Town Meeting: Article 15 Fails, CMLP Internet Expansion Funded

By turns tense and workmanlike, Concord's annual Town Meeting on Tuesday tackled 11 articles on Tuesday night, voting down only a petitioner's bid to "Address Educational and Fiscal Concerns in the Concord Public Schools."

  Below you'll find a summary of articles and actions from the second night of Concord's annual Town Meeting, held Tuesday, April 23 at Concord-Carlisle High School. For opening night coverage, click here. And be sure to stay tuned to Patch for continuing coverage of Town Meeting. Article 8, Concord Public School Renovations Town Meeting easily passed a $795,000 appropriation for remodeling, reconstructing, extraordinary repairs or related work at various Concord Public Schools. According to Maureen Spada, the presenter for the School Committee, the lion’s share of these funds will be put toward electrical improvements, roofing and HVAC work at the Peadoby and Sanborn schools, while a smaller portion will go toward heating and paving work …

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Valerie Tratnyek

12:13 pm on Wednesday, April 24, 2013

I believe the school committee member meant "parents". He was talking about the new educator evaluator system that the Department of Education is putting into place, and I believe there is a parent survey as part of it. That is something I will follow up on. It is important to note, that like the TELL (teacher survey) the results will be only be analyzed and posted by the Dept. of Ed if they get …   more ›

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Five Things: Storytime with a Police Officer, CPC Meets and More

A quick look at what you need to see, do and know on Dec. 10 in Concord.

1. Police Officer To Read at Storytime: Officer Sylvia Toumayan, CPD's K-9 officer, will be the guest reader at storytime at 10 a.m. this morning at the Concord Free Public Library. Children ages 3 and older are invited to hear Officer Toumayan read Officer Buckle And Gloria by Peggy Rathmann, and then they will meet Charik, Concord’s K-9 handled by Officer Toumayan. 2. Community Preservation Committee Meets Tonight: Meeting at 7:30 p.m. tonight at 141 Keyes Road, the CPC's agenda includes a review and approval of draft recommendations, a review and vote of draft project conditions, a review of a draft warrant article for 2013's annual Town Meeting and a review of a draft annual report.                            3. Looking for Gifts and …

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Five Things: Physician to Share 'Invisible Wounds of War'

A quick look at a few things to see, do and know today in Concord.

1. The Invisible Wounds of War: As part of the Concord Festival of Authors, physician John A. Parrish will discuss "his wartime work in Vietnam and his 40-year struggle with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder" at 7:30 p.m. this evening at Emerson Hospital's Chenery Conference Room. 2. American Revolution Round Table: The true meaning of Paul Revere's ride will be the topic at 7 p.m. tonight at Minute Man National Historical Park, at 250 North Great Rd, Lincoln, where David Hackett Fisher will read from "Paul Revere's Ride" and Lincoln Minute Men re-enactors Rick Wiggin and Jim Hogan will discuss the book. To reserve a place, contact moderator Mel Bernstein at mbern9@gmail.com or 781-259-9926. 3. Today in Public Meetings: According to the town …

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Selectmen Review Preliminary Proposed CPA Projects

A facelift for the Town House tops the list; selectmen call for more detail in preliminary CPA project presentations.

Monday night, Town Manager Chris Whelan, immediately preceeding a glowing evaluation from the Board of Selectmen, informed the board about possible Community Preservation Act projects that could be taken up for the end of the year. The Community Preservation Act is a piece of legislation signed into law in 2000 by Governor Patrick that allowed more funding for capital improvements to various areas noted as part of overall communal preservation in 148 town and cities across the commonwealth. The preliminary discussion focused on a number of possible projects and their estimated costs including: The total of all potential projects was estimated at $2,195,000. However, there is only $1,100,000 in the projected CPA funds for 2012, with another…

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Preserving Our Community

Shopping local and maintaining the character of Concord.

  Good morning and welcome to the last day of 11-11. Yes, the holiday frenzy is in full swing now. And to reiterate, my fellow Patch contributors and I highly recommend purchasing as many of your holiday gifts as possible from our independent retailers in Concord. The Concord Indies offer everything from replacement bulbs for Christmas tree lights (Vanderhoof’s Hardware) to Hanukkah candles (Concord Hand Designs) to European designer jeans (French Lessons), and stunning hand-crafted jewelry (Merlin’s Silver Star). The options go on and on and I plan to do as much of my holiday shopping in town as possible. As you read in Stefanie’s post last week, according to the website The 3/50 Project, “For every $100 spent in locally owned independent…

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Orchard House Digs Into Centennial Prep for Preservation’s Sake

Historic home preparing for 100th anniversary as a museum.

The following information was provided by Jan Turnquist, Executive Director of Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House. In anticipation of its 100th birthday as a museum, Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House is digging into preparations — literally! Officially opened to the public on May 27, 1912 (Memorial Day weekend), Orchard House will hold a festive party on its grounds during Memorial Day weekend of 2012. All are invited, so save the date! The Concord School of Philosophy, founded by Bronson Alcott in 1879, will play an important role in that celebration, so much-needed work will be done on the School this fall to ensure its survival, with the added bonus of having it look its best in the spring. An early birthday present of sorts came in the …

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Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House

1:46 pm on Monday, October 24, 2011

We're sharing some photos of The School of Philosophy being readied for restoration by the [extremely careful] insertion of tons of steel beams atop cribbing piles. Certainly an exciting time to see preservation at work!   more ›

Potential 2012 CPA Projects: A New Fence at Sleepy Hollow, A New Wall at Hutchins, and More

Suggested projects for next year's Community Preservation funds.

The Board of Selectmen discussed potential projects this week that town department heads and committee members have suggested may be appropriate uses of Community Preservation funds. While no official decisions have been made about next year's CPA projects, here is a look at what's on the top of the list. Suggested Projects: Regardless of which projects are selected as potential CPA fund recipients, any such projects and issuance of funds would have to be approved by the 2012 annual Town Meeting. All together, the suggested projects total $622, 500. The projected available CPA funds of 2012 total $1 million, with a current CPA land reserve balance of $270,000. The Community Preservation Act is a Massachusetts General Law that allows …

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