Concord-Carlisle High School students and town officials gathered Oct. 22 to unveil 10 new Black Heritage Trail markers, and a related walking tour is now available through the town's website.
Concord has closed a section of the Powder Mill Woods Trail near the NMI site for remediation after elevated uranium levels were found in nearby soil, with tree removal starting Oct. 23 and excavation planned for winter.
Concord will hold a Drug Take Back Day on Oct. 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 141 Keyes Rd., where residents can drop off unused or expired medications and sharps.
Concord Public Works has hired EST Inc. to run camera inspections of sanitary sewer lines in parts of town starting Oct. 21, with work expected to last 5 to 6 weeks and cause some traffic delays.
The Town of Concord posted an update Oct. 19 saying soil testing found uranium levels exceeding cleanup standards near the Powder Mill Woods trail at the Starmet/Nuclear Metals Inc. Superfund site, and the trail will close during planned tree removal and soil excavation.
The Town of Concord announced that cemetery staff will remove flags from veterans' and public safety personnel's graves and all temporary grave decorations by Oct. 23 ahead of a Nov. 11 flag retirement ceremony and fall cleanup; decorations will be held at the Cemetery Office for one week.
Concord-Carlisle High School leaders presented data to the School Committee on Oct. 7 showing increased enrollment of Black and low-income students in advanced courses and improved student well-being survey results.
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