In case you didn’t know we’re famous, here’s proof – on Instagram
We like to think we do good enough work that we’ll get a few thank-yous now and again. Sure we get emails from time to time and hear nice things when we’re bee boppin’ around town – we’ve even gotten a couple boxes of homemade cookies. But when those niceties spill over to social media for the whole world to see (or at least a small section of it), you know you’ve arrived. To our pleasant surprise, there’s been a recent run of...
Book of the Week: ‘Reading Like a Writer’
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide For People Who Love Books And For Those Who Want To Write Them Francine Prose 2006, 273 pages Nonfiction Reading Like a Writer by Francine Prose reads like an introductory college course – and it almost is, since she wrote it while teaching. It’s packed with examples and passages from classic works of literature and one mainstream bestseller. Each chapter focuses on one particular aspect of writing and...
City Briefly
Last week, City Manager Tom Aspell thought long and hard about how he’d want to make a difference this year. So Aspell did what he does best and that’s put together his weekly city memo and pass it along for everyone to read and enjoy. Watch your step Clean up after your pooch The city’s cemeteries are a beautiful place to visit and many take advantage of their safe walking paths. There has been an increased amount of people allowing...
The Bulletin Board
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Instagram Photo of the Week
That’s two weeks in a row now of epic sunset shots taken in Concord. What a colorful city.
This Week in Concord History
Nov. 17, 1965: Opening Day at Concord’s Everett Arena draws thousands of skaters. “They came streaming across the river bridge and down the hill from the Heights – the moppets and the middle-aged and here and there and old-timer. . . . This community, long known in sports circles as the ‘Cradle of American Hockey,’ celebrated in a mood of holiday revelry,” the Monitor reports. Nov. 17, 2001: The plan to build a senior center in...
We caught up with SNOB Film Festival co-director Derek Obrey
Derek Obrey is kind of a big deal at the Somewhat North Of Boston Film Festival, considering he has the title of co-director. So when we wanted to find out about all the festival’s little details, we asked Obrey for the scoop. So how does one get a movie into the festival? Typically most of our films are submitted through one of two film submission websites. We have been using the website “Without a Box” for the past six years, and...
Plenty of awesome stuff to do this week
Tuesday In the thick of football season now, it’s important to remember that concussions can and do happen on the field, and that you don’t want to get one. What you do want to do, however, is check out the Concussion Awareness Day Fundraiser at Orange Leaf from 5 to 9 p.m. The event will benefit the Brain Injury Association, with 20 percent of sales going toward BIANH programs that promote concussion education. Wednesday You can’t...
We won an actual award and have a shiny new plaque to prove it
We know we’re kind of a big deal around these parts. But who knew we’d branch out so quickly? It was only a couple months ago that we took our talents to Bow and now we’re getting recognized at the state level. That’s right Insider fans, your city-covering newspaper not named the Monitor was given the Special State Newspaper/Media Award at the New Hampshire State Grange’s 142nd annual session last month. Not too shabby, if you ask us,...
Everything you ever wanted to know about SNOB – and then some
It’s that time of year again. Leaves are falling all around. Pumpkin spice in the air. High boots and scarves are in the regular rotation. Baseball season is over. And SNOB is back in town. That’s right, the annual Somewhat North of Boston Film Festival is back for another year, and it’s right here in Concord once again. The festival is a celebration of all things indie – music, beer and, obviously, film. People from all over New...
Meet Ian West – he really wants to get on the Barley House menu
The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce’s Concord Young Professionals Network (CYPN) introduces you to another “Young Professional of the Month,” Ian West. Thank you to Annika Stanley-Smith who arranged the interview. How old are you? 32 Where do you live? #concordnh Where do you currently work? Southern New Hampshire University Where did you go to school? I spent my formative K-12 years in the ConVal school system in Peterborough,...
The Bulletin Board
VNA to offer holiday grief session in Bow Nov. 17 Concord Regional VNA is offering “The Grief Experience Through the Holidays,” free session Tuesday, Nov. 17, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., at Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 Church St. in Bow. The special holiday session offers support for those facing the winter holidays while grieving the loss of a loved one. Pre-registration is required. To register, call 224-4093, ext. 2828 or email...
City Briefly
Last week, City Manager Tom Aspell began work on his screenplay entitled City Memo: The Life and Times of Concord’s City Manager. But soon, he realized it was nothing more than a bunch of notes about what’s currently going on in the city. So instead of actually turning it into a movie, Aspell put it in city memo form for all to enjoy. A smooth surface Loudon Road paving Continental Paving will be installing permanent pavement on the...
