We found things to do with mom on her very own holiday
While our wives would likely be thrilled if every day was Mother’s Day, it is sadly recognized (officially) just one day out of the year.That doesn’t mean you can’t do nice things for mom any and every day, but thankfully for all the moms out there, that one day of being pampered and showered with cute, thoughtful gifts is Sunday.So we figured why not find some great ways to show mom you care.FoodWe found three spots (and there’e...
City Manager’s Newsletter: Property tax bills, fall leaf collection reminder and more
On Friday, Stefanie Breton, the city’s public information officer, sent out the weekly City Manager’s Newsletter. You can read the full newsletter by going to concordnh.gov and clicking the Newsletter button on the home page. Here are some highlights: Property tax bills Property tax bills containing the July 1, 2019, and Oct. 1, 2019, payment coupons were mailed in May. If you have not received, or have lost your property tax bill,...
Suncook Valley Chorale to sing twice this week
The Suncook Valley Chorale will present its spring program on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church, with Scott Lounsbury directing and Calvin Herst joining as the accompanist. This series is all about LOVE: From the very first awakenings to the possibilities of love, through first dates, explorations, squabbles, into marriage, through years of two becoming one together, and even probing the profundity of...
Shower better with EZ-Pay for WaterSense contest
Concord water customers have a chance to win a Shower Better Bundle to save water, energy, and possibly even money on utility costs by entering Concord General Services’ “E-Z Pay for WaterSense” contest. The contest is being hosted for its sixth year in celebration of October being EPA WaterSense’s “Shower Better Month.”A Shower Better Bundle includes everything needed for a luxurious water-saving shower experience. Each bundle...
This Week in Concord History
Oct. 1, 1976: In an appearance at the New Hampshire Highway Hotel in Concord, Ronald Reagan tells 700 Republicans that Gov. Mel Thomson must be re-elected. Thomson, he says, is a “politician of national stature.” Oct. 2, 1856: Near the end of his term, President Franklin Pierce visits Concord to stump for James Buchanan, the Democrat nominated to succeed him. Pierce is greeted with a great parade and reception downtown. A fine...
Concord High to perform ‘Les Miserables’
Monitor staffOn stage, France’s proletariat is threatening to tear the country apart and launch a rebellion against its leaders.But behind the curtain, the opposite was occurring. The Concord High School cast of Les Miserables was the epitome of fraternité.Thursday night, a week before the opening night, Maddie Dustin, a sophomore and the cast’s stage manager, was running the rehearsal in director Clint Klose’s absence; he was sick....
Book of the Week: ‘The Tale Teller’
The Tale TellerAnne Hillerman2019, 302 pagesMystery Retired tribal policeman Joe Leaphorn is persuaded to look into a case for Daisy Pinto, director of the Navaho Nation Museum. A traditional Navaho dress and a silver bracelet were not in a box of items donated to the museum. The dress is said to have been worn by Juanita, wife of the famous leader Manuelito. If it is authentic, it would be a very valuable item, one from a terrible...
Bulletin Board: Concord Theatre, concert and drinking water
Movies, music and posters sought Red River Theatres is looking for donations for its annual fundraiser – the Music, Movie & Poster Sale – to be held during Market Days, June 21-23. If you have any gently used records, tapes, CDs or DVDs you would like to donate they can be dropped off at the Red River box office during business hours. If you can’t make it to the theater, call Mike at 568-9241 to arrange a pickup. All money raised...
Carter Hill Orchard: Appley fun for the whole family
Concord’s two pick-your-own apple farms have a lot in common – obviously, you can pick apples at either location – but there’s plenty that makes each place unique. At Carter Hill Orchard, tucked away at 73 Carter Hill Road, there’s a lot to do beyond picking apples.One of the highlights of Carter Hill is the raptor observatory platform. This high perch next to the farmstand is often full of avid bird watchers with their cameras and...
Caldecott Honor winner Aaron Becker to speak at Gibson’s Bookstore on Monday
The Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Journey, Aaron Becker, will present A Stone for Sascha at Gibson’s Bookstore on Monday at 5:30 p.m. This year’s summer vacation will be very different for a young girl and her family without Sascha, the beloved family dog, along for the ride. But a wistful walk along the beach to gather cool, polished stones becomes a brilliant turning point in the girl’s grief. There, at the edge of a vast ocean...
