Concord Caregiver Sarah Hope Wins National Dementia Care Award
A Concord caregiver has been recognized nationally for her work supporting people with dementia, and Town Hall rolled out a new dashboard aimed at showing residents how the town spends its grant dollars, as two committees prepare to meet Thursday.
TOWN HALL
The Town of Concord has launched a new FY26 Grants Dashboard, an online tool intended to give residents a clearer picture of how the town is leveraging grant opportunities to support community projects, according to the town's News Flash page. The dashboard adds to a run of recent town communications on infrastructure and public health that have kept residents updated through the summer.
COMMUNITY & ARTS
Sarah Hope, a Concord-based caregiver, has earned national recognition for her work supporting people living with dementia, according to a Wicked Local report published Wednesday. The recognition highlights the kind of in-home dementia care work that has become an increasingly visible need for Concord's aging population.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"Chick-Fil-A Accounts Targeted By Hackers: What MA Customers Should Know" — Massachusetts customers of the fast-food chain may have had personal data exposed after a cyberattack the company traced back to June, according to Patch. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/concord)
"Legal Pot Sales Repeal, State Primary Reform Among 9 MA Ballot Questions This Fall" — Nine questions are headed to Massachusetts voters this fall after the state's highest court rejected separate proposals on rent control and lowering the state income tax, Patch reports. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/concord)
"🌱 Patch AM: Summer Concert Series and 14 more events" — Patch's local roundup pointed readers to Concord's ongoing Summer Concert Series and more than a dozen other happenings, including a Values for Life children's program scheduled for July 25, according to Patch AM Team. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/concord)
COMING UP
The Concord Municipal Affordable Housing Trust and the MCI Concord Master Plan Committee are both scheduled to meet Thursday, July 23, according to the town's public calendar. The Trails Committee's July 28 meeting has been canceled, with a new date not yet scheduled.