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Concord shop operator, stormchaser dies in Texas while tracking tornadoes

Chris Curtis, the operator of the West Concord Five and Ten and known throughout the region as a stormchaser who loved tracking tornadoes, died in his sleep in Texas.
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Concord-Carlisle girls lacrosse: Patriots hand one to Colonials

In a must win game to continue their quest for the Division 1 North playoffs, the Patriots allowed a 4 goal half time lead to slip away losing 15-14 to the Shrewsbury Colonials on Tuesday ...
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Concord-Carlisle girls lacrosse: Patriots end season on high note

After losing to Shrewsbury Monday by one goal thus dashing any hopes for a Division 1 playoff run, the Patriots (8-9-1) rebounded in a strong fashion Tuesday by defeating 10th ranked Framingham (14-4) with a score of 15-13 at Doug White Field.
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Tornado damage is 'horrific,' Concord storm chaser says after Oklahoma twister

Chris Curtis, who ran the West Concord Five and Ten in Concord, was in Oklahoma as part of a storm-chasing group ...
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Concord-Carlisle girls lacrosse: Patriots pull a magic act on Marblehead

The CCHS Girls lacrosse team (6-8-1) put on a show of their own Friday defeating the Marblehad Magicians (14-1-1), 17-8 at Doug White Field ...
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Concord-Carlisle girls lacrosse: Patriots push past Buccaneers

Junior Becca Olsen collected four goals to help pace the CC Patriots (7-8-1)past the Bedford Buccaneers (4-9-1) 18-6 in Sunday’s makeup game.
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Discontent over schools mushrooms

Several hundred protestors, including many parents, gathered in Monument Square last week to rally around Concord teachers who contend their voice has been bullied into silence by the school administration.
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Concord Currents, What’s happening in town this week

Meet Local painter Bobby C. Poole at the May 18 Art Walk from 2 to 4 p ...
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Teachers union president's dismissal sparks protest in Concord

CONCORD — Several hundred protestors, including many parents, gathered in Monument Square on Tuesday to rally around Concord teachers who contend their voice has been bullied into silence by the school administration.
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Walking tours west of Boston

Massachusetts has a variety of towns and trails that offer to reconnect people with the world around them ...
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Concord Currents - What’s happening in Concord

Concord Currents - What's happening in Concord
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Garden clubs in the MetroWest

Its high season for garden clubs, and that means primarily ladies in brimmed hats transforming traffic islands, holding plant sales, and doing all manner of interpretive floral arranging ...
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Biking opportunities outside of Boston

The regions north and west of Boston offer a rich array of options for mountain bikers of all abilities ...
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Top 10 best locations to live in Mass.

If you were to move to any Massachusetts community, where should you go? We analyzed and ranked each towns crime rateincluding violent and property crime,the number of public transit options, the number of historical sites per resident, the percentage of acres that are open space, and the number of grocery stores ...
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Cheapest places to live in Massachusetts

Here's a slideshow of the 10 towns with the cheapest home values in Massachusetts ...
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Top 10 Most Fun Places to Live in Massachusetts

How fun is your town? We ranked the top 10 most fun communities in Massachusetts by analyzing the number of restaurants, theaters, and museums, using Tripadvisor and other online sources, per population data provided by the US Census ...
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Top 10 towns with best schools in Massachusetts

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Top 10 hipster places in Massachusetts

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