This Week In Concord History
June 9, 1909: The cornerstone is laid for the New Hampshire Historical Society’s building on Park Street. It will be more than two years before the building is finished.June 9, 2000: The House Judiciary Committee releases thousands of pages of transcripts from closed-door interviews during its investigation into allegations of misconduct on the state Supreme Court. The bundle of documents, weighing nearly 10 pounds, is available to...
Concord Public Library Book of the Week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net, visit us on Tumblr at reading-rumblr.tumblr.com and concordteens.tumblr.com, and also visit us on Facebook at facebook.com/ConcordPublicLibrary.How to Be a Victorian: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Victorian LifeRuth Goodman2014, 458 pagesNonfictionIn 1850, William Thackery coined the term “the great unwashed,” which quickly came to describe the Victorian...
Missed Connections: Swimming with mermaids and shopping for bacon bits
We at the Insider like to scour Craigslist’s Missed Connections to see if anyone in Concord wants to make our naughty list is finding true love online. Here, presented unedited as always, are some of the best recent entriesSears Friday concord – m4w – 47 (Concord mall)Hi saw you looking at vacuum cleaners At the mall Friday Wished I said hi Hope you see this mermaid – m4w (concord)I saw you in the river in concord...
Quilters guild to hold final lecture of the year
The Capital Quilters Guild will meet at Havenwood, 33 Christian Ave., in Concord, on Friday, June 12, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. All quilters and friends are welcome to attend. Our final lecture of the year will be presented by Patty Sawyer from South Middleboro, Mass., entitled “Color – Mystery Solved.” Sawyer’s workshop on Saturday, June 13, will be “Colorful Garden Medley,” creating a fused wall hanging with “color wheel” flowers. Cost...
Classic Concord Photo – Tue, 09 Jun 2015
This photo was taken before they paved paradise and put up a purveyor of delicious ice creamy delights. This house at the corner of North Main and Franklin streets was located where Friendly’s stands now. Thanks to reader Earl Burroughs for the photo, and to Friendly’s for creating the Fribble, certainly one of mankind’s greatest achievements to date.
We bobbed and weaved through Title Boxing Club
Title Boxing Club opened its doors May 11, and you should walk through them – there’s a ton of awesome fitness opportunities in there.
City Briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell builds a raft out of city memos and sets sail for the Caribbean. He makes it to Penacook, then sinks. Thankfully the rescue teams are able to revive the memos, and we triumphantly shared this week’s here!The human fundHygiene is important, yoConcord Human Services received a wonderful donation of hygiene items this week which replenished its shelves, Aspell writes. There wasn’t any floss, though,...
Concord Public Library Book of the Week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, please visit our website, concordpubliclibrary.net, visit us on Tumblr at reading-rumblr.tumblr.com and concordteens.tumblr.com, and also visit us on Facebook at facebook.com/ConcordPublicLibrary.Sit Like a Buddha: A Pocket Guide to MeditationLodro Rinzler2014, 128 pagesNonfictionI’ve read a number of meditation and mindfulness books, many of which are long and go into a great...
Concord hospital to host chic picnic Aug. 22
Join Concord Hospital Trust for a mass “chic picnic” at a surprise location for Evening en Blanc on Saturday, Aug. 22, from 6 to 10 p.m. Based on the popular Diner en Blanc, launched in Paris more than 25 years ago, this whimsical event returns for its third year. Dressed all in white, diners arrive with their own well-stocked picnic basket and enjoy an enchanted evening of dining, dancing and entertainment. The surprise location of...
Congrats to the award-winning people who belong to these faces
The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce celebrated the recipients of the Chamber’s 10th annual Pinnacle Awards on May 28, including two awards that were top secret until the event. The Chamber’s Pinnacle Awards recognize businesses and inpiduals who have demonstrated professional excellence and commitment to the Chamber and the community. Congratulations to the 2015 recipients: Cimo’s South End Deli – Small Business of the Year; Nobis...
