Hot on the trail

Hot on the trail

Fundraising efforts are inching closer to turning Concord into a destination for cross country skiing A winter wonderland for cross country skiing at city-owned Beaver Meadow Golf Course is close to reaching its first phase this season, but isn’t quite there. The...
History: Weaving the safety net

History: Weaving the safety net

The safety net in Concord would be frayed without organizations such as the Friendly Kitchen, which fed Concord’s hungry. The Friendly Kitchen began in the food pantries operated by the St. Vincent de Paul Society. In the late 1970s, Polly Bell of St. Peter’s Church...
Not great at giving gifts? Some ideas

Not great at giving gifts? Some ideas

By DAVID BROOKS For those of us who are lousy at thinking up Christmas presents for family and friends, the pandemic has a silver lining: Finally, we have a good excuse. Some stores have closed, we don’t feel safe shopping in person, supply chain snafus mean stuff...
He’s paying it forward

He’s paying it forward

By EILEEN O’GRADY Clement Kigugu was on an airplane in the winter of 2006, preparing to land in the United States for the very first time when he realized just how challenging the language barrier was going to be. Kigugu, who was on his way to the U.S. from Rwanda as...