Walking the walk
On a clear day, you can see the shimmering golden dome of the state capitol building from the deck at the office of the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. Some employees make the roughly 4-mile trek from that downtown landmark via bicycle, navigating one of several leafy pathways cut through the landscape.It's not unusual to have the workday briefly interrupted by a call across the intercom, alerting workers to a...
What are you up to, Ella Mulari?
Avid Insider readers will remember that we ran an article about Girls Inc., a fun afterschool group for local girls (“Girls Inc. brings out the smart, strong and bold in local little ladies,” Nov. 11). Well, it just so happens that each month, the girls and staff choose a “Girl of the Month” who exemplifies their motto: “Strong. Smart. Bold.”This month, that girl is Ella Mulari. We caught up with...
The mysterious balsam fir thief strikes again
During each of the past six Decembers, a balsam fir tree has been cut and taken from our patch of woods. This past December was no exception. This time, the thief climbed 12 feet up a balsam fir to cut off the top part, which he no doubt used for his Christmas tree. Even though we kept a careful vigil, we did not see the thief in action.The balsam fir is one of the most important conifers in northeast United States. With its pyramidal...
Hey Concord: How does your garden grow?
Imagine working in the perfect organic vegetable garden. The weather is gorgeous, and the garden is bursting with perfectly ripened, healthy produce. It rained the night before, so there is no need to water and there is nothing to weed. All you need to do is harvest food for your dinner, then you can relax in a nearby lawn chair to sip a cool beverage and enjoy the rest of your day.Impossible? Maybe, but you can come close to this...
Basketball for Ambar
Ambar is a 13-year-old student at Merrimack Valley Middle School who has been diagnosed with bone cancer. This is Ambar's second battle with cancer, having survived neuroblastoma as a toddler. Please join us as a community to show support for Ambar and her family at a staff vs. student basketball game on March 9 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Merrimack Valley Middle School, 14 Allen St., Penacook. The event is free, donations accepted. All...
Monthly meeting
The Merrimack County Stamp Collectors' regular monthly meeting will be held at Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow, on March 20 at 1:30 p.m. All people interested in stamp collecting are invited to attend. For more information, contact Dan Day, 228-1154.
Space scholarships
The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center and its philanthropic partner, Touch the Future Inc., are searching for this year's candidates of the annual Alex Higgins Space Camp Scholarship. The scholarship covers the cost of tuition to Space Camp in Huntsville, Ala., where participants are immersed in simulated air and space training.The deadline for submitting applications is March 31 and is open to New Hampshire residents between the...
Pick of the week
Here's what's happening this week on ConcordTV!Watch “On The Beat with the Concord Police Department” on March 7 at 6 p.m. on Channel 17. In Episode 2 of “On The Beat” Officer Ryan Howe interviews Kim Murdoch of InTown Concord as well as Computer Crimes Division Detective Mike Cassidy. You'll also learn about the Crimeline case of the month as well as learn a few things about local traffic laws in...
This Week in Concord History
March 6, 2000: Officials investigating the death of the 73-year-old Concord man known as “Cigar Bob” issue a warrant for the arrest of his former roommate. Dwayne Thompson, 46, who has not been seen since Robert Provencher's body was found, is charged with second-degree murder.March 6, 2001: A true blizzard sends New Hampshire residents to check the record books. The official tally in Concord is 18.1 inches. That's...
Missed Connections
Here at the Insider, we like to scour the pages of Craigslist's Missed Connections looking for love the best entries from Concord. Then we post them here with little-to-no editing. Enjoy!Beautiful girl in Concord, Sat – m4w – 30Pink scaf, white shirt, jeans , flat shoes, long hair , use hp laptop, has bracelet and watch on left hand. . . i am at front seat.Tuesday Hannaford's Nice Beard – m4w – 56Last...
City Briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell walks out 100 paces into the woods, turns right and walks 50 more, then starts digging. And what does he unearth? A buried treasure – the city memo!Work continuesAll the live long dayWork continues on the rehabilitation of the large box culvert under North State Street, in the vicinity of Palm Street, Aspell writes. The contractor continues placement of concrete over the steel mesh cage and...
Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Rip TideStella Rimington2011, 369 pagesFictionMI5 agent Liz Carlyle has a problem. She needs to find out why a young British citizen, raised in the Muslim faith, has been arrested with a group of pirates trying to hijack a ship of supplies headed for African relief workers. The search for answers takes her to a high-security prison in Paris, to the...
