Dear Tweens, Why do middle school students walk to school without proper gear for the cold weather? I have seen kids walking without hats or mittens, coats not zipped, very short skirts and even flip flops! Elizabeth Donlon I think that people don't wear their coats and stuff because of what looks nice or not. For example, girls probably wear skirts and flip-flops to school in the winter…

This winter you can receive up-to-date information about school closings and winter weather parking bans from Concord TV Channel 22. You can even receive this information through e-mail or text message. To sign up, go to yourconcordtv.org and click on the button that says "Sign up now: school closing and parking ban text message and e-mail alerts." Concord TV will receive information from the Concord school district and city of Concord when there is a school closing or parking ban and will notify residents through Channel 22, e-mail and text message. Concord TV is providing this service free of…

December 5 The sweatpants At about 7 p.m., Officers Russell and Thomas Yerkes were sent to a Holly Street residence to investigate a domestic disturbance. According to Yerkes's report, dispatch told him a woman said she had been assaulted. When Yerkes arrived, he wrote, he saw Russell outside on the sidewalk with a woman. Yerkes didn't see any marks on her, he wrote, and asked her what happened. She said she'd come home and that her boyfriend, David Anderson, 52, of Concord, was there; she said he had been living at her house for two weeks. She sensed Anderson was either high or drunk, Yerkes wrote,…

Some good advice Stay off the ice! It's that time again, everyone. Gather 'round and listen up: City Manager Tom Aspell, fearless city memo writer and occasional pirate, has a few things to tell you this week. Starting with this: "Though the ice on the ponds at White Park and Merrill Park may look safe, the public is advised to keep off the ice until the signs are removed," Aspell writes. "There is only a little more than two inches of ice on the ponds, making them unsafe for any traffic. Once there is six inches of ice, skating may safely take place." Hear that, people? Unlace those skates until…

What's "The Kevinator," you ask? Well, if The Revelator, The Foodinator and The Opinionator go on vacation, and Kevin happens to send in an article that coincides with said vacation, voila! The Kevinator! Anywho, we'll stop interrupting this intriguing article so you can continue reading about Kevin's literal interpretation of everyday signs. "Signs, signs, everywhere there are signs. Blocking up the scenery, breaking…

Tuesday, Dec. 16 Toddler Tales, Concord Public Library, 45 Green St. Program is designed for 2- to 3½-year-olds and their caregivers. 225-8670, onconcord.com/library. 10 a.m. Downtown Parking Committee, 41 Green St. A meeting is held in the second-floor conference room. 4:30 p.m. "Pay as you Throw" Informational Meeting, West Street Ward House, 41 West St. City councilor Keith Nyhan is holding an informational evening to answer questions Ward 7 residents may have regarding the proposed "pay as you throw" solid waste advisory committee program. 6 p.m. A college financial aid night, Merrimack Valley…