Concord-born Kimlau’s military heroism remembered during AAPI Heritage Month May 31, 2024 “He told his girlfriend he couldn’t marry her until the war ended because his job was too dangerous, and then he didn’t come back.”
School Committee’s naming vote ‘Stands Up For Ellen’ May 31, 2024 Would I have preferred the simple “Ellen Garrison Middle School?” Absolutely. Is the new name clunky? Yes. Is the new name acceptable? Also yes.
Why aren’t school officials listening to Town Meeting on Garrison? May 31, 2024 While the School Committee holds authority for naming, Town Meeting is also a legitimate body that can and should be heard and respected.
Citing planned protests, Hanscom developers scuttle in-person public hearing appearance May 29, 2024 North Airfield Ventures opted out over “safety concerns associated with protesters that have been disruptive in the past."
Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola: ‘Politics seeps in everywhere’ May 27, 2024 Porsha Olayiwola held her audience rapt as she spooled together a series of poems speaking to her passion and her politics.
For 2024 Pulitzer winner Jacqueline Jones, ‘the third time’s the charm’ May 26, 2024 "I do put it in perspective. But I’m thrilled, obviously. I wake up in the morning and say, 'Did this really happen?'"
BREAKING: School Committee votes for ‘Ellen Garrison Building at Concord Middle School’ May 21, 2024 "You can have principles, but sometimes you have to be flexible [when] good people are having those dialogues with you.”
BREAKING: Ellen Garrison school naming question will go to June special election ballot May 20, 2024 The vote to place the question on the June ballot came a day ahead of the School Committee’s next scheduled meeting.