City briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell spends hours researching and building a costume that will allow him to become the world’s first flying city manager. Only after he climbs to the roof of the State House does he realize he’s built a gorilla suit by mistake. Dejected, he heads to the forest to live with his fellow primates, stamping out a city memo with his oversized footprints.Moving right alongMain St. preps startingThis week, those...
The Insider shares in the Day of Caring
Granite United Way held its annual day of activism and drew a record number of volunteers from businesses in and around Concord – more than 450 on 64 projects in the county – and we were there to chase them around the city.
Concord Public Library book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Delicious! A NovelRuth Reichl2014, 380 pagesFictionRuth Reichl, former restaurant critic and author, turns to fiction in her novel Delicious!Young Billie lands a job at a famous food magazine in New York City, where she meets a cast of interesting co-workers. There’s a secret about the mansion where they work (in the library no less!), lots of...
Concord Hospital receives urgent care recognition
Concord Hospital Walk-In Urgent Care has been selected by the readers of Parenting New Hampshire as a “Family Favorite” award recipient in 2014 Greater Concord Urgent/Immediate Care Center category. The Family Favorite awards, now in its fourth year, is an award program that recognizes family-friendly businesses, services and places in almost 60 categories – as chosen by the readers of Parenting New Hampshire magazine. “The Family...
Back Roads And Byways comes to McGowan
McGowan Fine Art is pleased to announce the opening of Back Roads And Byways: New Landscapes, featuring the oil paintings of Susan Abbott. The show will run from Oct. 7 to Nov. 14, with a reception on Oct. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public. Susan Abbott’s paintings in this, her first solo exhibit at McGowan Fine Art, present a fresh, moving, and colorful vision of the New England landscape. Abbott...
Friends Program receives support from Franklin Savings Bank
The Friends Program received a check for $2,500 from Franklin Savings bank last week. “Today’s youth are tomorrow’s leaders,” said Franklin Savings Bank President and CEO Jeff Savage. Nancy Watson of Boscawen, branch supervisor of Franklin Savings Bank, presented Friends Program Executive Director Jerry Madden with the check.
CATCH ads pair of new members to board
CATCH is pleased to announce the addition of two new members to its Board of Directors. Ken Koornneef, president of Nobis Engineering, will join the board at its meeting this month. Koornneef has been a long-time volunteer with CATCH and has served as President of Nobis Engineering since 2009. Liza Poinier of Concord will join the CATCH board as an ex-officio member through the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce’s Board Leader...
Poetry Society reading at Gibson’s and open mic
The Poetry Society of N.H. is very pleased to sponsor an outstanding double feature at Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., on Sept. 17. The features are Mark DeCarteret and S Stephanie, and the reading starts at 7 p.m. Mark and S will read first, followed by an open mic afterwards. Everyone is invited. Newcomers are encouraged. We highly recommend the parking garage right behind Red River Theatres. Parking is free after 5 p.m. For...
Grace Episcopal to host free monthly supper
Grace Episcopal Church across from Merrill Park at 30 Eastman St. will host its monthly community supper Sept. 19 from 5 to 6 p.m. Our September supper features spaghetti and meatballs, tossed salad, garlic bread and dessert. So come, bring your family and friends and take the night off from cooking. There is no charge but donations are welcomed and support our Take-A-Tote Ministry which helps to feed Concord’s hungry school children....
This week in Concord history
Sept. 9, 2002: The Concord City Council votes unanimously to send all money raised from the land use change tax to the city’s Conservation Trust Fund. “The fact is we’ve been giving much less of a priority to open space as a city council over the last 10 years than we should have,” Mayor Mike Donovan says following a public hearing on the matter.Sept. 9, 2000: Concord is about to get its own baseball team, the New England Collegiate...
Don’t forget to change your oil – Tue, 09 Sep 2014
Celeste Oliva, a shop specializing in a huge variety of olive oils and balsamic vinegars at 75 S. Main St., celebrated its grand opening Thursday with the mayor, several customers and Chamber of Commerce representatives. Starr Manus, Tim Sink, Donna Rice, owners Charla and Clark Mayotte, Mayor Jim Bouley, Paul Ebbs and Heather Capraro were on hand to snip the ribbon. Someone suggested framing a piece of the ribbon, but we think we’d...
Did they gargle before rinsing?
The fine folks at Generations Dental Care weren’t about to miss getting in on the ice bucket challenge, so they donated $500 to fight ALS and dumped buckets of water all over themselves. Good show, people.
Get in on the Purple Purse Challenge
Why does Keith have a purple purse? For starters, it coordinates with almost everything in his wardrobe. But it’s also to help a local organization raise awareness about an important issue. Now it’s your turn to get involved in the Purple Purse Challenge. You want to see a Concord group that does good stuff win a national battle, right? Then read on. For more information, we’ll turn it over to the New Hampshire Coalition Against...
Concord’s Anne Josselyn finds happiness in a return to hula hooping
Anne Josselyn is a big fan of hula hoops. And can you blame her? Those lightweight circles are perfect for amazing just about anyone, especially a certain member of the local newspaper staff. She can spin them around her waist and over her head, and isn’t afraid to toss them in the air to show off one of her many technical tricks. She’s even been known to use two at the same time. As a kid, Josselyn was an avid hooper, spending her...
Welcoming Walk to kick off Multicultural Festival’s ninth year in town
Where can you enjoy the sights, sounds, tastes and cultures of more than 20 different countries from around the world, all in one location? Concord will be home to these international experiences and many more at the 9th annual Concord Multicultural Festival on Sept. 13 from 1:30 to 6 p.m. at the State House. The Concord community is home to many different cultures and heritages, and what better way to celebrate than with a festival...
