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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

Controversial historical markers will be ‘removed for maintenance’

November 20, 2023

The Select Board has ordered three controversial historical signs temporarily “removed for maintenance” while the town decides their ultimate fate. The board voted 4-1 to pull the three Tercentary markers — two

Newly controversial Concord historical signs ‘promote fantasy over fact’

November 17, 2023

Concord is looking deeper at making a nearly century-old part of its history a thing of the past. The Select Board voted 3-1 this month to cloak three cast-iron markers that commemorate

Survey says: Strong support for Concord-Carlisle High School cell tower

November 14, 2023

Can you hear them now? Concord’s spotty cellular service is the stuff of legend, aggravation, and downright worry, and how to deal with it has been the stuff of hot debate. But

Sign of the times: Concord Select Board orders covering of ‘offensive’ historical markers

November 7, 2023

After an unusually heated debate, the Select Board voted to cover up three nearly 100-year-old historical markers, deeming them offensive to Indigenous people. In 1930, the Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission distributed

Welcome back to Concord, Nanae!

November 1, 2023

It was a declaration of renewed friendship heard (literally) ‘round the world. Concordians and visitors from Nanae, Japan came together at the Town House Sunday night to celebrate and share a toast

Letter: Library thanks those that helped for 150th

October 29, 2023

The Concord Free Public Library and the Concord Free Public Library Corporation would like to thank everyone who helped make the 150th Anniversary Celebration on October 1 a great success, including: ●

Concord hustles to deal with residential exemption application influx

October 24, 2023

Deluged with early applications for Concord’s new residential tax exemption, the town assessor’s office is limiting the hours it’s open to the public through November 1. As of Monday, the assessing division