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Letter: It’s already time to reassess the residential tax exemption

December 15, 2023

During its November 20 meeting, the Select Board confirmed it began planning its tax shift in October 2022, three months before January’s Town Meeting approved the new Concord Middle School. Nevertheless, the

Letter: Five people imposed a significant tax policy change

December 15, 2023

On November 20, the Concord Select Board unanimously finalized their vote to adopt the Massachusetts Residential Tax Exemption (RTE). This exemption is a blunt instrument that lowers the taxes on many homeowners,

Concord’s assessed property values up 15% for Fiscal 2024

December 12, 2023

To understand why the tax value of a Concord home is going up, you actually have to look backward — two years backward, to be exact. On average, the assessed value of

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

CCHS senior returns to childhood stage — to write the play

December 7, 2023

Forty-three elementary and middle school-aged children dressed as snowflakes, reindeer, elves and carolers took the stage at the Charlestown Working Theater last weekend to enact the story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Concord family in shock after neighbor confesses to shooting their dog

December 5, 2023

Stella, the Richmon family’s big, fluffy white dog, died on the way to the emergency veterinarian – shot between the ribs. Almost two weeks later, neighboring homeowner Ed Fanning walked into the

Letter: It is past time to update historic signage

November 30, 2023

Being an historic town, Concord is filled with signs and monuments that explain the history that went on here, from the pre-Colonial times through the 19th century and up to the 20th

Letter: Concord needs fiscal responsibility

November 30, 2023

I have been watching from the sidelines as a relatively new member of the Concord community; however, I was dismayed by the “$2.34 million to build CCHS stadium bathrooms” headline. My husband