Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell builds a leaf sculpture of General John Stark and puts it outside the State House. But when he tries to run through it to delight area children, he runs into the wrong one and smashes into the permanent statue. Thankfully, he unconsciously recites the city memo on the way to the hospital!
Caught in a pickleball
Get your paddle ready
Concord Parks & Recreation will be hosting evening pickleball at the Green Street Community Center, Aspell writes (no actual pickles will be harmed during game action). Pickleball at the community center will take place at the following times and dates: from 6 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 18, Nov. 20, Nov. 25 and Dec. 2. Cost is $2 per person. See you on the courts!
Hooray for winter
That’s a terrible thought
It’s been a busy fall, but the city has made it to the end of Phase 1 of the Main Street Project, Aspell writes.
Construction crews on North Main Street will go into winter shutdown as of Nov. 17, and the renovations to Eagle Square have been completed as well, leaving the city with a beautiful new brick surface. The Insider staff plans to go into winter shutdown, as well, so the paper will be produced by sarcastic robots until further notice.
As we head into the holiday season, Main Street will be restored to its normal self for one last winter (:: single tear ::). Work is scheduled to resume in mid-March (:: single f-bomb ::).
Village, people
Constructing stuff, still
And then there was light! The street lighting in Penacook Village has been installed and is operational, Aspell writes. In honor of Veterans Day, the American Legion was able to use the new flag sleeves installed at Boudreau Square for their 13-flag display. Flag sleeves > tattoo sleeves, at least when beautifying a cityscape.
More curbing has been installed in the Stark Street area and sidewalks are being prepped for paving. The southern gateway island, which sounds super official, has been installed, planted and mulched. This week will bring more sidewalk work, along with loaming and seeding of the disturbed areas. Counseling is available if the areas remain disturbed. Fairpoint will continue lowering their duct bank in the vicinity of Meter Street. One way traffic will be maintained through the work zone and delays can be expected.
