Town Meeting - Concord Bridge

Letter: Concord’s wealth divide, redux

May 19, 2023

At Town Meeting, we discovered another outcropping of Concord’s wealth divide. To put that a bit more formally, we exposed again the putatively bimodal distribution of financial means, across town. Three months

Yes to food trucks; no to gas-powered leaf blowers at Concord Town Meeting

May 2, 2023

Over 325 voters at the second and final day of Town Meeting had to stand and be counted as they weighed in on controversial articles during what Town Moderator Carmin Reiss later

Town Meeting pushes back on proposed school budget cuts

May 1, 2023

Zoe Fife is not a registered voter — but the Concord schools student made an impact at Town Meeting Sunday afternoon as she spoke in favor of the school budget. Fife was

Editorial: Go to Town Meeting and vote

April 27, 2023

Concord is one of the many New England towns to conduct business by direct citizen participation. Town Meeting, with all its imperfections, is the chance for registered voters to contemplate, talk and

Column: Article 35 is a small but important step for more Affordable Housing

April 27, 2023

Warrant Article 35 changes the formula under which developers in mixed use districts must contribute to increasing Concord’s stock of affordable housing. The change should make it easier to build small projects

Two articles seek direction for opioid settlement; parking receipts

April 27, 2023

Voters will be asked to weigh in on topics as diverse as opioid treatment programs and use of parking meter receipts at the April 30 Town Meeting at Concord-Carlisle Regional High School

The Concord Bridge will not accept paid political ads

February 16, 2023

In response to many inquiries, The Concord Independent Foundation’s Board of Directors has set out the policy for political advertisements appearing in The Concord Bridge. Our commitment to serving the whole community

Letter: A new CMS supports students and teachers

February 14, 2023

One of the most wonderful attributes of Concord, is our school system, which is founded upon a committed team of teachers and staff, all of whom invest daily into the well being and

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