Opinion - Concord Bridge

Is anybody going to do something about Concord’s night bear?

June 14, 2024

Telling a 78-year-old with bad knees and limited lungpower (and an extensive garden) that Mr. Bear might take up permanent residence is a bit much.

Let Pride flag fly in Monument Square, Select Board

June 14, 2024

If we wait until LGBTQIA+ rights are enshrined in a federal holiday before we fly a Pride flag, we will be waiting a very long time. The fight for equality is now.

A majority on middle school naming does not a ‘mob’ make

June 14, 2024

Some members of the School Committee and their supporters have displayed some remarkably paranoid views about their fellow Concordians.

Think about insurance consequences of acquiring 2229 Main Street

June 14, 2024

With the consequences of climate change already weighing on everyone’s insurance expenses, this is not a time to take on a mega-risk.

Is Town Meeting attendance too low?

June 14, 2024

We hope that our work on Town Meeting this next year will be grounded in this institution’s function as a legislature.

Warming up to summer reading

June 9, 2024

You might find that the memories of a shared book you both loved are some of the sweetest ones when children are older.

Opinion: Getting to the bottom of the Warner’s Pond situation

June 7, 2024

Our charge is to submit a report to the Natural Resources Commission recommending a course of action to improve the ecological health and recreational capacity of the pond system by December 2.

Even with the wisdom of years, school naming still confuses

June 7, 2024

Experience has taught me the democratic way of organizing a society works well if everyone behaves themselves, but there's the rub.

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