Get in on the N.H. Association for the Blind’s Walk For Sight action
If you and some of your friends want to take part in the N.H. Association for the Blind’s upcoming 3K Walk for Sight, it would actually be rather fitting – because the event began 12 years ago as more of a pursuit of buddies than moneys. “What we’ve said in the last couple of years is that it started off as a friendraiser, and it turned into a fundraiser,” said Mary Chase, event coordinator and development manager at the Association....
Check out the summer reading programs
As part of this year’s national Collaborative Summer Library Program theme “Every Hero has a Story,” young readers throughout New Hampshire will be visiting their public libraries to check out and read books about heroes of all kinds. Real-life heroes from our own communities, from around the world and throughout history, as well as from literature, mythology, comic books and more, will be celebrated all summer long. The importance of...
City Briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell dips the city memo in eggs, sprinkles some cinnamon sugar on that baby and fries it up on the griddle. And voila, French city memo toast. Could you pass the syrup, s’il vous plait.I saw the signAnd it was, like, newThe Douglas N. Everett Arena has a new sign, Aspell writes. The new sign was a much needed upgrade from the previous small wooden sign. The new sign is a more robust structure that now...
Fundraising ongoing for local short film
Manguetown Pictures announces its upcoming summer project, The Priest. The short film, which will enter production in July, is about the controversial relationship between science and religion.The movie, written and directed by Pedro Pimentel, takes place in late 1800s, early 1900s, in a New England town, during a very melancholic time of the year. It’s the story of Mary and Joseph McWilliams, a couple with very conflicting...
This week in Concord history
June 2, 2002: The Concord Quarry Dogs are trickling into town, ready for a sophomore season organizers hope will capture as many hearts and mitts as did last year’s honeymoon, the Monitor reports. Last year, the city gave its Q-puppies unconditional love, even as the New England Collegiate Baseball League team slipped to the bottom of its pision. This summer, Concord Baseball Association members are trying to set up another summer...
Merrimack County to receive United Way funds
Volunteers at Granite United Way know that the investment decisions stemming from the organization’s annual campaign are truly a community effort. Together, with the volunteer board of directors and community impact committees, they announced that more than $1.88 million in support will be delivered to the Merrimack County community during 2015. Thirty-five volunteers from the area dedicated 3,200 hours on review teams over the past...
Capital Area Wellness Coalition recognizes some swell well people
May 13 marked the Capital Area Wellness Coalition’s second annual Well Done! Awards, which recognize and bring to the forefront wellness activities taking place at worksites, among community groups, and through the leadership of unsung wellness heroes. Ten nominations were submitted in the following three categories: Well workplace: ∎ Sanel Auto Parts (Automotive Supply Associates)∎ Trial Courts Call Center (Walking Wall...
The only thing you’ll get hit with at Title Boxing Club is the fitness bug
It’s noon on a Wednesday, and the music is pumping inside the recently opened Title Boxing Club in the Capitol Shopping Plaza on Storrs Street. And when we say pumping, we mean the people trying to pick out shoes in Payless next door could probably hear the words loud and clear – along with the voice of head trainer Paul Gaffney. Gaffney is pushing his group of six kickboxers to push through the pain and tiredness that the non-stop 60...
Aerospacefest June 13 at Discovery Center
On Saturday, June 13, the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center will host Aerospacefest 2015, a fun festival filled with engaging science and engineering activities, film premiere, real astronauts, live animal shows and much more. The event will mark the 25th anniversary of the Discovery Center, founded as the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium. Special guest will be NASA Astronaut Rick Linnehan, who will speak on living and working in space...
Good Life to hold second anniversary party
Participants, friends and family, partners, members of the community, and supporters are invited to help us celebrate Good Life Programs & Activities second anniversary. The evening will be held June 17 at Good Life Programs & Activities, 254 N. State St. location, from 5 to 9:30 p.m. There will be cocktails & hors d’oeuvres from 5 to 6:30 p.m., where one of the senior volunteers will receive The GoodLife: Senior...
