City Briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell lights a couple hundred candles in his office and puts on the recording of the Valentine we had the Concord Chorale sing him last year. While dancing around the room, he tips over one of the candles and lights the building on fire. But the trail of fire extinguisher foam spells out a city memo!That’s a wrapZamboni looks purtyThe Zamboni for the Douglas N. Everett Arena has been transformed from its...
Who doesn’t want a little Love, Lust & Desire in their life?
Looking for something different to do on date night? Why not check out all the cool art we couldn’t fit in this Love, Lust & Desire photo spread. It will be at McGowan through Feb. 13 and FYI, there’s a lot more to see then what’s just hanging on the walls. Everything is priced at $300 or less and who knows, maybe you’ll find that perfect V-Day present.
Let the Concord Chorale do your Valentine’s Day work for you
Anyone can go to the store for a box of chocolates. Most can pick out the perfect bouquet of flowers or make a dinner reservation. Some can even cook a nice meal or write a beautiful heartfelt poem. But when it comes to Valentine’s Day, those things are about as been there, done that as the electric slide at a wedding. So why not spice things up this year with a little singing. No, not by you – remember this is supposed to be a way to...
Project: Fashion Camp is hosting workshop
Project: Fashion Camp is hosting its February workshop at Kimball-Jenkins Estate on Feb. 28, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Get Cozy, open to ages 7 to 12, will have campers create a cozy blanket and other fun room accessories. Learn how to create a pattern, sew and customize your very own blanket using different embroidery techniques, fabric paint and more. Don’t forget about accessorizing your room too. Learn how to create fun room...
Instagram photo of the Week – Tue, 03 Feb 2015
No matter how snuggled up you were during the big snowstorm last week, it should be clear from this photo you weren’t nearly as warm and snuggly as Instagram user @courtneymurabito. This is her and her feline friend enjoying the first snow day in 75 years at New Hampshire Federal Credit Union, which kept her from having to drive to Concord for work. The comfortable overload in this photo is making us want to take a nap! (or maybe it...
VNA seeking volunteers to help hospice patients
Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association is seeking volunteers to offer companionship and support to hospice patients in local nursing care facilities and in homes. The next training session is being held on Thursdays, Feb. 19 to March 19, from 9 a.m. to noon at Concord Regional VNA, 30 Pillsbury St. in Concord. Hospice volunteers assist with: Offering companionship; Holding a hand and lending a listening ear; Providing respite...
Register for annual business showcase
Exhibitor registration is under way and tickets are available online for the 24th Annual Business Showcase hosted by the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, April 7, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Grappone Conference Center. More than 100 Chamber members will showcase their products and services to the Greater Concord business community. This very popular annual Chamber event is open to the business public and attendance is...
This Week In Concord History
Feb. 3, 2003: Concord High School running phenom Rachel Umberger accepts a full scholarship offer to Duke University, according to running coach Barbara Higgins.Feb. 3, 1968: In Concord, Richard Nixon opens his presidential campaign with a speech in which he says America is a country with a torn soul, a country that needs a new leader who recognizes its “crisis of the spirit” and can restore “the lift of a driving dream.” He then...
Hit up health care enrollment day Feb. 7 to beat the deadline
We know all about deadlines here at the Insider (if you’re reading this, it means we successfully met another one!), so who better to tell you about the upcoming deadline to enroll in healthcare this year? Actually, there is someone way better: the Merrimack County Health Insurance Assister Alliance. The fine people there are hosting a Get Covered Concord! Enrollment Day on Feb. 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Smile Building at 49 S....
Musical extravaganza at Audi March 13-15
Enjoy the many talents of Concord Rotary Club members, their friends and special guests, in a musical extravaganza “The Magic of Movies & Television . . . the Adventure Continues,” an original musical tribute by Emmy Award-winning director, Marc Murai and musical director, Martha Kuepper.This family-friendly extravaganza features a cast of 80, including a core of local professional singers, past and present civic leaders,...
These local celebs heated up the dance floor at NHTI’s Winter Fling
Dancing with the Concord Stars is always one of the biggest attractions at NHTI’s annual Winter Fling, and as you can tell by these photos, it didn’t disappoint this year. Winners were: Best Overall, Laura Quayle and Eric Goodwin; The People’s Choice Award, Heather Brown and Jim Rosenberg; Most Graceful, Kathy Bacon and Kirk Leoni; Best Choreographer, Aaron Baker; Best Costume, Jennifer Boulanger and Greg Legier; Most Creative, Melody...
Enter to win PAYT bags from general services
Concord General Services is bringing back the opportunity for Concord residents to win free pay-as-you-throw trash bags. All new and existing subscribers to General Services News Flash topics on the City of Concord’s website will be entered to win a bundle of 30 gallon purple PAYT bags to use for curbside trash collection. Residents will be entered to win up to three times if they subscribe to each General Services News Flash topic,...
VNA grief discussion groups held Feb. 12, 26
Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association is offering a Men’s Grief Discussion Groups on Thursday, Feb. 12, and Thursday, Feb. 26, from 9 to 10 a.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church, 79 Clinton St. in Concord. The ongoing drop-in grief discussion groups are designed to help men who are adjusting after the loss of a spouse or significant other. There is no registration or fee to attend. For more information, please call 224-4093...
