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A long-awaited solar panel overhaul is underway at the former town landfill. In Concord’s broader push for green energy, a rooftop panel project at the middle school has hit delays. Other possible projects remain on the shelf. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
Ray of light? Landfill solar project advances as others lag
Solar supporters see room for improvement as delays and disagreements plague efforts at municipal and school sites.
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A five-year-old calculation error is hitting Concordians’ electricity bills for what will add up to about $400 more over five years for a household with average electricity use. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
A little short: CMLP billing error will cost customers
A five-year-old calculation error is hitting Concordians’ electricity bills.
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The 40-minute film follows folk/rock band "The Anna & Mickey Show" as they prepare for their first studio recording. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
Going ‘Home’ again: New documentary spotlights folk band
The 40-minute film follows folk/rock band "The Anna & Mickey Show" as they prepare for their first studio recording.
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The town expects to temporarily close the Powder Mill Woods trail after soil sampling turned up elevated uranium levels on a nearby portion of the 2229 Main Street Superfund site. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
Breaking: Trail closing expected after new uranium finding at 2229 Main Superfund site
A project risk assessor said levels don't present an "unacceptable" risk to trail users or nearby residents, per the town.
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A rare form of bile duct cancer cut short Nick Ressler's life in 2001 at age 14. On October 10, the Nick Ressler Blood Drive returns for its 25th consecutive year. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
More than 400 students graduated with the CCHS class of ’76. About 140 came back for the reunion at the Nashawtuc Country Club, some from as far as California and Oregon. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
A half-century later, the spirit of ’76 endures as CCHS classmates reunite
Out of more than 400 graduates, about 140 returned for their 50 year reunion at the Nashawtuc Country Club last month.
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The School Committee is reviewing a proposed 20-year agreement with Solect Energy Development LLC that would allow the company to install, own, and operate solar panels on the middle school building. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
Before going solar at middle school, School Committee wants answers
“I don’t want to run into a 20-year decision in haste. I mean, it’s a long time.”
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"It is not just taking on harder classes or navigating a bigger building. It’s being trusted with more freedom and learning how to handle it." concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
Test of time: A CCHS freshman’s challenge of self-direction
In high school, there’s much more freedom. The catch is that you are expected to know how to use it.
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#TCBSportsSaturday: Concord-Carlisle volleyball employed strong serving, defense, and a balanced attack to defeat Shawsheen Tech in straight sets with 12 aces, 49 digs, and 32 kills. The victory came on Digs for Cancer night, extending the Patriots’ winning streak. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
On Digs for Cancer night, volleyball tops Shawsheen
The Patriots employed strong serving, defense, and a balanced attack to extend their winning streak.
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With a Sectionals berth on the line, Concord-Carlisle golfers took care of business on September 24, defeating Acton-Boxborough, 229-239, at Quail Ridge to punch their ticket to the postseason. #TCBSportsSaturday concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
Golf lands a postseason spot, besting A-B and Boston Latin
With a Sectionals berth on the line, Concord-Carlisle golfers took care of business on September 24 at Quail Ridge.
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At Memorial Field for the first time this season, Concord-Carlisle field hockey wrestled Wellesley to a 1-1 draw on September 22 — an arduous but auspicious home opener, given that the Red Raiders are a perennial powerhouse coming off a 16-2 season in 2025. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
CCHS field hockey battles to draw, 1-1, vs. perennial power Wellesley
The game was an auspicious home opener for the Pats, given that the Red Raiders are coming off a 16-2 season in 2025.
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It’s been more than a decade since Concord last had major multifamily construction. The 201-unit Novo Riverside Commons is now one of two major projects underway. Others could follow. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
Building boom accelerates as Novo project breaks ground
More than a decade after Concord’s last major multifamily construction, the 201-unit Novo is now one of two projects underway.
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Almost all of Concord’s firefighters cycled through Worcester’s training facility thanks to a grant of roughly $21,000 from the Leary Firefighters Foundation. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
Concord firefighters get rare ‘live fire’ training
For crews that sometimes go months without a significant structure fire, it was a welcome opportunity to practice.
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Ten Concord students currently use augmentative and alternative communication devices. A grant will allow the school to “provide these devices for regular ed classrooms so that the regular ed teacher, the other students, and other staff” can learn to use them too. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
‘It’s their voice’: Technology helps Thoreau students communicate
“For a lot of these kids, control is hard ... giving them as much autonomy and independence as possible is really huge.”
