Category: The Concord Bridge
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Cool under pressure: 10-year-old hockey prodigy keeps his focus
Milan Gaffron can hear his father cheering from the stands, but he never looks up. Discipline keeps his eyes trained on the puck. A defenseman for the Minuteman Flames, one of 12 teams in the Eastern Hockey Federation’s 2015 Platinum…
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Concord youth drawn to political activism — but not Town Meeting?
The kids are concerned — but not necessarily about Concord’s municipal budget or what’s next for the decommissioned prison. They’re more worried about issues like climate change and wealth disparities. The younger set doesn’t often get involved in local politics…
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CCHS alum Nico Calabria expanding the amputee soccer world
Nico Calabria feigns left, then dribbles right. He dashes toward the ball. “Yup, yup, yup,” he shouts. The soccer ball blurs as it cuts through the turf. With one leg, Calabria is better than most athletes with two. He regularly…