Healthy living officially sprung at the Co-op’s annual fair last week
The Co-op held its annual Spring Into Healthy Living Fair on May 16, and as usual it was a veritable smorgasboard of fun and good health and big crowds.
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 02 Jun 2015
Who said you can’t teach an old dog new geneology research techniques? Someone who didn’t know stuff, that’s who. Because this is Lily, the Concord Public Library’s reading dog (she is part of the library’s Paws for Pages program as a therapy dog) brushing up a bit on her own geneology during a break at work. Thanks for the pic, @concordnhlibrary! Don’t forget to tag us when you post, readers – it’s #concordinsider. We’ll find the...
Road Warrior Ride to make stop in Concord
The Road Warrior Foundation is hosting an event that will bring eight wounded veterans cross country on Can-Am Spyder Roadster RTs, from Valcourt, Canada to Key West, Fla. from June 5-12. The Road Warriors will be arriving in Concord with a welcome rally being planned for Friday, June 5, from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Courtyard Concord. This epic 2,000-mile event, called the Road Warrior Ride, will take eight days to complete and serve as an...
Parks and rec sign sponsorship agreement
The City of Concord Parks and Recreation Department and ConvenientMD recently signed a sponsorship agreement. The annual value of this agreement is $5,500 for five years with a mutual agreement to extend for an additional five year period. ConvenientMD will provide the Concord Parks and Recreation Department with 1,000 free sports/school/camp physical exam vouchers. The department will be passing these vouchers out to all summer camp...
Girls iguana have fun – Tue, 02 Jun 2015
Super cute kids wearing identical shirts alert! Leah and Sarah Burke of Bedford get hugs from Lil’ Iguana outside Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt before last Thursday’s Rock n’ Race in Concord. Based in Nashua, Lil’ Iguana’s Children’s Safety Foundation is a non-profit organization that uses prevention programs to keep children safe from abduction, sexual abuse, child predators and serious accidental injuries in an effort to have children...
VNA’s ‘Spirituality and Faith’ program Monday
Concord Regional VNA is offering a free presentation “Spirituality & Faith at End of Life” Monday, June 8, from 12:30 to 1 p.m. at United Church of Penacook, Penacook Community Center Senior Program, 21 Merrimack St. When someone we loved dies, it is inevitable that questions of faith and spirituality arise. For some faith is challenged, for some it is dashed, for some it is a comfort, and for some it is a new exploration. Join...
Weighted blankets donated to hospital
Concord Hospital Associates has donated 100 weighted blankets to the hospital, to comfort patients and help them heal, in the hospital and at home. The weighted blankets are cotton blankets with sewn-in channels or slots that hold weighted tubes often filled with rice or buckwheat. The weight doesn’t just keep patients warm. It can keep them calm, which is very important for those recovering from illness or injury. “The sensory impact...
Ken Harvey uses his camera to capture some breathtaking views
The Society for the Protection of N.H. Forests (54 Portsmouth St.) is currently home to an exhibit of Merrimack photographer Ken Harvey’s work from his many travels. The selection of 21 photographs will be up through June 26.
Sign up to exhibit at the chamber’s Tri-City Expo
The Tri-City Expo, a joint effort between the Greater Nashua, Manchester and Concord chambers of commerce, will be held at the Radisson Hotel Manchester on Thursday, Oct. 1, from 3 to 7 p.m. Recently named New Hampshire’s “Best Networking Event” by New Hampshire Business Review, the Tri-City Expo will feature over 200 New Hampshire businesses in New Hampshire’s largest business-to-business expo.If you are interested in exhibiting,...
Five Rivers to host bald eagle presentation
As bald eagles rear this year’s chicks right here in the Capital region, Five Rivers Conservation Trust will hold its annual gathering of members and friends and host a special presentation about the recovery of Bald Eagles in New Hampshire and in the Five Rivers’ region. On Thursday, May 28, at 5:30 p.m., at Havenwood Heritage Heights, Five Rivers will briefly recap its successful year and introduce Chris Martin, N.H. Audubon’s...