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Advocates say they’ve seen a “significant uptick” in Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity at Hanscom. With their webcam request denied by Hanscom’s civilian director, Hanscom Field Advisory Commission members want to hear what the Air Force has to say. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
ICE webcams rejected, Hanscom advisers to seek Air Force input
Advocates aren’t taking no for an answer when it comes to tracking immigration detainee flights.
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9:17 p.m. A caller reported a person in a full tuxedo came out of the woods onto Walden Street and almost walked in front of his car. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
Concord Police log highlights: September 9-15, 2026
A Concord Bridge-curated list of police call log incidents and arraignment updates on recent arrests.
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After the untimely death of director, cinematographer, and Concord-Carlisle High School graduate Sebastián Lasaosa Rogers last year, his parents are helping carry his work forward: “Freeing Juanita” will screen next month at CineFest Latino Boston. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
Concord filmmaker’s work lives on through ‘Freeing Juanita’
A year after Sebastián Lasaosa Rogers' death, his parents remain dedicated to sharing his work.
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The district’s focus on bias and hate comes after a federal investigation into its handling of antisemitism, a subsequent agreement with the DOJ to update its policies, and incidents including racist graffiti found in a Concord-Carlisle High School restroom. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
Climate/culture panel gears up with guidance for School Committee
The committee will review school climate and culture three times during the academic year per the latest framework.
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Barring an appeal from a project opponent, Town Manager Kerry Lafleur said, New York-based Wireless Edge plans to start work this fall and power up antennas in spring 2027. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
Cell tower expected to flower in spring at former landfill
Barring an appeal from a project opponent, New York-based Wireless Edge plans to start work this fall.
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After a bruising approval process, a larger debate about race, bias, and historic preservation still simmers. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
‘A long process’: Trail markers weeks away from installation
Reaching an accord took new rounds of pointed, and at times personal, debate.
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"Autumn means lots of new books get released, many long and heavy..." concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
Reviews & Views: Celebrating the rise of fall’s robust reads
Autumn means lots of new books get released, many long and heavy.
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Victor Atkins, a member of the Middlesex School class of 1963 has left his Concord alma mater “an extraordinary gift with a projected long-term impact of more than $200 million,” the private academy announced Saturday. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
‘Transformational’: Late alumnus leaves Middlesex School projected +$200 million gift
Middlesex officials said the bequest from the late Victor Atkins is the largest the school has ever received.
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A prosecutor has conceded that signs targeting schools Superintendent Laurie Hunter bore “innocuous political slogans.” Alleged signmaker John Grace isn’t off the hook: The prosecution still says he committed a crime. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
ADA: Grace sign’s location, not text, violated court order
Prosecutors are focused on a display on Old Bedford Road, along schools Superintendent Laurie Hunter's route to work.
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The students are long gone. Town Facilities Department workers now walk the halls of Peabody School. What comes next is still up for discussion. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
Town sites called ‘golden opportunity’ despite consultant report
Hope remains for affordable housing despite consultants' worries of financial and zoning challenges.
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Town staff reported the independent candidate to state authorities after questioning signatures on a petition to qualify for the November ballot, Town Clerk Kaari Mai Tari told The Concord Bridge. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
Signatures on Senate hopeful’s ballot petition draw scrutiny
Town staff reported Shiva Ayyadurai to state authorities over questioned petition signatures for the November ballot.
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The Highland Street project is seeking funding through the town’s Community Preservation Act process. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
More than pocket change needed for proposed pocket park
The Highland Street project is seeking funding through the town’s Community Preservation Act process.
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Concord could be looking at a future with more buses, safer crossings, and streets designed to slow drivers down. That’s if everything in the new Comprehensive Transportation Strategy makes it to reality. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
‘Safe by design’: Roads strategy depends on unspecified funding
Concord could be looking at a future with more buses, safer crossings, and streets designed to slow drivers down.
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Parents say their concerns go beyond cellphones to other ed tech and "edutainment tools." concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
Schools examining tech use across multiple cohorts
Parents say their concerns go beyond cellphones to other ed tech and "edutainment tools."
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Laboratory testing put the salmonella case count at 14, Concord Public Health Director Melanie Dineen told The Concord Bridge. That included nine employees and five customers. concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
Woods Hill Table reopens
“We are open and looking forward to welcoming our neighbors and friends back," owner Kristin Canty said.
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