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CCHS, Middlesex CC Launch Dual-Enrollment Program
October 3, 2026
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CCHS Launches Dual-Enrollment Partnership for College Credit
Concord-Carlisle High School has launched its first dual-enrollment partnership with Middlesex Community College, and 46 students are earning transferable college credit this fall in Anatomy & Physiology or Introduction to Sociology. The courses are taught at CCHS within the regular school schedule by Rebecca Mahoney and Chris Gauthier, who meet the college's teaching qualifications and whose syllabi the college approved. Eligible students can use grant funding to cover costs.
Concord-Carlisle High School
Fall DropOff/SwapOff Runs Today at Public Works
Concord Public Works' Fall DropOff/SwapOff is today, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 135 Keyes Road. DropOff items require preregistration and payment; SwapOff items do not.
Town of Concord
Community Preservation Committee Holds Site Visits Today
The committee begins site visits at 8 a.m. today at the Concord Free Public Library and ends at the Concord Museum. The agenda lists the full itinerary.
Town of Concord
Fowler Library Holds Saturday Morning Storytime
Fowler Branch Library hosts storytime with stories, music and crafts for children ages 5 and under today, 11:00 to 11:45 a.m.
Concord Free Public Library
MassDOT Overnight Bridge Work Brings Main Street Lane Changes
MassDOT is milling, repairing and paving the Main Street (Route 62) bridge over the Assabet River, nightly from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. for several weeks. Traffic will alternate through a single lane, with delays expected.
Town of Concord
Fall Water Main Flushing Begins Monday
Fall water main flushing starts Monday, October 5, running weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. across designated neighborhood utility zones.
Town of Concord
OARS River Cleanup Runs Today in Concord and Two Other Towns
OARS' river cleanup is today, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with sites in Bedford, Concord and Framingham. Advance registration and a waiver are required.
OARS
NESA Artists Open Concord-Area Studios Today
New England Sculptors Association Open Studios runs today, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. In Concord, visit Janice Corkin Rudolf at 21 Thoreau Street and Elisa Adams at 143 Elsinore Street (12:30–4 p.m.).
New England Sculptors Association
C-C Boys Soccer Hosts Belmont at 3 p.m. Today
Concord-Carlisle hosts Belmont in varsity boys soccer today at 3 p.m. at Concord-Carlisle High School.
MaxPreps
Concord-Carlisle Hosts North Andover in Field Hockey
Concord-Carlisle plays North Andover in varsity field hockey today at 5:30 p.m. in Concord.
MaxPreps
Concord Art Accepts Final Yart Sale Donations Today
Concord Art takes its last donations today, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., accepting small art and other eligible items. The Yart Sale is October 10.
Concord Art
Thomas Moore and Richard Higgins Discuss 'The Cure at Walden Pond'
Moore and Higgins discuss Moore's book today, 2 to 3 p.m., at a Walden Woods Project event co-hosted by the Thoreau Alliance.
The Walden Woods Project
Concord Schools Announce October Bike, Walk & Roll Dates
Group rides and walks start October 7 at Thoreau School and Concord Middle School, then CCHS on October 9, Alcott on October 13 and Willard on October 14. Concord police will support key crossings.
The Concord Bridge
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