Break out those planners – Here’s what’s coming up in 2016
With the start of a new year, it’s natural to want to look ahead at what’s to come, what’s to be expected. 2015 was a big year in Concord, but that doesn’t mean the capital city’s 251st year can’t be just as cool, if not better, than its 250th. We thought long and hard about some of the notable events (or expected notable events) coming up this year, and decided to fill you in early – way early, in some cases – just so you can start...
We decided to play catchup on a few stories we wrote last year
We know the final issue of 2015 was all about last year. We also know that this week’s edition is supposed to be an exclusive look into what 2016 has in store, but unfortunately we couldn’t fit everything in last week. So think of this as a bit of bonus 2015 coverage. We went over the stories that defined the Insider in the previous 12 months, but there were some we wrote that probably left you wondering what ever happened after the...
We told you there’s nothing like a festive scavenger hunt
In the final Insider before Christmas, we wanted to test just how much you had noticed the holiday cheer this year. So we put together eight clues and asked for you to provide some answers. Well, Sandy and Andrew Garfunkel got all eight correct after a couple of hours of fun they said put them in the holiday spirit. For their efforts, the Garfunkels will receive a $25 gift card to a Concord business.
General Services works like a machine – or a team – during a storm
If you’ve looked out your window lately, you may have noticed that it has (finally) snowed. We didn’t get a ton last week – thankfully – but it was enough to mess up the roads and just be a general nuisance to everyone trying to navigate through it. But, as luck would have it, the hard workers at the General Services Department were all over it like white on snow, as they are every time there’s a storm around here. Director Chip...
Books, games and lots of exercising
Tuesday ∎ If you’re into D & D, then your Tuesday night plans just got better as a trip to the Concord Public Library is in your future. If you don’t know what D & D is, then you might want to sit this one out cause there will probably be some veteran Dungeons and Dragons players at tonight’s game night, which runs from 5 to 7:30 p.m. ∎ It might be pushing the envelope a bit, but ConcordTV is hosting a trio of classes tonight....
Here’s what we’d like to see in Concord
We sure do like Concord. And that’s a good thing because if we didn’t, our jobs would not be all that fun to go to each day. Luckily, we get to enjoy all the sights and sounds that come with covering the capital city – along with the people, things and animals that make Concord an amazing place to live, work and play. But, like all of you, we have some ideas as to how Concord could be even better. We know, some of you may be wondering...
What has the mall always needed? Bounce houses and laser tag
If we had one complaint about Concord, its been the lack of bounce house and laser tag venues. It seems like almost every week we talk about getting our bounce on, only to remember there’s no place to go. There are other times when we just want to shoot each other – not with a firearm, of course, but rather a laser gun. One of those ones that doesn’t burn or vaporize anything, just makes cool sounds and lights up. But we’ve run into...
Nothing says science more than sending rockets 300 feet in the air
As part of school vacation week, the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center offered a couple of one-day workshops for kids looking to stay sharp in the learning department. And one just happened to be all about building small rockets and then shooting them 300 feet into the sky from the NHTI soccer fields. They constructed the rockets from a kit, painted them and also added an engine, igniter and a couple other rockety type things.
Making a difference
The Capital Region Food Program named Debra Bourbeau of Bow (second from right) and Jackie Whatmough of Concord (second from left) as their 2015 Volunteer Hero Award winners at the 42nd Annual Blessing of the Baskets ceremony at the National Guard Armory.
City Briefly
City Manager Tom Aspell was so excited to usher in the new year, he decided to put the final two city memos for 2015 into one release on Dec. 23 and call it a year. This version was sent to us right before Christmas, so it’s like the gift that keeps on giving. Paying the bills Property tax time Property owners are reminded that third quarter property tax payments were due on Jan. 2. (Editor’s Note: Original city memo said “property...
Book of the Week: ‘The Hollow Land’
The Hollow Land Jane Gardam 2014, 158 pages Fiction The Hollow Land is a series of linked stories about Harry Bateman, who is a little boy the first time his family comes from London to stay in an old farmhouse called Light Trees owned by the Teesdale family. Harry and the Teesdales’ son Bell get into a number of scrapes, such as getting stuck in an old silver mine shaft (hence the hollowness of the land) and lost in a blizzard while...
This Week in Concord History
Jan. 5, 1776: In the first of five Provincial Congresses in New Hampshire, delegates adopt a temporary constitution. The document makes New Hampshire an independent colony six months before the colonies jointly declare their independence. Recalling the objectionable actions of recently departed Royal Gov. John Wentworth, the framers make no provision for a governor. Meschech Weare becomes New Hampshire’s president. The permanent state...
Bulletin Board
Author Hannah Papp to present book Friday Author Hannah Papp presents The Mystical Backpacker: How To Discover Your Destiny in the Modern World, Friday at 5:30 p.m. at Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St. Part memoir, part guidebook, The Mystical Backpacker invites you to explore your inner terrain and learn how to create your own unique version of a modern day vision quest or walk-about. Tired of living a life based on other’s...
