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Leave four feet for safety

April 24, 2023

By Richard Fahlander Correspondent In an effort to improve roadway safety, a new state law requires that motorists provide a “safe passing distance” of at least four feet when passing vulnerable road

Budget for Concord250 takes shape

April 22, 2023

Plans are ramping up for the town’s 250th anniversary of the “Shot Heard ‘round the World” on April 19, 2025, according to Henry Dane, who is heading up the Concord250 committee. Where

Concord’s COAR promotes education about systemic racism

April 20, 2023

How do we talk to our children about race? What are the experiences of students of color in our towns? These are among the questions being addressed by area residents, some of

Concord educator gives back: Walking in South African shoes

April 19, 2023

Walking into the darkness of a Cape Town children’s home with no electricity in 2009, Concord resident and Middlesex School math teacher Amy Gleason had what she called “her moment.” She described

First place Concord firefighter ‘rucks’ for others

April 19, 2023

For the second year in a row, Concord firefighter Samantha McChesney placed first in her category in Tough Ruck 2023 – female first responders. The Boston Marathon-associated event has its genesis in

Gail Burr, center, shows painted hearts with Lynne Gaines of Horizons for Homeless Children, and Matt Burr.

Playspace opens at Concord family shelter

April 18, 2023

Alec Van Dyke put the finishing touches on the play areas recently opened at the Best Western Hotel that is now serving as a homeless shelter on Elm Street in Concord. He

All is Revolutionary in Concord on Patriots Day

April 17, 2023

The Revolutionary War was delayed. The crowd at the Old North Bridge shuffled in place, ears straining for the sound of drums, children craning from the their parents’ shoulders for the sight

Winds of War: Concord’s early role in the Civil War

April 14, 2023

More than 5,000 men, with their guns and drums, horses and carts, and tents and food, set up camp at the confluence of the Assabet River and Nashoba Brook, along present-day Commonwealth

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