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Concord Middle School is topped off; completion planned for 2025

December 11, 2023

The beam was covered in signatures — of construction workers, school officials, members of the building committee and, most importantly, the students that one day will look upon it from within their

Concord capital planning in focus

December 11, 2023

New this year, departments on the town and school sides of the budget have produced a five-year capital spending plan on the recommendation of the ad hoc Capital Planning Task Force. “Discussing

Column: NRC will take year to consider Warner’s Pond dam

December 11, 2023

By Ed Nardi Following an alternatives analysis completed in 2023 which identified dam removal as the preferred management alternative for the Warner’s Pond system, the Natural Resources Commission (NRC) had intended to

Concord finally inks deal with neighbors to mark revolution’s 250th anniversary

December 6, 2023

Concord may have been the first battleground of the American Revolution, but this week it became the last of its neighbors to sign on to a multi-town deal to celebrate the war’s

Concord’s parking meters aren’t working. Now they’re going away.

December 1, 2023

Concord’s long-stalled parking meters are on their way out of town. The town previously installed “smart meters” that let drivers pay for parking cashlessly via an app. They rely, of course, on

Finance Committee issues budget guideline

November 30, 2023

The recommended fiscal year 2025 overall budget guideline, as set by the Finance Committee this week, provides for a 3.66% increase for town and school departments. The total fiscal year 2025 budget

Concord Select Board formally green-lights residential tax exemption

November 27, 2023

The Select Board has formally adopted a 10% residential tax exemption after hearing passionate appeals from residents for and against the move. The Board voted in August to institute the exemption to

Letter: Ask Select Board to pause proposed real estate tax shift

November 18, 2023

Following Town Meeting’s approval in January to increase the cost to construct the new Concord Middle School from $102 million to $110 million, the Select Board voted to “shift some of the