The town overshot its legal budget by nearly 50%, and staff have tweaked plans in hopes of avoiding a repeat. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

A $175,000 grant for a Concord-Carlisle High School bathroom building tops the list. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Almost everyone involved says they’re on board, in theory, with proposed Concord Black Heritage Trail Markers. How the signs will look in practice remains the issue — and to some, what seems like a dispute over aesthetics reflects a larger problem. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Water rates will increase 12.5%, hitting the average residential customer for an extra $108.34 over the next year. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Alan Cathcart cleaned out his office this month after three decades in town and nearly seven years in his department’s top job. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Select Board Chair Wendy Rovelli relayed what she described as the state’s “request” for 800 to 1,000 units. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

The Historic Districts Commission is set for a Black Heritage Trail markers vote on Wednesday night. The Select Board could discuss the signs at its June 22 meeting. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Do you know the feeling? concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Officials had hoped to launch the program in July. That was always a “moving goal,” Fire Chief Brian Whitney told The Concord Bridge. Now, the town is eyeing a September start. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Scott Newman, 52, of Natick, changed his plea this month, just under a year after police arrested him in an interstate sting. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

A disability accommodation is among several adjustments under consideration amid lingering frustrations with Concord’s centuries-old but sparsely attended #TownMeeting form of self-government. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Concord voters will again help settle a race for a seat on the oft-overlooked Governor’s Council: Incumbent Mara Dolan, a Concord resident, will face Margie Palladino in the District 3 Democratic primary. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

It's not just a bug bite ... Be careful of ticks, Concord! concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Depending on whom you ask, the 2229 Main Street Superfund site could be a developer’s delight or a tract haunted by its toxic history. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

A reflective silhouette of Henry David #Thoreau has a new home — right outside the house where the “ #Walden ” author was born. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

As redevelopment talks continue, state crews have been removing razor wire that once topped MCI-Concord’s walls. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Judge Michael Welsh extended a harassment prevention order against John Grace after schools Superintendent Laurie Hunter spent roughly 40 minutes testifying in Westborough District Court. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

The often perfunctory process of choosing new Select Board officers this year featured a standing-room-only crowd, accusations of a backroom deal, and revelations of a late-night surgery. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Those who hate the roar and exhaust of gas-powered leaf blowers could soon get a break. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Select Board Chair Wendy Rovelli says “it will be a crisis” when developers behind a proposed Hanscom Field hangar expansion project drop a long-awaited environmental report. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Signs would stand at eight to 10 significant spots, including Holy Family Church, where Frederick Douglass once spoke. They would be mounted on posts, making the whole display roughly six feet tall. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

When Concord Veterans Officer Dick Krug started, he had roughly 1,500 former military members in town, he told The Bridge. These days, he said, there are fewer than 500. #MemorialDay concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Time to suit up? Construction workers were in their final sprint as of last week to get a new Walden Pond bathhouse ready for this year’s summer crush ahead of #MemorialDay weekend. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

The criminal case stays in Concord, and John Grace is due back in court next month. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

“What is it about Concord that we want to memorialize?” Select Board member Mary Hartman asked colleagues last month. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

The town is seeking state approval to add #TownMeeting remote participation options that could let people vote from their couch in future sessions and hopefully draw more residents into the process. Beacon Hill has yet to act, but Concord’s delegation is on board. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Town officials say they aren’t giving up, and they’re pushing other efforts to plug Concord’s gaps. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Tree lovers, rejoice: Concord’s push to plant 250 trees around the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution’s start has reached its goal. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

NEW: They haven’t made a decision yet, but state leaders say they’d prefer a bridge in place of the much-maligned Route 2 rotary. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Candidate Ravi Simon will be the only name on the ballot in his race to succeed his former boss, retiring state Rep. Carmine Gentile. Meanwhile, Concord’s Mara Dolan may have a challenger if she wants to stay on the state Governor’s Council. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Get the rundown on the (money) race for Concord elected offices: concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Faced with dueling proposals, voters sided with the kids. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

A late-night, razor-thin vote on cell tower rezoning is stirring up fresh calls to reform Town Meeting. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Check out our first NENPA Newsroom Spotlight. We took a closer look inside @concordbridgema.bsky.social to see how they’re building momentum and making an impact in their community. It’s a powerful example of what focused local journalism can do. Learn more: www.nenpa.com/newsroom-spo...

As spring begins, officials are again seeing green across well-manicured Concord campuses... concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Concord’s residential tax exemption (RTE) is “inefficient” and should probably be replaced, town task force members say. Whether the Select Board removes this political third rail remains an open question... concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

With red lights cast on local buildings and a somber interstate trip, Concord turned out this past weekend to honor late CFD Capt. Bill Noke. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

This week’s fire affected the 1994 wing — the same section hit by a 2021 blaze. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Concord's 2026 Annual Town Meeting is set to wrap up tonight. Follow our live coverage from gavel to gavel! concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Miss the first night of #TownMeeting? We've got you covered: concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

The proposal to loosen the town's restrictions on siting wireless towers and antennas fell just one vote short of the 2/3 majority needed to pass. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Affordable Housing Trust members had envisioned as many as six units on what’s now an empty, state-owned lot at 91B Main Street. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Breaking: Thoreau Elementary School will be closed Tuesday after a late-night fire broke out in a classroom ceiling Monday, officials announced. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Big meeting, big stakes: From cell towers to the town’s portfolio of municipal buildings (Article 12), nearly 50 warrant articles will be up for consideration during 2026 Town Meeting, starting April 27, at 6:30 p.m. at CCHS (& covered live on concordbridge.org). concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

A “yes” vote on Town Meeting Article 30 will urge — but not require — the Select Board to adopt a policy of placing solar panels atop certain new public buildings. Tune in to our live Town Meeting coverage at concordbridge.org starting at 6:30 p.m. Monday. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Crews felled dead trees as part of a larger plan to restore forests within Minute Man National Historical Park and left a tangle of tree stumps and logs behind. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Town officials say they’ve closed a roughly $170,000 accounting gap that surfaced amid a larger reckoning about financial issues. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Officials tout what Finance Committee Chair Lois Wasoff recently termed a “unique moment” as sites like the shuttered state prison and Peabody School sit vacant. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

Our #PatriotsDay package featuring photos by Ken McGagh and reporting and video by Dakota Antelman: concordbridge.org/index.php/20...

“It’s not spring in Concord until we roll out the brass cannons." concordbridge.org/index.php/20...