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5 Things: Brister's Hill Bench Dedication

A quick look at what you need to see, do and know on May 22 in Concord.

1. Brister's Hill Bench Dedication: At 3 p.m. today, the Drinking Gourd Project, Save Our Heritage and the Walden Woods Project, along with the Toni Morrison Society will host a Bench by the Road Project Dedication Ceremony at Thoreau's Path at Brister's Hill in Concord. Get the details here.  2. Today in Public Meetings: According to the town website, the only public meeting posted for today is the CCHS Building Committee at 6 p.m. 3. Left Behind: Evidence of Devotion & Destruction on the Gettysburg Battlefield: In recognition of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, the Gleason Library over in Carlisle will be displaying relics resident W. Irving Heald purchased in the 1890s from The Danner Museum of Gettysburg and gifted to…

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Five Things: CCHS Building Committee, Cell Phones for Soldiers and More

A quick look at what you need to see, do and know on Jan. 30 in Concord.

1. CCHS Building Committee Meets Tonight: With reimbursment funds for the CCHS building project now reinstated, the the CCHS Building Committee is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. tonight at CCHS. 2. Today in Public Meetings: According to the town website, public meetings posted for today include: Tax Relief Committee at 8:30 a.m., the CCHS Building/Site-Based Subcomm at 2:30 p.m. and the Public Ceremonies & Celebrations at 6 p.m. 3. Cell Phones for Soldiers Collection Drive: Through Jan. 31, the Holy Family Parish Youth Ministry and the non-profit Cell Phones for Soldiers are asking Concord residents to help troops call home by donating gently-used cellular phones. Residents can donate their phones at the specially marked boxes at the …

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The 12 Most Popular Concord Patch Posts of 2012

Accidents, elections and Apocalypse Nope: A look back at the year that was in Concord.

  It’s almost impossible to be objective when considering the biggest stories of any given year. An issue of the utmost importance to one person or group may matter not at all to another segment of the population. And so, as we look back onthe year at the year that was in Concord, we're leaving the deciding up to you – or to UVs, to be more precise. What you’ll find below are the top Concord Patch posts in terms of pageviews, which is to say these are most widely read stories, polls, updates and photos galleries from 2012. It's an eclectic and surprising list, to be sure.  What you won’t find in the list below is our coverage of the school transportaiton controversy, the CCHS Building Committee's stumbles, Hurricane Sandy or the infamous "…

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Five Things: 'A Child's Christmas in Wales' Reading, Meetings and More

A quick look at what you need to see, do and know on Dec. 12 in Concord.

1. “A Child’s Christmas in Wales:" At 7 p.m. tonight at Debra's Natural Gourmet in West Concord, there will be a reading of the classic “A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” followed by Jim Leahy’s famous Christmas pudding. 2. Today in Public Meetings: According to the town website, public meetings posted for today include the Municipal Light Board at 8 a.m., the CCHS Building/ Site-based Subcomm at 2:30 p.m., the CCHS Design Subcommittee at 6 p.m., the Willard School Advisory Council at 6:30 p.m., the CCHS Building Committee at 7 p.m. and the Public Works Commission at 7:15 p.m. 3. Author Talk: Andre Dubus III: At 7 p.m. tonight at the Gleason Library in Carlisle, NYT bestselling author Andre Dubus III will discuss his experience with the …

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Five Things: CCHS Building Committee Meets Tonight

A quick look at what you need to see, do and know today in Concord.

1. CCHS Building Committee Meets Tonight: The Concord-Carlisle High Schoold Building Committee is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. tonight at CCHS and its agenda includes a project update from OMR and a chair's report featuring items on an MSBA Update and "Communications Manager." 2. 'Tis the Season to GIVE ART: Albright Art Gallery's annual crowd-pleasing holiday tradition GIVE ART, juried this year by artist Amy Goodwin, features small works by local and regional artists that are accessibly priced under $500. The exhibit runs through Jan. 6, and gift certificates and a gift registry are also available. 3. Other Public Meetings: According to the town website, other public meetings posted for today include the Tax Relief Committee at 8:30 a.m…

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Five Things: CCHS Building Committee's Back

A quick look at what you need to see, do and know today in Concord.

1. CCHS Building Committee: Meeting in full for the first time since the MSBA reinstated funding for the CCHS building project, the Building Committee will meet at 6 p.m. tonight at the High School and its agenda includes an MSBA update, contingency analysis and schedule update, among other things. 2. Earthquake Hazards and the Environment: Megaquakes and More: At 7 p.m., at the Gleason Library in Carlisle, research scientist Alan Kafka will discuss how earthquakes interact with the environment to create hazardous situations that all too often result in tragedy, and what people can do to mitigate their effects, and hopefully make ourselves less vulnerable. 3. Other Public Meetings: According to the town website, other public meetings …

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CCHS Building Committee Says 'No' to Keeping Bus Depot

Keeping the bus depot would be too costly, the committee says.

The Concord-Carlisle Building Committee on Wednesday said “No” to building around an on-site bus depot, which would allow the district’s transportation department to operate there. A week after it voted unanimously to allocate no more than $50,000 to study the possibility of keeping the bus depot on site, the CCHS Building Committee decided it would be too costly to design around the bus depot in terms of dollars and the potential impact on getting the project back in position for state reimbursement. According to the presentations on Wednesday, Sept. 12, demolition of the bus depot was presumed in the already over-budget project costs, and potential expenses accrued through altering the design plans would have had to be absorbed by the …

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CCHS Building Committee to Study Keeping Bus Depot at High School Site

Study should take place over the next few weeks, officials said.

The Concord-Carlisle High School Building Committee agreed last Tuesday to commission a study of the impact of retaining the transportation department’s bus depot on the high school site as part of a new building plan. Approval of the study was one of two significant revelations during the Sept. 4 meeting. The other was Chairman Stan Durlacher’s admission, in response to a question from the public, that Concord voters actually approved a school building project for which the presented design could not be completed for the dollar amount attached to the project. As it was explained during the meeting, renderings shown and approved previously depicted an $82 million schematic design, with a value engineering that showed where costs could be …

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Citizens Still Searching for Answers About CCHS Building Project

As officials work toward getting plans for a new CCHS “back on track,” Patch checked in with few citizens still upset over the derailment and “lack of transparency” from around the project.

The problems that have developed due to an inflated budget for the new Concord-Carlisle High School building project has upset citizens throughout Concord and Carlisle. And, while officials met last month with the Massachusetts School Building Authority regarding the district's progress efforts to get the project back on track and in line for a resumption of state funding, the major mystery still remains: How did this all happen in the first place? Speaking with members of what has been referred to as a “small, but very vocal” group upset over the mismanagement of the project, there is still resentment from the public towards aspects of the project's current course and not receiving in-depth responses to their concerns. Among the most …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: Sep. 4

First day of school, CCHS Building Committee and more today in Concord.

1. Welcome Back! Today's the first day of the 2012-2013 school year for the students of the Concord Public Schools and Concord-Carlisle Regional High School.  2. CCHS Building Committee: Meets at 6 p.m. this evening at Concord-Carlisle Regional High School, and its agenda includes correspondence, a recap from the Aug. 22 community forum recap and a discussion and vote to fund a bus depot study process. Also tonight, there could be more informatin following last week's meeting with the MSBA. 3. Other Public Meetings: Also meeting today, according to the town website, are the 2229 Main Street Committee and the Community Preservation Committee, both at 7:30 p.m. 4. How To Use Patch This School Year: With the start of the 2012-2013 school upon…

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