that could mean lighter tax bills for many Concord homes in the coming fiscal

Concord terminates plans for regional 911 dispatch with Acton

August 8, 2023

By Celeste Katz Marston Celeste@theconcordbridge.org Concord’s Select Board is pulling the plug on a languishing plan for a regional 911 dispatch center. In May 2021, the governments of Concord and neighboring Acton

Whatever happened to Gerow Park?

August 4, 2023

After the town bought seven acres of land from the Gerow family in July 2018, it made plans to create an oasis for the public. Five years — and more than $4

Sharing Foundation keeps vow to help Cambodian children

August 3, 2023

Spending time with Dr. Nancy Hendrie and Ann Trudeau is like being at a verbal ping pong match, with the enthusiastic pair volleying facts, figures, observations and playful banter. The subject is

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