Kathie Ragsdale
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Scarecrow Festival runs through Sunday at Concord Free Public Library
Passersby at the Concord Free Public Library have likely noticed a motley group of characters posing or lounging on the library’s lawn of late. → Read More
Harvest Festival in Concord raises $25,000-plus for Emerson Hospital
Visitors from Concord and surrounding communities descended on Verrill Farm earlier this month to pick pumpkins, hear music, enjoy the fall harvest → Read More
Emerson Hospital nurses join in 'smile' mission
Again this fall, a group of nurses from Emerson Hospital in Concord traveled thousands of miles to join other medical professionals in providing a unique → Read More
“Art and Agriculture: Four Seasons on Concord Farms” exhibit now open
There are certain farm scenes that seem to lend themselves to art: waves of wheat on a windy day, voluptuous vegetables resting under leaves like their → Read More
Residence Inn by Marriott has grand opening in Concord
Concord has a new hotel, and it’s different from any other in town.The Residence Inn by Marriott, 320 Baker Ave., had its grand opening Oct. 19, → Read More
Scholarship Fund of Concord and Carlisle marks 50 years
Several years ago, Tom Goulet was a promising Concord-Carlisle High School graduate with dreams of finishing college.There was just one catch: money. → Read More
Free Concord film shows dangers of prescription misuse
Most people know Mark Walhberg as a successful actor and producer, but the Dorchester-bred star also has a history as a troubled teen who became addicted → Read More
Meter work in Concord leads to some parking restrictions
Drivers in Concord Center and West Concord can expect continued parking restrictions this week as work continues on removal of parking meters to make way → Read More
Harlem Lacrosse Invitational in Concord unites athletes in friendship
For one day last Sunday, the athletic fields at Concord-Carlisle High School were not just turf; they were grounds for friendship.Some 360 middle school → Read More
'Sibley birds' featured in new coloring field journal
Concord illustrator and naturalist David Allen Sibley has said the most valuable benefit of sketching is not the final product but the knowledge and → Read More
Exhibit highlights postcards from West Concord
It’s a glimpse into the past – a look at a section of Concord that was and remains what its title suggests, “a very pretty place. → Read More
Concord Police issue 200 good-behavior citations
Over the past year, Concord police officers have issued some 200 citations to civilians for reasons – and with consequences – that might → Read More
Take note: Detour on Lowell Road in Concord this Saturday
The annual event that allows Concord residents to rid themselves of household items they no longer want – and pick out some they do – will → Read More
Kristin Canty named Concord Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year
Kristin Canty, managing owner of Woods Hill Table in West Concord, has been named the Concord Chamber of Commerce’s Business Person of the Year.She → Read More
Fans of 'When Calls the Heart' to gather in Concord
This Saturday, a group of some two dozen people – most of whom have met only on social media – will descend on Concord’s Colonial Inn → Read More
Concord-Carlisle Community Chest launching 'adVentures in Philanthropy'
The Concord-Carlisle Community Chest – the “neighbors-to-neighbors” charitable group assisting some 30 human service agencies in the → Read More
Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership athletes coming to Concord
For the fifth year in a row, residents of Concord and a handful of other communities will open their homes this weekend to some 200 student-athletes from → Read More
Concord Toy Shop up for sale
Concord’s landmark toy store will soon be on the market.David Hesel, owner of the Concord Toy Shop for almost 30 years, has announced he will → Read More
Mikah Meyer stops at Minute Man as part of national park tour
Minute Man National Historical Park may lack the drama of Yellowstone or the solemnity of Gettysburg but – take it from one who knows – it → Read More
Police department's secret weapon: teddy bears
One of Concord police department's secret weapons? Teddy bears → Read More