Merry Swissmas – Tue, 11 Dec 2012
The Bragg family took the Insider with them to Switzerland this summer. Pictured are Rick, Eben and Sarah Bragg. Send your travel photos with the Insider to news@theconcordinsider.com.
Applause for the paws – Tue, 11 Dec 2012
Janet Ulbrich, her dog Lily, Brenda Kern and her dog Sparkle received the 2012 Elizabeth Yates Award for their work with the Concord Public Library Paws for Pages program. The award is given annually to greater Concord residents actively engaged in encouraging young people to read.
Horse for the holidays – Tue, 11 Dec 2012
Looks like Susan Reider’s got her horse, Gracie, all dressed up for the holidays. Send your photos to news@theconcordinsider.com.
Classic Concord photo – Tue, 11 Dec 2012
Here’s a shot of the Concord Old Home Days parade from way back in 1899. Were you there? If so – wow! That is crazy! Please, tell us what the last 113 years have been like for you!
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 11 Dec 2012
This pic is a shot of the sculpture garden in Bicentennial Square, thanks to @tmahady.
Get your daily dose of art at Dos Amigos
These murals were created as community projects under the auspices of Kast Hill Studios. They will be hanging at Dos Amigos through December. Dos Amigos is located at 26 N. Main St. For more information, call 410-4161.
Concord's hottest hunkettes
It's our annual roundup of the hottest hunkettes in all of Concord!
Midnight Merriment
On the scene at the happening holiday shop hop
Local authors band together in writers group
The Concord Writers Group certainly could have picked a meeting room with lower implied expectations. But for more than 26 years, members have gathered twice a month in the Concord Public Library’s Shakespeare Room.No pressure, right?In fact, a pressure-free environment is precisely what the group strives for – and, according to its members, achieves. Though attendance is lower than in years past, those who make the trek to the...
Sewalls Falls Bridge, also known as the ‘No Road Rage’ zone
Sewalls Falls Bridge is a rusty, dinged-up, beat-up old bridge spanning the almost-mighty Merrimack River. It’s within eyesight of the Concord Monitor and Insider offices, and a route probably used by many Monitor employees to cross the river.But beneath that battered exterior which has often been slated for repairs or to be replaced, there is something special about the bridge. I call it the “No Road Rage” zone.There are no stop...
This week in Concord history
Dec. 11, 1979: Public Service Co. of New Hampshire will be insolvent by mid-January unless it gets an emergency 5.5 percent rate increase, its chief counsel, Martin Gross, tells the state Public Utilities Commission. The company, Gross says, has severe cash problems both long and short term.Dec. 11, 1999: Two Catholic priests whose recent marriages disqualify them from clerical service in the Roman Catholic Church become Episcopal...
A little friendly back-and-forth
Being a peace-loving guy, I don’t want to pick a fight with the Grammarmatrix, but I believe that her column on commas in the “Redesigning Main Street” issue could be amended.First of all, she wrote that “when you’re using two adjectives to describe a word, you can separate them with either a comma or a hyphen.” I would say that hyphens connect words instead of separating them, but my serious complaint here is that it gives the...
Missed connections
Here at the Insider, we like to peruse Craigslist’s Missed Connections section to find real, everlasting love with totally normal people see how Concordians are meeting people online. Here, we present some of the finest entries, unedited of course.You told me I can’t fly with it – m4w – 35Definitely a longshot here. You were behind me in the checkout line last night and you told me I couldn’t take the item I was buying on a plane. I’d...
City Briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell dresses up like a pretty little princess and parades around City Hall. Then, he scrawls a city memo on the bathroom mirror in bright red lipstick. Once we’re able to shake that image, we copy down the memo – and here it is!cooking up a receptionEveryone in the Kitchen!The Friendly Kitchen will be holding an open house Dec. 13 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., to showcase its new facility at 1 S. Commercial St.,...
Deck the halls with dodecahedrons
Giving birth to your first child tends to dominate your thoughts in the moments immediately after the delivery, so Heather Philbrook can be excused for not thinking 12 years into the future.Thankfully, she had a nurse for that.It was a nurse who first informed Philbrook that her son, Joshua Raymond, would turn 12 on Dec. 12, 2012. And Philbrook is the first to admit that her child turning 12 on 12/12/12 wasn’t something she’d ever...
Public design meeting
The public is invited to a public meeting regarding the design of the new multipurpose building at White Park on Dec. 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the UNH School of Law. Staff from H.L. Turner and the city will review the White Park Master Plan for the new building and hear community input for the final design. The design services of the new multipurpose/skate house building are being donated by H.L. Turner. Enter through the main door on White...
Panera Bread donation
Panera Bread of Concord recently presented a check for $4,050 to the American Red Cross of New Hampshire. The money, raised through Panera’s Operation Dough-Nation program, will help support the regional branch in providing emergency assistance, disaster relief and education. “With recent disasters like Hurricane Sandy, Panera Bread knows just how important the services of the American Red Cross are for our affected friends and...
Local artist showcase
Call it the icing on the cake, or the bright chord topping off the scale, but be sure to call it Merrimack Music, a special program planned for March 2013 which seeks your suggestions now.For 82 years, the Concord Community Concert Association has presented the capital area’s only series of concerts by nationally renowned professional musicians. This season’s series includes concerts by international virtuosi from the United States,...
Green Street stop Dec. 12
Project Homeless Connect is coming to the Green Street Community Center on Dec. 12 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Project Homeless Connect Day will provide a “one stop” access point to connect with services such as: medical/health care information and referrals; prescription financial information; haircuts; employment services; shelter and housing resources; mental health referrals; substance abuse referrals; domestic violence referrals;...
Fritz Wetherbee to speak
A last-minute holiday event! Join us as at Gibson’s Bookstore on Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. as New Hampshire treasure and legend Fritz Wetherbee presents his newest book, Milestone, the last in a series of eight. Join us for some stories, some signing, some revelry, or perhaps just to hear the soothing sounds of Fritz’s voice. Milestone also contains a complete index to all eight books, more than one thousand stories!
Blessing of the Boxes
The annual “Blessing of the Boxes” ceremony will be held Dec. 17 at noon to kick off the Capital Region Food Program’s 39th annual Holiday Food Basket Project at the New Hampshire National Guard Armory on Pembroke Road.During the ceremony, Gov. John Lynch and other local dignitaries will address the project’s volunteers and Rabbi Robin Nafshi of the Temple Beth Jacob will offer a blessing.The Holiday Food Basket Project begins Dec. 17...
Spirit of giving campaign
This holiday season, consider adding an additional gift to your gift list for young pediatric, emergency department or Family Health Center patients at Concord Hospital. Oftentimes, young patients’ clothing is rendered unwearable upon their arrival at Concord Hospital. Your gift of new pajamas (all seasons), socks and undergarments are needed to ensure that every child is discharged with proper clothing. Support for well-child...
