Classic Concord photo – Tue, 08 Oct 2013
Faithful reader Earl Burroughs sent us this photo of several teams from the first ever twilight softball league in the United States in July of 1908. Good to know that even back then, there was always at least one dude willing to subscribe to the “sun’s out, guns out” mantra. Sweet tank, fourth dude from the right! Fun fact: softball uniforms in 1908 were apparently the same uniforms worn to work. And everything else.
The Insider gets statuesque – Tue, 01 Oct 2013
Travel agents Sandy Delude and Hansi Glahn took a “business trip” to Easter Island this summer – and they brought the Insider with them! We guess that when you’re a travel agent, every trip is technically a business trip. What a racket!We want the Insider to travel around the world! Send your Insider-centric travel pictures to news@theconcordinsider.com.
Assemble your crew – Tue, 01 Oct 2013
Reader Karen Joyal sent us in this picture of the assembled Concord Crew team at its recent competition in Manchester. “There were over 375 local high school student athletes from Manchester Central, Amherst, Bedford, Hollis-Brookline, Concord, the Dublin School and Medford racing on a 5K course,” Joyal told us. “Concord took first place and the Mayor’s Cup in men’s varsity, first place in women’s varsity and first place in women’s...
Classic Concord photo – Tue, 01 Oct 2013
Reader Earl Burroughs hooked us up with this classic Concord photo of another classic Concord fire. Here we see the Patriot building being doused with water after it was gutted by fire. Do you have any classic Concord photos that you’d like to see in the Insider? Let us know! Just send your photos (and a little background info) to news@theconcordinsider.com and we will take care of the rest....
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 01 Oct 2013
This cool shot taken in a Concord garden comes to us from Instagram user @thestarsandmore. Keep on holding on to summer, readers! If you want to see your Instagram pictures in the Insider, just tag us in them – we’re @concordinsider.
The Insider is a third wheel in the bone zone – Tue, 17 Sep 2013
Pictured are Liz and Gary Dane standing under the Alaska Antler Arch in Fairbanks, Alaska, where they ended their awesome trip to Denali National Park – in celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary! And who better to be a third wheel than the Insider?! Send your travel pics with the Insider to news@theconcordinsider.com.
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 17 Sep 2013
It’s not all sunsets, foliage and food – sometimes Instagram pictures are of people, too! Instagram user @ayummymommy hooked us up with this pic of her daughter Annika Horne, 7, happily flying a kite in White Park. Looks like a perfect day in Concord!
Look at that lil’ iguana! – Tue, 17 Sep 2013
Lil’ Iguana of Lil’ Iguana’s Children’s Safety Foundation made a stop at Here We Grow Again on Sept. 5, and ran into 18-month-old Aurora Doane, who already has a firm grasp on the concept of sharing. She illustrated that fact by bringing a handful of toys to the Lil’ Iguana, one at a time. Good looking out, Aurora!
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 10 Sep 2013
Soak it in, folks – from here on out, we don’t expect to see many tree photos that are almost entirely green! @heart2heartonline hooked us up with this fall foliage-free shot from the grounds (and waters) of St. Paul’s School. Tag us in your Concord Instagram pics – @concordinsider.
You put the 'U' in 'Qatar' – Tue, 03 Sep 2013
Reader Tom Gilson took the Insider with him on a business trip – all the way to Qatar! Check out all the high-rises going up behind him. Qatar, country of industry! If you take the Insider with you on a trip to an exotic locale, please send us a picture at news@theconcordinsider.com and we’ll print it here. Thanks!
Classic Concord photo – Tue, 03 Sep 2013
School’s back in session in Concord, readers. With that in mind, we’ve got a classic Concord photo of the old Franklin Street School. Do you have a memory of this school? Did you or a family member attend it back in the day? Share your memories with us at news@theconcordinsider.com. Class dismissed!
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 03 Sep 2013
Here’s a cool Instagram pic from @corinnejanelle. It’s a silhouetted steeple with beaming sun rays – can anyone guess the location?
Classic Concord football – Tue, 27 Aug 2013
Reader Earl Burroughs sent us this classic Concord photo of what’s dubbed the “Concord State Fair” football team. We don’t know much about this squad except the last names printed on the photo; if you have any information or memories of the team, let us know at news@theconcordinsider.com. As always. we’d love to see your classic Concord photos. Submit them to...
That's like a million in dog years – Tue, 20 Aug 2013
Therapy dog Lily is the star of the Concord Public Library’s Paws For Pages program – and last week was her 14th birthday! Paws for Pages attendees brought her gifts.
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 20 Aug 2013
This instagram photo comes to us from @photoxbalm. The lens flare has turned the sun into a pretty flower! If you want your Instagram photos to appear on our page, tag us – we’re @concord insider.
