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Concord Planning Board Votes to Fix Flawed Mixed-Use Waiver Provision Before Town Meeting

CONCORD — April 14, 2026 — Concord Planning Board unanimously deleted a disputed waiver provision from a mixed-use zoning bylaw article headed to Annual Town Meeting. At its April 14 hybrid meeting, the board accepted Town Counsel's advice that a sentence in section 4.2.3.7 of the

Concord-Carlisle School Committee Drops Cell Phone Survey, Awaits State Law

CONCORD — April 14, 2026 — Concord-Carlisle School Committee shelves cell phone survey as state legislation nears passage. At its April 14 Zoom meeting, the committee voted unanimously to abandon its draft community survey on cell phone use, with Chair Tracy Waterson and members including Carrie Rankin and Andrew Kelliher agreeing

Concord Select Board Unanimously Declines to Alter IHRA Antisemitism Proclamation

CONCORD — April 13, 2026 — Concord Select Board takes no action on IHRA antisemitism proclamation, seats MCI master plan committee. After each member offered individual statements and 14 public speakers addressed the board, all five members — Chair Mark Howell, Clerk Wendy Rovelli, and members Paul Boehm, Mary Hartman, and Cameron McKennitt

Concord Select Board Names Rovelli to Lead New MCI Prison Site Planning Committee

CONCORD — April 6, 2026 — Concord Select Board dissolves MCI Advisory Board and names Clerk Wendy Rovelli to lead new seven-member Master Plan Committee targeting a zoning package within six to eight months. The board voted 4-1 Monday to nominate Rovelli as the Select Board's representative on

Concord-Carlisle School Committee Approves Bus Driver Pay Hike to Address Route Shortage

CONCORD — April 1, 2026 — Concord-Carlisle School Committee approves bus driver pay increases and hiring bonuses to address a growing route-staffing shortage. The joint Concord and Concord-Carlisle Regional School Committee voted unanimously April 1 to authorize a 2 percent immediate pay increase for bus drivers — carried through the

Concord Planning Board Continues Gas Station Renovation Review, Endorses ANR Split

CONCORD — March 24, 2026 — Concord Planning Board continues review of a proposed country store and gas station renovation at 166 Commonwealth Avenue, while unanimously endorsing a residential lot split at 49 Willard Common. Attorney Jonathan Silverstein of Blatman, Bobrowski, Haverty and Silverstein LLC presented plans for Concord Country Store, LLC

Concord Select Board Unanimously Backs Capital Plan, Conservation Fund for Town Meeting

CONCORD — March 23, 2026 — Concord Select Board cleared seven Annual Town Meeting articles and moved to launch the MCI Concord Master Plan Committee at its March 23 meeting. The board voted unanimously to recommend affirmative action on Article 11, the $4,628,420 capital improvement plan to be funded through

Concord Finance Committee clears $5.8 million in capital and facilities articles

CONCORD — March 19, 2026 — Concord Finance Committee unanimously backed a $4.6 million capital plan and cleared two other warrant articles at its March 19 meeting. The committee voted 14-0 to recommend affirmative action on Article 11, the FY27 capital improvement and debt plan, choosing to transfer $1,550,

Concord School Committee March Meeting Left Without a Public Record

CONCORD — March 18, 2026 — A recording failure leaves Concord's March 18 School Committee meeting without a public record. The community access TV feed for the meeting yielded only a single recoverable audio fragment — a repeated "I don't know" timestamped at roughly 46 minutes into

Concord Board of Health Issues Largest-Ever On-Site Septic Permit, Hears Inspector Departure

CONCORD — March 18, 2026 — Concord Board of Health issues its largest-ever on-site septic permit and absorbs an inspector departure. Public Health Director Melanie Dineen reported that the board issued a permit for a 9,990-gallon-per-day septic system at Forest Ridge Road — the maximum allowable without

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