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Sunday, September 20, 2026

Concord home sale tops $10.6 million as family trust transfers dominate deed activity.

From Concord News

• Light Board votes to rebut open meeting complaint. Concord Light Board voted 5-0 to rebut a resident's open meeting law complaint over closed-door energy talks, with Town Counsel Meena Makarius calling it untimely but addressing it anyway. The response goes to the resident and the attorney general's office.Concord News
• MCI panel told Route 2 redesign may wait until 2030s. Concord's MCI redevelopment committee learned the Route 2 interchange redesign, with no direct curb cut for the roughly 700-unit MCI site, may not break ground until the early 2030s. A draft MCI zoning district heads to a Nov. 10 joint meeting.Concord News
• Light Board hears clean fiscal 2025 audit results. Concord Light Plant Board heard its fiscal 2025 audit found no material weaknesses and net income of $6.7 million, even as 2027 power costs near $87 per megawatt hour, up from $70. A governance overhaul adding elected seats was previewed but not voted on.Concord News
• Finance panel confirms Concord's staffing outpaces peer towns. Concord's Finance Committee confirmed the town employs 13.9 general-government workers per 1,000 residents, the highest of six towns compared. The panel also heard the pension system's unfunded liability has grown to $279 million townwide.Concord News
• Select Board weighs housing options, approves cemetery marker. Concord's Select Board reviewed a study finding redevelopment of the Peabody and Ripley schools and a third site could generate roughly $10 million and 66 housing units. Members also approved a Black Heritage Historical Trail Marker outside Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.Concord News
• Concord real estate sale tops $10.6 million. Concord News's latest deed roundup found a $10.6 million sale led the week's real estate activity, with family trust transfers accounting for much of the recorded deed filings across town.Concord News

Today in Concord

• Zoning session set for MCI Concord redevelopment. The town will hold a zoning information session Oct. 6 at 5:30 p.m. in the Town House Hearing Room to explain how zoning will shape future development at the former MCI Concord prison site.Town of Concord
• Preregistration opens for Oct. 3 DropOff/SwapOff event. Concord Public Works is hosting its Fall DropOff/SwapOff Event Saturday, Oct. 3 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 133/135 Keyes Road. Residents must preregister for a specific drop-off time and pre-pay online.Town of Concord
• Town posts voter guide ahead of Nov. 3 election. Concord has published essential dates, deadlines and local voting options ahead of the Nov. 3 state election, part of a push to get residents election-ready.Town of Concord
• Town launches FY26 grants dashboard. Concord has posted a new FY26 Grants Dashboard giving residents a clearer view of how the town is leveraging grant opportunities to support the community.Town of Concord
• Emerson family art exhibition closes Sept. 30. The Concord Free Public Library's exhibition on Edward Waldo Emerson, son of Ralph Waldo Emerson, featuring rare works and pieces from its William Munroe Special Collections, closes Sept. 30 on the Main Library's first floor.Concord Free Public Library
• Library hosts first Sustainable Boo!Tique Oct. 6. The Concord Free Public Library will hold its first Sustainable Boo!Tique Tuesday, Oct. 6 from 5 to 7 p.m. with Alex Makes Art, letting residents swap and craft Halloween costumes instead of buying new.Concord Free Public Library
• Library picks statewide read for September book clubs. The Concord Free Public Library is joining communities statewide in reading Nothing More of this Land by Joseph Lee, with copies at the Fowler Library, September book club discussions, and a watch party Q&A with the author.Concord Free Public Library
• Patch spotlights volunteers building affordable housing. Concord Patch's daily newsletter spotlighted local volunteers helping build affordable housing in town, part of its Monday roundup of community news, according to Concord Patch.Concord Patch
• Patch: Estabrook Trail dispute spreads statewide. Concord Patch reported that the dispute over Estabrook Trail access, which has divided neighbors and officials, has expanded into a wider statewide property-rights debate, according to the outlet's recent coverage.Concord Patch
• Middlesex girls soccer hosts St. Mark's this week. Middlesex School in Concord is set to host St. Mark's in a girls varsity soccer match this week, with MaxPreps listing the matchup for Sept. 25 or Sept. 26 depending on the schedule version.MaxPreps
• Route 117 work adds night striping this week. An update to Concord's ongoing Route 117 reconstruction advisory notes night work for line striping on various roads will run this week alongside the existing daytime construction through Sept. 25.Town of Concord

Coming up

• Wed, Sep 23, 8:00 a.m.: Light Board meets Wednesday morning. Concord's Municipal Light Plant Board holds its next regular meeting Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 8 a.m.Town of Concord
• Wed, Sep 23, 5:00 p.m.: Financial Audit Advisory Committee meets Wednesday evening. The committee convenes Wednesday, Sept. 23 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at 22 Monument Square.Town of Concord
• Wed, Sep 23, 6:00 p.m.: School Committee meets Wednesday night. The Concord School Committee holds its regular meeting Wednesday, Sept. 23 from 6 to 9 p.m.Concord Public Schools