MCI-Concord - Concord Bridge

Is a prisoner a resident of town? Not when it comes to casting a ballot

April 14, 2024

The issue played out in dramatic fashion here nearly 50 years ago when a MCI-Concord inmate ran for office.

MCI-Concord closure contributes to Special Town Meeting call on solar

April 2, 2024

With the West Concord prison slated to close in June, “we expect the load to drop significantly on that side of town where that transformer is."

Select Board envisions parallel paths to local input on MCI-Concord

March 5, 2024

State Sen. Mike Barrett cautioned, “the process is likely to take two, three, four years."

Many want ‘collaboration’ on MCI-Concord’s future — but what should that look like?

March 4, 2024

The Commonwealth announced the prison closure plan in late January, with a target date of June to move all inmates and staff to other locations.

Letter: Here’s an idea for the MCI-Concord property’s future

February 24, 2024

I have an idea for the prison land. Let’s create a new town center modeled after downtown Concord and West Concord. Dense, one-two story buildings (with the design influenced by our own

Missing from MassDOT’s suggested rotary fixes – the option of using MCI-Concord land

February 22, 2024

Since the Route 2 corridor study began in 2019, the stretch between Fitchburg and Boston has been thoroughly examined: high crash areas, congested zones, portions that might be improved with additional lanes.

MCI-Concord’s shutdown isn’t a whim. Why was Concord left out of the loop?

February 9, 2024

As news of the impending closure of MCI-Concord filtered out the evening of January 23, the initial shock coalesced into a single question: why wasn’t the town notified sooner? While officials are

Housing groups to collaborate on MCI-Concord land’s future

February 6, 2024

Repercussions from the governor’s decision to include the closing of MCI-Concord in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget are still echoing among local housing groups. The Concord Municipal Affordable Housing Trust expressed firm