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Town budget moves beyond the middle school

March 16, 2023

At the special Town Meeting in January, Concord residents ticked a major capital expense off the docket, agreeing to add $7.2 million to close the budget gap to pay for the new

Select Board eager to improve cell coverage in the center of town

February 14, 2023

Calling it an urgent priority, the Select Board is determined to strengthen and increase cell service, especially in and around the Milldam. Scores of testimonial statements have come into the town offices

Serving on the town’s 60-plus boards and committees

January 26, 2023

Concord is well known for its action-packed political history, as the site of the famed “shot heard round the world.” It’s unsurprising, therefore, that Concordians keep the spirit of democracy and self-determination

DEI Commission setting goals amid town-wide survey

January 18, 2023

The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Commission has set resolutions for the new year on its journey toward creating a more inclusive, welcoming Concord. The commission identified key goals for 2023 in

Town Public Hearings

November 10, 2022

Town of Concord Public Hearing by the Finance Committee Public Hearing – Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 7:00PM (eastern) Warrant Articles for 2023 Special Town Meeting:Article 4: Community Preservation Act Community Housing

Town seeks to ban fossil fuel from new housing construction

November 2, 2022

Concord Town Meeting approved a bylaw requiring that all new construction be fossil fuel free, and also asked for a home rule petition to implement the requirement. “We want to be aggressive

June 25 special election would make senior tax exemption permanent

June 12, 2024

Town Meeting approved cementing the means-tested property tax exemption, but a vote is also required. Election Day is Tuesday, June 25.

Puzzling ‘sleight of hand’ on middle school naming

June 7, 2024

The School Committee chose to adopt what Town Meeting had clearly rejected, and to reject what TM had clearly advocated.