Piccola Opera wants you to visit their new spot
On Feb. 14, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Piccola Opera will hold an open house for the public to visit their new office and studio space at 8 N. Main St. in downtown Concord. “We are excited to share the beauty and history of opera with our Concord community. Piccola Opera means “little opera” in English, but our offerings are anything but small. In addition to offering fully-staged affordable, but high quality opera productions at the...
Chamber’s legislative luncheon set for Feb. 12
Join your fellow businesses and community leaders for the 2015 Legislative Outlook Luncheon, presented by the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Feb. 12, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, 172 N. Main St. The cost of the event is $25 for Chamber members and $35 for nonmembers, and includes lunch. The event is sponsored by Hinckley Allen.From Medicaid expansion to minimum wage, get two informed perspectives...
Concord Public Library Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net and visit us on Tumblr (reading-rumblr.tumblr.com and concordteens.tumblr.com) and Facebook (facebook.com/ConcordPublicLibrary).Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has The TimeBrigid Schulte2014, 353 pagesNonfictionIt’s no secret that in today’s world, most of us feel like we have too much to do, and not enough time to get any of it done...
One day not enough? Intown Concord to deliver Valentine’s Week
Are you looking for a gift that will be treasured by the one or ones you love – something unique that epitomizes their passion, hobby, beauty, charm, or fashion style? Well, it’s time to Discover Downtown Concord and fall in love with shopping again. Downtown Concord is your date night (or day) destination during Valentine’s week, with dozens of delicious places to eat and enjoy each other’s company, from full-serve or take-out...
Enjoy a Valentine’s Day field trip
Five Rivers has a lovely way to Begin your Valentine’s Day on Feb. 14 from 9 to 11:30 a.m., with a field trip to newly conserved Dustin Property and Bohanan Farm in Contoocook. Join us for some winter fun as we explore the fields, trails and woods on the Dustin and Bohanan Properties along the Contoocook River. Educator and Naturalist Ruth Smith will lead us through the fields and along the river in search of animal tracks and...
Zoe & Co. employees know how to celebrate 100 successful fittings
The first rule of fight club is simple: You don’t talk about fight club. And while the good people at Zoe & Co. Professional Bra Fitters are hardly the fighting kind, which makes them a not-so-good comparison to the hooligans in the 1990’s Brad Pitt/Edward Norton classic, there are also things at Zoe’s you just don’t talk about. Top of the list would obviously be what goes on in the fitting rooms, but a close second would have to...
We asked around to find out what’s going to happen in the Super Bowl
Based on the answers we got from a handful of local “experts,” it could be anything really
Check out these super set-ups
There are a bunch of places in town to watch the big game Sunday night – here are 3 that we visited
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 27 Jan 2015
Don’t be distracted by the really tall skinny people casting the shadows in this picture; the real story is the nearly perfect square of light next to the word Bicentennial. Consider the case of how the square got its name officially closed. Thanks to Instagram user @ryanlafemme for snapping the photo.
You can win a ton of free food if you can caption this photo
Avid reader that you are, you may recognize that photo above from last week’s newspaper when we helped Boloco announce its Memphis BBQ burrito in honor of Elvis’s birthday. Well, the fine people at Boloco really liked the caption that we used (::brushes dirt off shoulder::) – so much so that it inspired a contest that can benefit you! We want you to come up with your own caption for the above picture and email them to...
Classic Concord Photo – Tue, 27 Jan 2015
Before it was Sanel Auto Parts, this spot was home to the Holt Brothers carriage plant, pictured here in 1898. And will you look at all those brothers? If these guys were alive today they’d almost certainly have their own reality show. Thanks to reader Earl Burroughs for the photo.
This Week In Concord History
Jan. 27, 2003: The Concord City Council votes to take the historic Rolfe barn through eminent domain, stopping Ken Epworth, the barn’s owner, from dismantling the building and selling the parts to an unnamed client. The Penacook Historical Society asked the city to step in so it can use the barn as a museum and community center.Jan. 27, 1942: Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony for Concord Mayor John Storrs and the city’s aldermen,...
Here’s some stuff to stay away from at your party
When it comes to Super Bowl Sunday, you can usually count on being huddled around the old flat screen with a bunch of people you may or may not know while eating lots of food that you’ll probably regret on Monday.And in these parts, with the Patriots going for the fourth title in team history, you better believe that 99 percent of the New England population will be watching with giant knots in their stomachs – and again, we’re not...
Legal nurse consulting info night on Feb. 10
In 2011, NHTI, Concord’s Community College, became the first school in New Hampshire to offer an on-site certificate program in the new and growing field of Legal Nurse Consulting. LNCs are professional nurses with both clinical expertise and training in the law. They provide an invaluable service to both the medical and legal professions by evaluating, analyzing and offering informed opinions on the delivery of healthcare and...
City Briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell folds up a couple of paper footballs for some tabletop action at the office, but during the first game he flicks one right off the fire alarm, setting off screeching sirens and the sprinkler system. Thankfully the water spells out a city memo in the carpet.Class is in sessionIt’s the Concord internetsConcord General Services has published a new YouTube video instructing viewers how to navigate the...
Summer jobs available through parks and rec
If you love being outside and working with children then we have a job for you! The Concord Parks and Recreation Department is currently accepting applications for the following summer positions: Lifeguards and water safety instructors, tennis instructors, camp counselors and summer specialist. Applicants must be 15 years of age or older for lifeguard positions and 18 and older for camp counselors. Please fill out the electronic...
