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By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

A major Main Street project, unsuccessful in getting a variance from the Concord Zoning Board, is asking the city to consider softening its rules on height requirements.Mark Ciborowski owns Phenix Hall and is in the process of restoring the historic...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Sue McCoo knew that adding flexibility to downtown zoning to allow for the repurposing of Phenix Hall would mean her store, Hilltop Consignment, would probably lose its longtime home on Main Street. The zoning change would open the door for the...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

In another move to stem the flow of city employee turnover, Concord city councilors approved a package of increased leave and other perks last week. Previous efforts — including bonuses and a temporary increase in overtime pay for police, weekly cash...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

After the close of their budget planning seasons and with a mounting list of major construction projects between them, a joint committee between city and school district leaders — including both Concord and Merrimack Valley — will reconvene this...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

After stumbling briefly with the accompanying PowerPoint in the first minutes of his remarks, Mayor Byron Champlin poked a little fun at his mistake.“And now I’m going to turn things over to former Mayor Bouley,” he quipped.Eliciting laughter from the...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Concord City Councilors unanimously voted to follow through on the $4.1 million property purchase for relocating police headquarters Monday, even if the $41.5 million proposal to create the station gave them “sticker shock.”“I was glad that I’m...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Four months after agreeing to buy the former Concord Group Insurance building along North State Street for $4.1 million, city councilors will consider spending another $41.5 million or more to transform it into a new police headquarters.City staff...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Concord is unique in its commitment to the neighborhood pool with seven for its less than 50,000 residents.  “Seven pools are a lot for a community of this size,” Parks and Recreation Director David Gill said. “Each pool has a different character,...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

When former Concord firefighter Chris Andrews introduced himself to city councilors, he described himself as “a cancer survivor — at least for now.”At the outset of his career, new types of protective gear, including the addition of breathing...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

NOTE TO READERS: Scroll below to access the searchable Concord salary database. If you’re using a smartphone, hold your phone in landscape mode to get the best results. As the number of city employees earning six figures continued to climb in 2023,...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Led by former mayoral candidate Kate West, a motivated group of activists attended the Concord City Council meeting Monday night seeking a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Middle East. Since this issue wasn’t scheduled for discussion – a...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

White Park’s kiddie pool was transformed into a colorful and kid-focused splash pad in 2022 as part of a plan to upgrade each of the city’s seven public pools. With its debut last summer, the park shattered its previous summer attendance record, and...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

At their first full meeting Monday, Concord city councilors are expected to hold off discussing the future of clubhouse renovations at the Beaver Meadow golf course. Plans for building a new clubhouse have been sent back to the Ad-Hoc Beaver Meadow...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

With six new faces, the orientation meeting for the Concord City Council to be held Wednesday at the community center on the Heights takes on added significance this year.New and existing councilors will be presented with waves of information,...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Jim Bouley loves local government.For most, the inner working of local government is a thankless bureaucracy marked by leaf collection services and property tax hikes.But to Bouley, there’s no better job to see the results of your work, whether it’s...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Concord Police headquarters will move to the vacant Concord Group Insurance offices as early as next year, pending a favorable inspection, after the city council voted to approve a $4.1 million purchase and sale agreement. The move will allow the...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

For Alex Streeter, a $10 million price tag for a new golf course clubhouse loomed as an enormous expense presented with little context.In front of Concord City Council Monday night, Steerer crunched a few numbers of his own.With a proposal in front of...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Concord city councilors have pages of written letters from residents to consider before they vote on a $10.3 million bond for a new clubhouse at Beaver Meadow Golf Course. The vote on Monday, Dec. 11 is scheduled to take place at the last meeting of...

By JENNIFER FRIZZELL

Jennifer Frizzell is co-chair of the White Park Skate House Fundraising Committee. There is a robust debate underway on the Opinion page as to the priority of building a new clubhouse at the Beaver Meadow Golf Course. Should such a facility be...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Faced with mounting costs to taxpayers, the town of Bethlehem found itself at a critical juncture three years ago that led to the end of a 70-year legacy tied to the town-owned golf course.The Bethlehem Country Club was one of three publicly-owned...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

A new middle school, a new police station, affordable housing, solving homelessness: When Robert Maccini thinks about spending priorities in Concord, several big-ticket items top his list.Instead, on Dec. 11, the Concord City Council will host a...