News - Concord Bridge

Hanscom Field pollution and noise draws ire

May 23, 2023

Seemingly everyone agrees that the air traffic at Hanscom Field creates noise and pollution. How to measure and remediate the noise, and decrease pollution has no immediate answer. The proposed addition of

Marcia Rasmussen, long Concord’s town planner, retires

May 22, 2023

The Thoreau birthplace site on Virginia Road is set off from its better-known counterparts in Concord, several miles from the North Bridge, well past Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and a few miles from

Planned trail would link Battle Road to Thoreau Farm

May 20, 2023

A plan to link the Battle Road Trail to Thoreau Farm is in the works through a public-private partnership between Minute Man National Historical Park, the Town of Concord, and The Thoreau

Bog bridge is open after two years at Gowing’s Swamp

May 18, 2023

Have you ever walked on a “bog bridge,” one that is three planks wide, so no one falls in the mud? After two years of planning and engineering, a second bog bridge

Town Clerk alerts voters who did not return census

May 18, 2023

The Town Clerk’s Office will begin sending inactivation notices to voters beginning the week of May 29 — and if you haven’t returned your census forms, you’re on the list. The Board

Concord Library’s Makerspace set to open in June

May 18, 2023

Following its recent renovation, the Concord Public Library’s new makerspace will be opening its doors this June in the Heywood-Benjamin House addition. Makerspace Coordinator Christiana Urbano defined the new and increasingly popular

Select Board reconfigures, discusses Town Meeting aftermath

May 18, 2023

Board elects top positions The Select Board elected two of its own at its meeting this week: Henry Dane as its new chair and Mary Hartman as clerk. Mark Howell is the

Open Table receives $7,000 award to aid senior citizens

May 11, 2023

Open Table, the MetroWest charity dedicated to fighting hunger and building healthy communities, has been awarded a $7,000 grant from the Greater Lowell Community Foundation in support for senior services. Open Table

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