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Q & A with School Building Co-Chairs

January 11, 2023

The Concord School Committee applied for MSBA funding four times and was declined each time. Given that, the Concord School Committee began the new school process in 2019 by requesting funding for

O’Connor thanked for his school support

December 15, 2022

Concord Police Chief Joseph O’Connor will retire later this month. In celebrating his tenure in Concord, it seems a perfect time to share the impact of his leadership, as evident in the strong

School Committee convenes with Select Board over rising debt

December 15, 2022

The Select Board invited the School Committee to join a discussion about large capital projects (over $5M) and the related debt obligations that will face residents. Though there are big-ticket projects that

Robbins House seeks archival Ellen Garrison materials

June 21, 2024

The Robbins House, Ellen Garrison’s childhood home, is beginning to archive the material related to the campaign to name the town’s middle school after Garrison.

Not optimistic about Ellen Garrison naming

May 9, 2024

I think it bears pointing out that the School Committee chose both to reclaim its right to name the new middle school.

Returning to Concordian civility

April 25, 2024

From time to time, certain issues arise that grip the citizens of our town. The naming of the new middle school seems to be one of them.

Whither Peabody and Sanborn?

April 24, 2024

Peabody-Sanborn Middle School works for me. Or, simply, Concord Middle School.

What is involved in Article 5?

January 11, 2023

Projected increases in property taxes will be a subject of debate at the Jan. 19 Special Town Meeting. Voters will be asked to approve an additional borrowing of $7,200,000 to build the