Lexington-Concord Courier
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Lexington-Concord Courier

Local Government

Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.

Local Government

Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.

Local Government

Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.

Hartman resigns from Concord Select Board, triggering election

Select Board member Mary Hartman resigned Saturday citing family reasons, leaving a vacancy on Concord's five-member board that Chair Wendy Rovelli said will likely trigger a special election in early January.

· 2 min read

Wooden gavel resting on its sound block on a polished table.

Concord adopts solar requirement for new public buildings

Concord's Select Board approved a policy requiring solar panels on all new town and K-8 school buildings on Oct. 5, while a landfill solar replacement with battery storage targets a January 2027 launch.

· 2 min read

Aerial view of a building rooftop covered with rows of solar panels.

Hartman resigns from Concord Select Board, triggering election

Select Board member Mary Hartman resigned Saturday citing family reasons, leaving a vacancy on Concord's five-member board that Chair Wendy Rovelli said will likely trigger a special election in early January.

· 2 min read

Wooden gavel resting on its sound block on a polished table.

Concord adopts solar requirement for new public buildings

Concord's Select Board approved a policy requiring solar panels on all new town and K-8 school buildings on Oct. 5, while a landfill solar replacement with battery storage targets a January 2027 launch.

· 2 min read

Aerial view of a building rooftop covered with rows of solar panels.

Hartman resigns from Concord Select Board, triggering election

Select Board member Mary Hartman resigned Saturday citing family reasons, leaving a vacancy on Concord's five-member board that Chair Wendy Rovelli said will likely trigger a special election in early January.

· 2 min read

Wooden gavel resting on its sound block on a polished table.

Concord adopts solar requirement for new public buildings

Concord's Select Board approved a policy requiring solar panels on all new town and K-8 school buildings on Oct. 5, while a landfill solar replacement with battery storage targets a January 2027 launch.

· 2 min read

Aerial view of a building rooftop covered with rows of solar panels.

Judge rejects Lexington Minutemen gag order as unconstitutional

A Middlesex Superior Court judge denied former Lexington Minutemen captain Stephen Cole's proposed gag order as an unconstitutional prior restraint on speech and ordered the organization and its members to comply with discovery requests.

Wooden gavel resting on its sound block on a bench

Lexington Select Board to hold water/sewer rate hearing, Silk Fields session Sept. 28

The Lexington Select Board takes up a proposed 2.8% combined water and sewer rate increase at a public hearing Monday, Sept. 28, alongside a closed-door discussion on acquiring the Silk Fields property, a Special Town Meeting warrant review, and a DPW accreditation presentation.

Close-up of a rusty sewer manhole cover in a grassy Boston park.

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