Uranium levels prompt trail fencing, closures
From Concord News
- Climate panel weighs heat pump campaign push. Concord's Climate Action Committee found the town badly behind its 2030 all-electric-home goal and considered launching a formal campaign to speed heat pump adoption, as one member warned the pace would need to roughly triple.Concord News
- Preservation panel reviews stack of grant pitches. Concord's Community Preservation Committee heard five funding requests, from a Rail Trail connector to Alcott Elementary's playground and library rotunda lighting, that together could outstrip its annual grant pool, with no votes taken.Concord News
Concord on Wed, Oct 7
- Uranium found above cleanup standards near trail. Testing near the Powder Mill Woods trail off Main Street found localized uranium levels above cleanup standards, prompting temporary fencing and upcoming trail closures, though the town says current levels pose no unsafe health risk.Town of Concord
- Road work starts at Sudbury Road, Thoreau Street. Road reconstruction began Tuesday at the intersection of Sudbury Road and Thoreau Street, the town said, part of ongoing roadway improvements across Concord.Town of Concord
- Library opens exhibit on Conantum at 75. The Concord Free Public Library opened "A Special Place to Live: Conantum at 75" Tuesday evening, with architect Henry Moss speaking on the neighborhood's post-war origins and design.Concord Free Public Library
- Schools ask families to take safe routes survey. Concord Public Schools is asking families to complete a two-minute, anonymous Massachusetts Safe Routes to School travel survey for each enrolled student.Concord Public Schools
Coming up
- Thu, Oct 8: Concord Festival of Authors kicks off Thursday. The Concord Festival of Authors, presented by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library, runs October 8 through 29 with twenty literary events across town.Concord Free Public Library
- Thu, Oct 8, 12:00 p.m.: Housing trust board meets Thursday amid grant bids. The Concord Municipal Affordable Housing Trust meets Thursday from noon to 1:30 p.m., days after seeking $500,000 from the town's preservation committee for its housing fund.Town of Concord
- Thu, Oct 8, 1:00 p.m.: Library hosts Netherlands travel talk Thursday. The library presents "The Netherlands: Land of Wind, Water, Wildlife" Thursday from 1 to 2 p.m. at 1276 Main St.Town of Concord
- Thu, Oct 8: Select Board convenes Thursday for regular session. Concord's Select Board holds its regular meeting Thursday, with an agenda posted on the town's website ahead of the session.Town of Concord
- Thu, Oct 8: Girls soccer hosts Waltham Thursday. Concord-Carlisle's girls soccer team hosts Waltham Thursday in a non-conference match, with junior varsity squads also facing off, according to MaxPreps' schedule listings.MaxPreps
- Fri, Oct 9: Road reconstruction starts Friday on four streets. Road reconstruction work begins Friday on Main Street, Old Marlboro Road, Old Road to Nine Acre Corner, and College Road, Hawthorne Road and Lane's End, including pavement milling and utility work, the town said.Town of Concord
- Sun, Oct 11: All Concord libraries closed Oct. 11-12 for holiday. Both Concord library locations will be closed Sunday through Monday, October 11-12, for Indigenous Peoples Day, the library announced.Concord Free Public Library
- Mon, Oct 12: No school Oct. 12 for Indigenous Peoples Day. Concord and Concord-Carlisle schools will be closed October 12 for Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples Day, according to the district calendar.Concord Public Schools
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