Where the Insider goes – Tue, 20 Aug 2013
Ian Gallagher just spent two months in Addis Abbaba, Ethiopa, working with Berhan Yehun, an organization that helps kids from vulnerable living situations stay in school. Here, we see that he’s brought along the most educational reading material possible – the “Concord Insider!” Check out little Tilahun reading the paper with the rest of his schoolyard chums. If you take the “Insider” with you to an exotic location, we want to see the...
The Pilgrim's Progress – Tue, 13 Aug 2013
Insider reader (and sometime globetrotter) Susan Korjagin and friends completed a 500-mile walk across northern Spain on an ancient pilgrimage trail called the Camino de Santiago (also known as the Way of Saint James). We wonder: at which mile marker did “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” by the Proclaimers get stuck in their heads? Here are (left to right) Constance Manchester-Bonenfant, Korjagin and Claire Roberge with the Insider in front...
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 13 Aug 2013
Instagram user @shortcakecreations hooked us up with this sweet pic. What a beauty! If you use Instagram on your smartphone, tag us in your cool Concord pics – we’re @concordinsider.
Where the Insider goes – Tue, 06 Aug 2013
The Pemigewassett Choral Society, led by director Leslie McDonnell and assistant director Will Gunn and accompanied by pianist Catharine Dornin, gave a concert tour recently in Quebec City, Quebec. They gave a recital at the Museum of Civilization several hours before a show across the street by the renowned and high-flying Cirque du Soleil circus. Above, the musicians send a message home to readers of the Concord Insider after...
Classic Concord photo – Tue, 06 Aug 2013
Reader Earl Burroughs sent us this classic photo, which depicts employees of the John Swenson Granite Company lining up for a parade (led by Swenson himself) way back in 1915. This photo rocks!
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 06 Aug 2013
This shot of cool tiles at the New Hampshire Department of Transportation comes to us from Instagram user @pmichaud143. Want to see your Instagram picture on our pages? Tag us in the caption – we’re @concordinsider, naturally.
Well done – Tue, 30 Jul 2013
The Concord Panera Bread Restaurant recently helped raise and donate $20,000 to The One Fund Boston. In total, 32 Panera Bread Restaurants, all owned by PR Management Corp, contributed to the sum. A portion was matched by Panera Bread to equal $20,000. Above, Mitch Roberts and David Peterman of PR Restaurants, LLC. present a check worth $20,000 to Paul Connolly of One Fund Boston.
Greeced lightning – Tue, 30 Jul 2013
Laurie Mower of Concord traveled to Greece with the Insider to meet Nancy Steen of Hillsboro, currently teaching in Abu Dhabi, UAE for spring break. Thankfully, all of the fine writing in the Insider wasn’t Greek to them! If you have a travel photo with the Insider, send it to us at news@theconcordinsider.com.
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 30 Jul 2013
Instagram user @scandinavianbrother sent us this crazy picture of a sunset sky over Concord. It doesn’t even look real! But it is! If you want your Instagram photos on our pages, just tag us in them – we’re @concordinsider. We can’t wait to see what you see! Another fun way to interact is by tagging your pics #concordinsider – they’ll show up right on our Facebook page.
Classic Concord photo – Tue, 23 Jul 2013
Know where this classic Concord church was located? Email us at news@theconcordinsider.com with your guesses. If you have a classic Concord photo to share, send it to us at that very same email address.Like classic Concord photos? You’re going to love next week’s Insider!
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 23 Jul 2013
This amazing sun shot was taken by Instagram user @sarahksmythe. We’re so glad you caught those rays, Sarah! Tag us in your Instagram pics and we may print them here! We’re @concordinsider.
A lady who rocks at the Lady of the Rocks – Tue, 16 Jul 2013
Norma Milne took the Insider all the way to Croatia. En route, she got this shot off the coast of Montenegro. In the background, you can see the Lady of the Rocks Church. “According to legend,” Milne told us, “the islet was built up over the centuries by the seamen who kept an ancient oath after finding the icon of Madonna and Child on the rock in the sea on July 22, 1452. Upon returning from each successful voyage, they laid a rock...
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 16 Jul 2013
This glorious floral shot comes to us from the @cypn Instagram account (actually it was taken by Kate Putnam, our one-time Young Professional of the Week and avid Instagrammer). Tag us in your photos – we’re @concordinsider, of course.
Houston, we have an Insider – Tue, 09 Jul 2013
Dennis and Catherine Fitzgerald recently stopped in downtown Houston while visiting their son, and look at that – they stopped with the architecture issue in front of some official Texas architecture. Well done! If you have a travel photo with the Insider, send it to news@theconcordinsider.com, and you might just find it on these pages.
All the fixin's – Tue, 09 Jul 2013
Dave Casic knows how to dress a burger! He was at the new Centennial Senior Center barbecue social last week, which was held in partnership with the Penacook Community Center Senior Program.
