The Town Meeting item comes via the Concord-Carlisle High School Sunrise Club. It urges the town to “adopt and negotiate a ratepayer composting plan.” concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Town lawyers are hitting back at former CFO Anthony Ansaldi for “outlandish and conspiratorial complaints” in a Superior Court lawsuit. Ansaldi is standing his ground and maintains he found Concord breaking the law during his 20-month stint managing its books. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

This comes just over 18 months after an agreement with Acton collapsed. Concord officials are optimistic about their new proposal even as Carlisle leaders hedge their bets. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Election security remains a third rail at the national level, but Concord leaders insist their system is solid — from in-person balloting to mail-in tallies. Election Day in Concord is Tuesday, so read on ... and #vote: concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

It’s a tale of two campaigns — at least when it comes to money. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Catch up on Concord election day 2026 right here: concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

A normal Patriots Day parade attracts roughly 10,000 attendees. Officials are expecting “a little more than that,” Tourism Manager Beth Williams said at a recent meeting with business leaders, “but nowhere near what we saw” in 2025. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Billy the Kid might be out of luck when it comes to actual voting. This month, however, the Wild West gunslinger was one of a few unconventional write-ins on a stack of Concord test ballots. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Breaking: A pickup truck came off Route 2 and smashed into a Concord residential development Saturday afternoon. Latest: concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

A day after a developer said Sally’s Apizza’s would-be Elm Street storefront was up for grabs, restaurant brass insisted they’re still coming to Concord. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

In a Select Board race that could come down to the wire, office-seekers are lauding cooler heads while still calling out differences. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

In the early ’90s, just under a third of residents were over 50. Come 2025, more than half were 50 or older. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

The developers of a 237-unit Forest Ridge Road apartment project could start construction this summer, according to Town Manager Kerry Lafleur. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

When it came time to balance the Concord Municipal Light Plant’s checkbook for 2024, staff found a discrepancy of roughly $170,000. The town controls CMLP’s bank account. The light plant keeps another record... concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Select Board members admit they broke the state’s Open Meeting Law as they drafted a proclamation denouncing anti-Jewish hate. It wasn’t intentional, Chair Mark Howell said March 10, but the panel should “be more careful.” concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Voting is already underway in this month’s town election. As the campaign enters its final days, candidates are answering questions about everything from prison redevelopment to hate and bias in schools. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Concord just added another way to cast an early ballot. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Public Works Director Alan Cathcart will retire his post this spring. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Prosecutors doubled down this month on claims that Concordian John Grace broke the law with at least one alleged sign criticizing schools Superintendent Laurie Hunter. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Good news about your local newspaper! We are grateful for your readership and support as we continue to write the first draft of Concord's history: concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Nearly three years after its proposal, crews might soon break ground on the 201-unit Novo Riverside Commons. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

While the Select Board race simmers — and with a string of candidate forums scheduled next week — Drew Magliozzi, Stephan Bader, and Karlen Reed are charting disparate paths through a campaign cycle sans slings and arrows. Campaign update: concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Don't fall for it, Concord. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

After divergent early approaches, both candidates in this year’s lone contested town race are trying to branch out. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Harbingers of spring: sprouting daffodils, chirping robins, and, in Concord, political yard signs. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Select Board members hoped acrimony would subside after they voted to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s antisemitism definition. The back-and-forth has continued — and members are now facing a set of Open Meeting Law complaints. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Running 21st-century tech in historic homes requires workarounds. This winter, Concord families showcased how they're figuring it out. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Officials are pumping the brakes on a proposed West Concord cell antenna after neighbors rallied against the project. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

It might not feel like swimming weather, but it’s time for would-be Walden Pond lifeguards to dust off their applications. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Select Board hopefuls Dean Banfield and Sam Hiersteiner are this year’s only town candidates facing off in a contested race. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Problems with the crossing’s mechanical gates due to snow and road salt are to blame, a Commuter Rail spokesperson said. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

“I totally regret ever having met him,” Martin Nowak told The Concord Bridge when asked in a phone conversation earlier this month about his relationship with Epstein. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

The school’s generator was “operating as designed,” Principal Justin Cameron said in an email to families, and powering roughly 75% of the building. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

One measurement reported by the National Weather Service put Concord’s snowfall at 17 inches. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Concordians of all ages (and species, apparently) got to work digging out from the #blizzard on Monday. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Hopefuls can still mount a write-in or sticker campaign, but as far as the official ballot goes, the Select Board offers the only contested race this year as Dean Banfield and Sam Hiersteiner vie for the seat held by Mark Howell. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Legal motions are piling up in the case against a Concord man accused of harassing schools Superintendent Laurie Hunter. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Stay safe, Concord: concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Gentile, a Democrat, announced this month that he would not seek another term representing the 13th Middlesex District, which includes part of Concord. The sitdown: concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Project plans include a crosswalk from the now-shuttered gas station to the memorial park at Commonwealth Avenue and Laws Brook Road. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

A revamped gas station and country store could sell old-time candy, toys, and more at the former E & S Mobile Service on Commonwealth Avenue... concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

The leaders of Minute Man Arc, a non-profit that supports people with disabilities, are excited about their recent swing toward an electric van fleet. As the state urges wider electric vehicle adoption, other Concord groups are weighing their own projects. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Breaking: A court order has halted removal of dirt piles at a controversial site near the Rotary: concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

After her home burned, Nancy Allam has spent much of the past year navigating the emotions of this loss — and the frustrations of local bureaucracy — as she tries to rebuild. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Gentile, a Sudbury resident, has championed a range of initiatives, including hybrid participation in Town Meeting. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

The town has 95 official “barns,” but they’re not all necessarily on farms. Some household pets count toward the census. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Critics want Massport to at least help track trips, if not halt them entirely. They’ve flagged a range of legal tools, ranging from the constitutional “Anti-Commandeering Doctrine” to a decades-old “60-seat rule” for Hanscom flights. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

The demolition will make way for a new emergency department as part of a major campus overhaul. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

As they slash most wish list items, officials are adding funding for legal fees and accommodating raises for emergency dispatchers in their $65.8 million spending package. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

After a review threat from its rating agency, Concord managed to keep its sterling score, avoiding a potential downgrade that could have quickly hit taxpayers. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...