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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

Foncerrada honored at Latino Excellence on the Hill

November 9, 2023

State Rep. Simon Cataldo presented Concord resident Andrea Foncerrada with a citation at the 2023 Latino Excellence on the Hill ceremony sponsored by the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus on October

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

Letter: Confronting Social Bias forum was eye-opening

October 29, 2023

Thanks to Concord Academy and First Parish for hosting a forum, Confronting Social Bias, on October 12. Approximately 50 citizens came together to hear Dr. Carlos Hoyt and a panel of Concord

Marion Morey Meenan, 80

October 23, 2023

Marion Morey Meenan, 80, a Lincoln resident since 1968, passed away at Care Dimensions Hospice House on October 9, 2023. She was the wife of the late Robert L. Sutherland. She was

Katherine Power is ready to tell her own story — from a life on the run to a home in Concord

October 19, 2023

Katherine Power was not short of material when she finally sat down to write her memoir. She has been an obedient Catholic daughter. A college revolutionary. Not just a fugitive, but the

Concord schools expand diversity training, bias reporting system

August 24, 2023

When Concord Public Schools and Concord-Carlisle High School reopen this month, students will be served by teachers and staff who are getting ramped-up training in addressing the needs of a diverse population.

Concord Observer: Middle school graduation, memories and transitions

July 27, 2023

Last month my wife, Lynda, and I were privileged to attend the Concord Middle School graduation ceremony. Our oldest grandchild, William Fox Anderson, graduated that day. As I listened and watched the