https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefsThe daily local brief for Concord, MA.en-ushttps://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-10-09https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-10-09Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Concord Police and Fire Departments said Thursday that they were actively investigating an incident at Middlesex School. They said there was no threat to the public at the time of the notice. The dispatch notice did not describe the nature of the incident.https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-10-08https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-10-08Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Routine soil sampling on a portion of the 2229 Main Street Superfund site near the Powder Mill Woods trail found localized uranium levels as high as 55 milligrams per kilogram, roughly 20 times the site cleanup level of 2.7 mg/kg. A project risk assessor confirmed that, based on the current exposure evaluation, the levels do not present an unacceptable health or safety risk to trail users or nearby residents. The trail remained open Wednesday but will close temporarily while crews remove the tainted soil and cut down additional trees.https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-10-07https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-10-07Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The town's roadway contractor is scheduled to resume reconstruction on Main Street between Route 2 and Old Bridge Road on Friday, October 9, working 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather permitting. The work includes utility casting adjustments, pavement milling and possible curb work, with police officers or flaggers on site to direct traffic. Property access will largely be maintained, though residents and businesses may see short delays entering or leaving driveways while equipment works nearby.https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-10-06https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-10-06Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000At a remote meeting Thursday, October 8, the Planning Board plans to choose one of its members for a newly formed Housing Production Plan Steering Committee. The agenda gave no other details about the committee's charge, membership or timeline. The town's current Housing Production Plan was adopted in December 2022 and expires December 20, 2027, and work on the next plan is scheduled to begin in spring 2027.https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-10-05https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-10-05Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The 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.https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-10-04https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-10-04Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000National Grid contractor Neuco Inc. begins replacing gas mains on Bedford Street (Route 62) from Monument Square to Court Lane on Monday, October 5, with night work from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. The roughly 650-foot stretch will be closed to through traffic, with a detour via Lexington Road and Old Bedford Street. The work is expected to continue for several weeks, and the schedule is weather dependent and subject to change.https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-10-03https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-10-03Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Concord-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.https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-10-02https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-10-02Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The League of Women Voters of Concord-Carlisle hosts a free hybrid forum today from 10 a.m. to noon at Concord Free Public Library on the nine statewide ballot questions headed to voters in November. Evan Horowitz, executive director of the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University, returns to the league to explain what a yes or no vote on each question would mean, drawing on the center's nonpartisan research.https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-10-01https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-10-01Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Climate Action Committee's Brad Dye and Brad Hubbard-Nelson host a public session tonight, 6–7:30 p.m., in the Main Library's Goodwin Forum. They will discuss the update to the town's 2020 Climate Action and Resilience Plan, including what has and hasn't been accomplished and proposed priorities for the next five years, and the committee is asking residents to share which climate efforts matter to them. Those who can't attend can watch Minuteman Media Network's livestream at cfpl.info/CARPupdate.https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-09-30https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-09-30Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Natural Resources Commission unanimously approved a controlled bow hunt on Town conservation land at Barrett's Mill Farm, Harrington Park, Kaveski Field and Peter Spring Field, running October 5 through December 31 to reduce significant deer damage to crops. All trails at or near the hunting areas will remain open. A limited number of lottery-selected hunters may hunt does only, Monday through Friday, from a half hour before sunrise to 10 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to a half hour after sunset, at least 100 feet from trails.https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-09-29https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-09-29Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Concord's housing and planning committees hold a joint roundtable tonight at 6 p.m. to discuss 40B developments, zoning for the MCI Concord site, and the town's municipal housing goals. The hybrid meeting is in the Public Hearing Room on the second floor of the Town House, 22 Monument Square, and online via Zoom. The Zoom link is on the meeting agenda.https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-09-28https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-09-28Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000The National Weather Service has placed Concord under a flood watch through 2 a.m. Tuesday, citing continued showers and possible thunderstorms. Monday brings showers and patchy fog with an 80% chance of precipitation, a high near 59, northeast gusts up to 22 mph and a quarter to half an inch of new rain possible, with more possible in thunderstorms. Showers continue Monday night, and the forecast improves to partly sunny skies Wednesday.https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-09-27https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-09-27Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Middlesex School announced Saturday that a bequest from the late Victor Atkins, a member of the class of 1963, is projected to have a long-term impact of more than $200 million, the largest gift in the school's history. The school has received about 40% of the donation from the Atkins estate, and the rest will come to the Lowell Road boarding and day school over time through an irrevocable trust. Atkins previously gave about $50 million toward an athletic center, dormitory, and field house that bear his family name.https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-09-26https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-09-26Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000The town is urging residents to prepare for a nor'easter this weekend. Coastal areas are expected to see the heaviest impact, but inland communities could see high winds and power outages. Officials recommend signing up for CodeRED alerts, calling 911 for downed power lines (always treat them as live), reporting fallen trees or blocked roads at 978-318-3400, and reporting outages to Concord Municipal Light Plant at 1-844-723-1287.https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-09-25https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-09-25Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Umbrella Stage Company begins preview performances of the cult horror-comedy 'Bat Boy: The Musical' Friday at 7:30 p.m. at The Umbrella Arts Center, 40 Stow Street. The run continues through November 8. Jeremy Johnson directs the show, which has music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe. Umbrella Arts recommends it for mature audiences, teens and up, and notes simulated violent and sexual acts, gunshot sounds, theatrical haze and strobe-like lighting.https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-09-24https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-09-24Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000L&G and Taurus marked the start of construction Thursday at 292–294 Baker Avenue on Novo Riverside Commons, a two-building, 201-unit apartment community. Under Massachusetts Chapter 40B guidelines, 25% of the units, or 51 apartments, will be permanently affordable. The first building is targeted for completion by the end of 2028, with the second expected to follow in 2029.https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-09-23https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-09-23Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Woods Hill Table reopened Sept. 22, weeks after a salmonella cluster that lab testing tied to 14 cases — nine employees and five customers, most of whom ate there between Aug. 20 and 22. Public Health Director Melanie Dineen, who was at the restaurant ahead of the reopening, said officials are confident the control measures in place will prevent additional illness; workers need two negative tests before returning. Owner Kristin Canty said the West Concord restaurant is "looking forward to welcoming our neighbors and friends back."https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-09-22https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-09-22Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Concord Prison Outreach brings two of its own authors to the Goodwin Forum at the Main Library tonight from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Executive Director Sam Williams will discuss "Black Son-Shine," a new poetry collection on identity, survival and transformation, and board chair Liz Rust will discuss "Love From the Inside Out," a memoir on privilege and addiction within the world of incarceration. Library programs are free to the public, supported by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library and the Library Corporation.https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-09-21https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-09-21Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House has partnered with JO – The Little Women Musical, and the collaboration launches tonight with a "Page to Stage" conversation about adapting Alcott's novel for the stage. The talk begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Concord School of Philosophy, with a suggested $20 donation. Additional virtual programming and initiatives are planned as part of the partnership.https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-09-20https://nanopress.net/concord-ma/briefs/2026-09-20Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Concord continues to experience drought conditions, and all available water supplies are operating at maximum capacity, the town says. Water customers are asked to shut off automatic irrigation systems if lawns and landscapes no longer need supplemental watering, and to keep any remaining watering to the bare minimum while accounting for rainfall. A one-day-per-week lawn watering restriction remains in effect, limited to each household's trash day.