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‘Cultural awareness training’ on offer to Concord businesses

March 6, 2024

The initiative “seeks to raise awareness and foster understanding among employees, empowering them to create welcoming spaces for all patrons.”

Residents lobby for Ellen Garrison, a more accessible Town Meeting

February 27, 2024

The School Committee has voted to christen the town’s newest hall of learning “Concord Middle School.” But Monday’s Select Board meeting surfaced continuing support for naming the building in honor of Civil

Amid national drug crisis, Concord offers free opioid-overdose treatment Narcan

February 23, 2024

Last year, one person died of an opioid overdose in Concord. The year before, Concord Police responded to five opioid overdoses. Naloxone, marketed as Narcan, can pull an overdosing person back from

Letter: Words of praise for Concord’s special relationship with METCO

February 19, 2024

I’d like to take a minute to thank Concord Public Schools DEI Director Andrew Nyamekye, for inviting all Concord residents to visit the METCO headquarters in Roxbury. The group of us who

Letter: Tercentenary markers aren’t just for tourists

February 10, 2024

I write in strong opposition to HDC member Dennis Fiori’s remark about the markers that have been removed, “I don’t think anybody’s going to miss them. I think that citizens rarely look

Letter: Culture and religon part of inclusion

February 10, 2024

I read about our town’s all-inclusive culture, mentioning only race, sex, orientation, color, and class. What about culture and religion? How many Select Board members do we have that are from a

UPDATED: School Committee votes to retain Concord Middle School’s name

February 6, 2024

After an hours-long, impassioned debate about Concord’s past, present and future, the School Committee voted Tuesday night to go with “Concord Middle School.” The decision came after months of public suggestions, with

Letter: You Mean It Doesn’t Take a Village?

January 26, 2024

The naming of Concord’s new middle school is a once-in-a-generation opportunity. So how should Concord go about choosing an appropriate name? Naming a school after an individual (either living or dead) is