Apple Hill Farm – apples, peaches, pumpkin, pie and more
Concord is home to not one but two great pick-your-own apple farms, each with similar but different offerings. Going by proximity to Insider headquarters, we’ll begin with Apple Hill Farm, which is only about 3 minutes away from our building (making it a convenient spot to pop into for a snack) at 580 Mountain Road. Apple Hill has everything you’d expect – lots of apples, and a big hill. Apart from the obvious, though, the farm also...
Tasty Brews: North Country Hard Cider Company’s Firestarter from Dos Amigos Burritos
During my late-college and post-college years, I was never a big fan of hard ciders. Most of the ones I had tried – Woodchuck, Magners, Angry Orchard – had a sharp tartness to them that seemed to linger in the back of my throat for hours. I would have a cider and then want to spit excess acid out for the next hour or two. Not being a big fan of that experience, I put ciders down for quite a while. Now, though, there’s such a thing as...
On the Road: Now we know what it’s like to run fast
Warren Bartlett of Loudon, a junior at Plymouth State University, took the Insider with him all the way to Birmingham, Ala., where he competed in the NCAA Division III Men’s Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Food Snob: Apple pie ice cream from Granite State Candy Shoppe
One of my favorite things as a kid was apple pie ice cream. Around this time of year, grocery stores would stock tubs upon tubs of the stuff and my mom would get some whenever it was available. The only problem is I never knew the brand, and I haven’t seen it anywhere in years.Until I went into Granite State Candy Shoppe last week.The downtown chocolatier makes its own ice cream right there in the shop, and they have their own apple...
Parks and Rec to host free football clinic Saturday
The New England Patriots Alumni Club, in conjunction with Concord Parks and Rec, will be holding a free non-contact co-ed football clinic for children ages 9 – 14 on Saturday at Memorial Field. This clinic is ideal for all levels of ability and participants will be provided a meal at the end of the clinic. Registration opens at 1 p.m. with the camp running from 1:30 to 4 p.m. For more information and to register in advance, visit...
Entertainment: ‘90s rockers Collective Soul to play Cap Center
Music Tuesday Collective Soul with Brooks Young Band at Capitol Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $45 to $229.75 plus fees at ccanh.com. Michael Loughlin at Hermanos Cocina Mexicana at 6:30 p.m. Open mic with Mikey G at Tandy’s at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Krimson Krewe at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. The Arrival of BB King, with author Charles Sawyer and the 2120 South Michgan Avenue Band at Concord City Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Free....
Concord Young Professionals Network: Ines Cabral is enjoying her time in Concord
The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce’s Concord Young Professionals Network (CYPN) introduces you to our “Young Professional of the Month,” Inês Cabral. Each month the CYPN Steering Committee recommends a young professional in the community it thinks Concord Insider readers would enjoy getting to know better. How old are you? 24 Where do you live? Concord. Where do you currently work? I am an intern at Louis Karno & Company...
Bulletin Board: Free meetings, FAFSA registration and more
VNA offers Walk-In Wednesday Concord Regional VNA offers Walk-In Wednesday on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon at Horseshoe Pond Place Senior Resource Center, 26 Commercial St. Walk-In Wednesday is held on the fourth Wednesday of each month at the same time. Walk-In Wednesday is an opportunity to get your questions answered. A Concord Regional VNA team member is available to meet with people individually regarding their specific...
Opening for new Mill Brook Gallery exhibit
Mill Brook Gallery Spring and Summer Through: Sept. 2 Reception: Thursday, 5 to 7 p.m. Location: 236 Hopkinton Road. Hours: Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. League of N.H. Craftsmen Fairy Tales and Fantasies Through: June 15 The Grodin Collection Through: Ongoing Location: 49 S. Main St., Suite 100 Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kimball Jenkins Robert Dorr Through: May 31 N.H. Weavers Guild Through: May 16...
City Manager’s Newsletter: Construction updates, Stuff A Cruiser and more
On Friday, Stefanie Breton, the city’s public information officer, sent out the weekly City Manager’s Newsletter. You can read the full newsletter by going to concordnh.gov and clicking the Newsletter button on the home page. Here are some highlights: Penacook Landing update On Sept. 18, the city and Caleb Development Corporation closed on the sale of a 2.5-acre piece of the former Allied Leather site being sold by the city to Caleb...
