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The Attorney General’s Office hung Peggy Brace’s bylaw out to dry, but the Concord woman’s quest to enshrine residents’ rights to dry laundry on clotheslines may have a second champion in state Sen. Jamie Eldridge, D-Acton.

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Verrill Farm and Macone Farm of Concord placed in the commonwealth’s 26th annual Tomato Festival, held Monday in City Hall Plaza.

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They keep the signs simple outside Frank Scimone Farm on Old Bedford Road in Concord. “Cold Drinks” it says in blue capital letters on a white board. On another the word “Fudge” is scrawled in brownish paint.

Each says exactly what it means, like the rectangular sign with “Mass Sweet Corn” written in green letters, which when the Scimones’ corn crops up, they’ll replace with one that says, “Our Own Corn.” Read More »

A month-old Solar Committee is working to figure out whether Town Meeting’s authorization of a long-term lease to build a solar plant will come to fruition.

In April, Concord’s annual Town Meeting authorized Town Manager Chris Whelan to enter a long-term lease at the site of the Wastewater Treatment Plant on Bedford Street or the Ammendolia Land on Old Bedford Road, both of which meet the requirements of being at least 5-acre parcels of town-owned, building-free land. Read More »

Concord-based Organization for the Assabet River (OAR) received a $24,000 grant from the Massachusetts Environmental Trust this month to assess the effects of endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) in the Assabet River and to raise public awareness. This funding will enable OAR to work with UMass Amherst faculty to assess the effects of EDCs on fish in the Assabet River’s water, and to educate the public about what they can do to reduce this kind of pollution of local rivers. Read More »

Editor's note: This article was changed June 18 to reflect a broken link and an incorrect quote. The Journal apologizes for these errors.

To save money on a level-funded fiscal 2011 operating budget, Concord officials decided to remove nearly half of the town's streetlights -- a move officials say could save $35,000. Read More »

In an age of online shopping and direct-to-consumer sales, a new consignment shop on Sudbury Road is making a case for the middleman.

Specializing in luxury items, Resale-Inc strives to make consignment — especially online consignment — safe by handling all the advertising, listings, showings and shipping so that sellers can cash in on their treasures without dealing with unknown callers answering classified ads. Read More »

The Concord Fire Department reminds all Concord residents Open Burning Season began Jan. 15 and ends on May 1. In accordance with Fire Safety and Air Quality Regulations, open burning is allowed from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, provided conditions are safe. Read More »