Patch Facts

Five Things: A Forum on Gun Violence, DVSN Volunteer Advocate Training

A quick look at what you need to see, do and know on Jan. 16 in and around Concord.

1. Grassroots Group to Host Educational Public Forum on Gun Violence at Lincoln-Sudbury: A Sudbury-based grassroots group, Citizens for Sensible Gun Policy, will host a public educational forum entitled "Gun Violence in America: How Can We Affect Meaninful Change," at  7 p.m. at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School. The, co-sponsored by Lincoln-Sudbury Adult Education, will be moderated by Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian. 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 Central Middlesex Emergency Response Authority at 9 a.m., the Public Ceremonies & Celebrations Committee at 9 a.m., the CCHS Building/Site-Based Subcomm at 2:30 p.m., the CCHS…

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DVSN Announces Volunteer Advocate Training

The Domestic Violence Services Network is a community based organization that works to combat domestic violence in collaboration with the police departments of its 10 member towns around the Concord Area.

Concord Nonprofits Receive Grants from Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation

The Domestic Violence Service Network, Communities for Restorative Justice, the Jericho Road Project and The Nature Connection landed more than $51,000.

The Week in Review

Week in Review: Special Town Meeting Schedule, A Verrill Farm Hoedown, and a Candlelight Vigil for Domestic Violence Awareness

Here's a look back at this week's top headlines.

Autumn, Town Meeting, and the possibility of a new Concord Carlisle High School — those are just some of the topics Concordians have been talking about over the last week. Here is a look back at this past week's top headlines. On Monday, Oct. 3, we saw an image gallery of pictures from the annual fall soccer tournament, Kicks For Cancer. Photographer Frank Breen stopped by CCHS and took some shots of all the action, and philanthropy, at the yearly fundraiser for women's cancer research at the Dana Farber Institute. The Board of Selectmen officially opened the Special Town Meeting warrant early in the week. The warrant, so far, has two articles — a vote to approve the debt service associated with the proposed new CCHS building project, and …

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A Light in the Darkness

Eileen Lawson of Domestic Violence Services Network, headquartered in Concord, shares this announcement about the annual candlelight vigil to honor victims of domestic violence in Middlesex County.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The Domestic Violence Services Network's Eileen Lawson tells us here about this year's vigil. Over the past 12 months, 34 residents of Massachusetts have been killed because of domestic violence. Their ages range from 2 to 69-years-old and they lived in communities all over the Commonwealth. We are honoring each of their lives on Thursday, Oct. 13, at a Candlelight Vigil. The Vigil rotates between area towns, and this year will be held at the Acton Congregational Church, 12 Concord Road, Acton, from 6:45 to 9 p.m. Each October, during the national observance of Domestic Violence Awareness month, Domestic Violence Services Network, Inc., sponsors the Candlelight Vigil. Please join with us as we …

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