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Concord Municipal Light Plant Director Dave Wood departs for Wellesley

January 17, 2024

After nearly 30 years with the town, Concord Municipal Light Plant Director David Wood is off to run Wellesley’s local utility. In announcing Wood’s departure at a Select Board meeting earlier this

Environmental impact report on Hanscom expansion will get sneak peek

January 17, 2024

A long-awaited draft environmental impact report for a proposed expansion of hangers at Hanscom Field will soon begin to see daylight. The proponents of the North Airfield Development, which affects up to

Board of Assessors to discuss rising property valuations

January 11, 2024

Michael Tarello of Vision Government Solutions, the Town of Concord’s property appraisal and valuation firm, will be on hand at a January 18 Board of Assessors meeting to “discuss the trends in

Gerow Park improvements back underway after dispute, delays

December 19, 2023

A derailed upgrade project at Gerow Park is visibly back on track, and if it stays that way, the residents could be enjoying the plaza as intended this spring. That would be

Community activists protest proposed Hanscom expansion

December 16, 2023

A proposed expansion at Hanscom Field is opposed by activists and environmentalists who view it as benefiting a few wealthy people to the detriment of climate change and at the expense of

Letter: Select Board needs ‘serious change’

December 15, 2023

Recent decisions by the Select Board (SB) demonstrate the need for serious change in that body. First, is the decision to “shift” coming tax increases to “those who can afford it.” Several of us

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,

Letter: Concord Middle School’ is uninspiring. Name it for Ellen Garrison

November 24, 2023

I was dismayed by the recent Concord School Committee’s meeting. In my view, we must, as a community, agree on the naming of the Concord Middle School. Why: In my view, a