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Select Board Tonight: Liabilities, Solar Policy

October 5, 2026

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Select Board Meets Tonight on Liabilities, Solar Policy

The Select Board meets at 5 p.m. today at the Concord Municipal Light Plant's first-floor meeting room, 1175 Main St., rather than the Town House, and also via Zoom. Topics include long-term liabilities, a town-meeting solar rooftop policy and formal adoption of the 2025 Historic Preservation Plan. Public comment on items not on the agenda opens the meeting and is limited to 15 minutes, with no more than 3 minutes per speaker.

Town of Concord

Climate Action Committee Reviews Resilience Plan Today

The committee meets today, October 5, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. at Town House and online. The agenda includes markup of the resilience plan's built-environment section and an MCI-Concord update.

Town of Concord

Council on Aging Drum Circle at Noon Today

Mike Connors leads a drum circle today from noon to 1:00 p.m. at 1276 Main St. No experience is necessary; call to sign up.

Town of Concord

Council on Aging Hosts Musical Quiz Show Today

The musical quiz show runs today from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. at 1276 Main St.

Town of Concord

Waltham Freshman Volleyball Visits Concord-Carlisle Today

Waltham's girls freshman volleyball team plays at Concord-Carlisle today at 4:30 p.m.

MaxPreps

AllPaths Hosts Virtual Mindfulness Session Tonight

AllPaths Family Building holds a virtual peer-led mindfulness session tonight from 7 to 8 p.m. for people on a family-building journey, with guided meditation, affirmations and visualization.

AllPaths Family Building

Kerem Shalom Food Drive for Open Table Ends Today

Kerem Shalom's High Holy Days food drive for Open Table ends today. Requested items include cooking oil, coffee, tea, flour, salt, sugar and single-serving snacks for children's bags.

Kerem Shalom

Concord Libraries Close Oct. 11–12 for Indigenous Peoples' Day

The Concord Free Public Library and Fowler Branch will be closed Sunday, October 11, and Monday, October 12.

Concord Free Public Library

Concord Academy Soccer, Field Hockey Play Today

Girls varsity soccer plays The Governor's Academy at 4:30 p.m., and girls field hockey plays Worcester Academy at 5 p.m. Boys varsity soccer hosts Proctor Academy at 5 p.m. at the Moriarty Athletic Campus.

Concord Academy

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