Book of the Week: ‘The Library at the Edge of the World’
The Library at the Edge of the WorldFelicity Hayes-McCoy2017, 340 pagesFiction Hanna Casey is the local librarian in Lissberg, a small village on the west coast of Ireland. Hannah drives the bookmobile and often has folks flagging her down on her rounds to exchange a book. The bookmobile is a way to keep the small villages connected along the rural coastline.But the Lissberg Library is in jeopardy of being closed, and Hannah’s...
Capital Arts Fest to bring skilled crafters to Concord’s South Main Street
The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen will once again bring art and fine craft to the streets of Concord with the Capital Arts Fest, running this Friday through Sunday. The weekend-long event will showcase dozens of artisans, craftsmen, musicians and food vendors in front of the League’s headquarters on South Main Street.“After last year’s inaugural Capital Arts Fest, excitement is growing for this year’s event – which will be even...
This Week in Concord History
May 8, 1900: Having made several battery-powered cars at his American Manufacturing Co. in Penacook, Adrian Hoyt secures a 10-year local tax exemption for his auto-making concern. He hopes to employ 150 to 250 men and make three cars a day. A few days later he will drive one of his cars through downtown Concord to show how efficiently a car can deliver the mail. The car business never takes off, but Hoyt Electric does. May 8,...
Instagram: Infinite colors ripple through the morning sky over Allison Street
First of all, let’s address the elephant in the room – Michael Murphy (@michaelpmurphy) and Sheldon McKinley (@sheldonmckinley_) are the best Instagrammers in Concord, hands down. Sorry, it just is what it is. (No offense to all the other Instagrammers out there – you just need to step up your game!) These two are consistently putting their A-game material on Insta for the world to see, and few others can compete with these two. Now,...
Three author events in three days at Gibson’s Bookstore
On Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 6 p.m. at Gibson’s Bookstore, Kelly Kilcrease and Yvette Lazdowski will share their history of Manchester’s massive shoe industry, and how it shaped the city’s landscape, in Manchester’s Shoe Industry. Famous for its dominance in textile production, Manchester was also affectionately called “Shoe City.” More than 70 different shoe companies once called Manchester home, and thousands of area residents worked...
Donations needed for annual Concord Christmas tree lighting celebration
The 34th annual Concord Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration planning is underway. The event will be held on Friday, Nov. 29 by tradition with activities starting at 4 p.m. The committee needs to raise $8,000 to help offset the cost for the horse-drawn wagon rides, petting zoo, music, fireworks and lights. This event has become one of the premier holiday tree lightings in the state, drawing more than several thousand people of all...
Clean up the city by filling some of those blue bags
Now that spring is (finally) here, you’re going to start noticing all the things the large piles of snow kept under wraps for the last few months – mainly trash. We’ve never quite understood why people think it’s okay to basically use the outdoors as their personal trash can, but unfortunately it happens and the rest of us are forced to live with it. While we always want to pick up trash whenever we see it lying in the road, on a...
The Yogi: The intersection of the football season and yoga
For the Insider Football season is upon us. The juggernaut that is the National Football League is on full display, and each week the NFL machine grinds its way toward the new year and the inevitable Super Bowl. Football fever is so intense that I had a student come to Inferno Hot Pilates two weeks ago, phone in hand, and proceed to take the entire class while also engaged in a fantasy football draft. Glute bridges, forearm planks and...
Pierce Manse to host plant sale
In partnership with Canterbury Plantation, the Pierce Manse is hosting a spring plant sale on Saturday and Sunday at the home that was once lived in by the only president from New Hampshire. Since it has been a bit of a wonky spring thus far, and just recently started to warm up for the growing season, Kevin Bragg, owner of Canterbury Plantation, was in a wait and see approach as to what would be available at the sale. The original...
On the Road: The ‘Insider’ goes to Cologne Cathedral in Germany
Matthew Bodwell of Concord and Tim Bradley of Bow brought the Insider along on a recent trip to the Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) in Cologne, Germany. Both of them are U.S. Fulbright Scholar awardees, and both will be teaching English at German secondary schools for the 2019-20 academic year as part of their awards. They attended their Fulbright Orientation meeting in Cologne a couple weeks ago, and once they had a break in the...
