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A shot still echoing around the world

March 23, 2023

On April 19, 1689, Lt. John Heald led Concord militia into Boston to seize and arrest the King’s Governor Edmund Andros in order to preserve their traditional rights as Englishmen. On April

An Interview with State Representative Carmine Gentile

March 23, 2023

Now serving his ninth term in the State House, Carmine Gentile (D-13th Middlesex) now represents precincts 3 and 4 in Concord for the first time. Rep. Gentile’s district also includes Sudbury, and

Letter: Reed is ‘uniquely qualified to serve’ on Select Board

March 16, 2023

Join me in voting for Karlen Reed for the Select Board. As a lawyer for 30 years, and with over 15 years working in the public sector on highly regulated matters, she

Letter: Pettyjohn calls Howell a ‘critical thinker’

March 9, 2023

It is a good thing to have Mark Howell as a candidate for Concord’s Select Board. From personal experience, I know that Mark is a critical thinker who can examine a situation,

Phebe Ham is Concord’s Honored Citizen

March 3, 2023

The Concord Public Ceremonies and Celebrations Committee (CPCCC) has announced that longtime Concord resident Phebe Ham has been selected as this year’s Honored Citizen. “There was an unusual number of high-quality nominees

Letter: Mark Howell for Select Board

February 23, 2023

Given the challenges and opportunities in Concord at this time, I cannot think of another person who will meet these needs as a Select Board member more than Mark Howell. One only

Letter: Karlen leads by listening

February 16, 2023

Concord needs Karlen Reed on our Select Board. Karlen is a collaborative problem-solver, who views Concord’s challenges from a broad lens — from the perspective of parents who care about our schools,

Local writer takes on Civil War-era workers

February 16, 2023

Dr. Jacqueline Jones’s career as a historian spanned five decades and comprised professorships at Wellesley, Brandeis, Brown, and The University of Texas at Austin, from which she recently retired and subsequently moved