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 09 Sep 2014
This ominous sky shot from Carter Hill Orchard seemed like the perfect Instagram photo for our fall guide. Well, short of a photo that said “Insider Fall Guide” in the clouds (lousy uncompromising Mother Nature). Thanks to Instagram user @christine99 for the pic!
Making the most out of what the Granite State has to offer
In New Hampshire, we sure do appreciate our granite. We are the Granite State after all. And from what we can tell, Gary Haven Smith must feel the same, especially since he uses our state’s nicknamesake to create some impressive works of art – and ones that happen to weigh quite a bit. They are made out of granite (and other materials) after all. Smith’s sculptures and paintings are currently on display at McGowan Fine Art through...
The Insider’s Guide To Fall 2014
SeptemberSept. 11Garden Series: Vegetables for Cold Season Harvest and for the Root CellarAn educational guided tour of Tarbin Gardens with emphasis on vegetables to grow for use all year. The ‘growing season’ does not end with the first frost! Learn how to harvest fresh vegetables until winter and which to store in a root cellar. Tours last approximately one hour but you can stay for the rest of the day. Bring a picnic lunch or treat...
City briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell races around town under the dark of night and steals the middle section of everyone in Concord’s dining table. He sets them up outside of his house and awaits the flood of tourists before realizing he was gunning for the nonexistent kind of leaf peepers. He angrily smashes the wood into bits, which spell out this city memo!Main AttractionIt’s really starting, peoplePreparation for underground utility...
The Capital Area Wellness Coalition wants you to walk with the mayor
For those of you worried about the parking situation downtown, particularly during the upcoming Main Street redesign, the Capital Area Wellness Coalition has a great idea for a place to keep your car. Your driveway. Or maybe your office. Perhaps within inches of that jerk who parked across two spaces at the grocery store (that’ll teach him!) Your car’s exact location isn’t the point; the point is you don’t need it to enjoy everything...
Photograph exhibit on display at state library
More than 150 prints selected from the Hillsborough Historical Society’s Manahan-Phelps-McCulloch photographic collection is on exhibit at the State Library in Concord through Oct. 31. The full Manahan collection contains more than 150,000 negatives from a photo studio that operated in Hillsboro, from the 1860s until 2002. William H. Manahan, Jr., the best known of the 10 photographers who operated it, ran the studio from 1899 until...
Become a detective and get some cool stuff
Test your detective skills on the trail of The Last Policeman. Stop by the Concord Library on Sept. 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., for refreshments, pick up your case notes, then sleuth for pieces of the book cover at places in Concord mentioned in the novel. When you’ve solved all six, come to the service desk at the library for a special commendation and enter to win breakfast with author Ben Winters in March and other prizes. If you...
VNA to hold screening of ‘The Falling Monologues’
Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association is celebrating National Falls Prevention Awareness Day with a screening of “The Falling Monologues” on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at Horseshoe Pond Place Senior Resource Center, 26 Commercial St., Suite 105. The program is from 10:15 a.m. to noon. “The Falling Monologues” is an innovative collection of stories inspired by real-life scenarios. It covers common causes of falls and fall prevention...
Time to register for N.H. Poetry Out Loud
Registration for the 2014-2015 New Hampshire Poetry Out Loud competition is now open. Interested high schools and homeschoolers affiliated with local high school groups should register by Nov. 1. The program is limited to 40 registrants. To help mark Poetry Out Loud’s 10th anniversary, New Hampshire will incorporate the theme “Celebrate the Voices of Our High School Students” into this year’s program. Each year approximately 10,000...
Quilters guild will host events on Sept. 12, 13
The Capital Quilters Guild will meet at Havenwood, 33 Christian Ave., on Friday, Sept. 12, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. All quilters are welcome. Carole St. Onge, one of our program chairpersons will present a Trunk Show and on Saturday, Sept. 13, St. Onge will be teaching a machine applique class. To register for the class call Carole at 485-5336 or Joanne at 485-8381. For Guild information, contact Jean at 223-9766.
Kindergartners get a free backpack at the library
The Concord Public Library is offering a free backpack to any Concord or Penacook kindergartners who register for a library card. The backpacks include a book, a coloring book and crayons. In order to be eligible for a library card, the kindergartner must live in Concord or Penacook, and must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. We ask that those adults please bring in a photo ID and something with the family’s current address (in...
One final chance to be a part of Mosaic 250
Concord is turning 250 in 2015 – help us give the gift of art to our great city. Community art project “Mosaic 250” only has one appearance left for the community to participate. We will be at the Concord Multicultural Festival on Saturday, Sept. 13 from 1 to 6 p.m. at the State House. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to contribute to the beautiful artwork that will be presented to the city for the 250th anniversary and installed...
MacLeod to talk about ospreys at Audubon
On Thursday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. the McLane Audubon Center will host Iain MacLeod as he presents a captivating program about ospreys. MacLeod will describe Project OspreyTrack, a multiyear project using GPS trackers to follow these fish eating raptors from their nests in New Hampshire to their wintering grounds in South America. This type of tracking enables researchers to learn about the foraging behaviors of these birds as well....
Stamp collectors to meet on Sept. 16 in Bow
The Merrimack County Stamp Collectors’ regular monthly meeting will be held Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 1:30 p.m. at the Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow. Anyone interested in stamp collecting is invited to attend. For more information, call Dan Day at 228-1154.
Concord Public Library book of the week
LandlineRainbow Rowel2014, 310 pagesFictionWith a name like Georgie McCool, you would think she had everything under control; you would be wrong. Georgie’s career is about to take off, her dream job just around the corner, one meeting away. Unfortunately the timing couldn’t be worse. Faced with the choice between following her dream and fixing her crumbling marriage, Georgie wants both. However, it seems that the two may be mutually...