Book of the Week: ‘All Fall Down’
All Fall Down Jennifer Weiner 2014, 381 pages Fiction Sitting in her daughter’s pediatrician’s waiting area, Allison Weiss is reading a quiz in a magazine entitled “Has your drinking or drug use become a problem?” Some of her answers make her stop and think about the Vicodin and Percocet she’s taking. They are, after all, prescription medications. So what if she takes an extra dose every now and then? Allison appears to be living the...
This Week in Concord History
Nov. 10, 1854: Concord’s Unitarian Church is destroyed by fire. Nov. 10, 1995: The refurbished Capitol Center for the Arts reopens on South Main Street. The opening show features folkies John Sebastian, Jonathan Edwards, Janis Ian and New Hampshire’s own Tom Rush. Nov. 10, 2003: The Concord City Council votes to put an automated trash plan on hold until exact cost estimates are available. Nov. 11, 1874: Meeting in Concord’s Eagle...
Here’s 10 things for you to do this week
Tuesday If you happen to receive the Insider in your paper or frantically hit refresh on our website each Tuesday morning, then you’ll see this in time. Tonight at NHTI, the Wings of Knowledge series continues with “Becoming Wolf” with Chris Schindler, who explores the controversy surrounding coyotes and their coexistence with humans. The free program begins at 6 p.m. in the library living room. Wednesday If talking about books is...
N.H. Open Doors is this weekend, so check it out
We understand you’re having a hard time coming to grips with the fact that it’s November and those carefree summer days are a far distant memory. But fall isn’t so bad, except for when you focus on the cold nights, frosted windshields and raking all those once-vibrant leaves. So instead of dwelling on the fact that hibernation is right around the corner, embrace the precious moments of fall we have left and the ability to stay outside...
Bow throws one heck of a Halloween party and here’s proof
The yearly Halloween party put on by Bow Parks and Rec and the town’s police department lived up to the hype last week with hundreds of people showing up for trick-or-treat fun.
Adventure shopping
Since Ocean State Job Lot’s slogan is ‘Adventure Shopping,’ we headed down to find the most adventurous books in the store. It’s like a safari you take right here in Concord!
And still champions
The Concord library just happens to be the best at adding new members during National Library Card Month (September). After dominating Hooksett in a challenge last year, CPL won a shiny new trophy this time around by handing out 357 cards and winning the Granite State Library Card Challenge, defeating Hooksett, Rogers Memorial Library (Hudson), Manchester, Brookline, Webster, Chesley Library (Northwood) and Pease Library...
The ruins of Zimbabwe
When people from Concord go on vacation, they like to bring the Insider with them, take a picture and send it to us.
City Briefly
Last week, City Manager Tom Aspell began work on a book about all the happenings in town. But when he got only a few pages in and had nothing else to write about, Aspell decided to change course and turn it into his weekly city memo. The end is near Construction update This week’s work will include the installation of median cobblestones, as well as work on the granite bump-outs and on the new traffic lights. In addition, brick crews...
Book of the Week: ‘Judge This’
Judge This Chip Kidd 2015, 125 pages Nonfiction In Judge This, Chip Kidd, a book designer and TED speaker, introduces what he calls “The Mysteri-o-meter.” This is a simple scale with clarity on one end and mystery on the other. He explains that all of us are impacted by the way things are designed, and whether they are clear, mysterious or a little of both. He also points out that neither clear nor mysterious is bad, but both need to...
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Attorneys to speak at conservation meeting Concord attorneys Amy Manzelli and Jason Reimers will be speaking at the New Hampshire Association of Conservation Commission’s 45th Annual Meeting and Conference. Manzelli will take part in a panel discussion entitled: “Taking Root-The Law of Farming in New Agrihampshire,” discussing how agriculture is defined and what is permissible on land protected by a conservation easement. Reimers and...
Candy, costumes and a parade to highlight annual Halloween Howl
Yes, we know that Saturday is Halloween. And yes, we also know that most people don’t appreciate you knocking on the door the day before All Hallows’ Eve looking for free candy dressed in your favorite superhero attire. But we’ve got a way for you to get plenty of tasty treats on Oct. 30 without anyone making a fuss over the request. So if free candy and lots of Halloween fun interests you, then you’ll probably want to head downtown...
Get out there and do some of this stuff
We sure do hope you enjoy being told what to do. Because if you haven’t noticed, over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been making a big point to tell you about all the big events happening in the city. And we sure do hope you’ve been taking our advice ’cause if not, you’ve been missing out. So we strongly suggest getting out there this week. You can thank us later. Tuesday Who wouldn’t want to take a trip to Italy? Well, that’s a...
