City newsletter
Here’s a look at what was included in Friday’s city newsletter: Meetings City meetings are held in person in Council Chambers at 37 Green Street (unless otherwise specified on the City’s calendar). Upcoming meetings include: Zoning Board of Adjustment: May 3, 6 p.m. City Council: May 8, 7 p.m. Visit concordnh.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx for City Council and Planning Board agendas, which are posted prior to the meetings. LED...
‘all my friends are in This show’
Kimball Jenkins’ spring exhibition features a curation by Yasamin Safarzadeh which will challenge and defy the norms of gallery exhibitions in New Hampshire. This highly anticipated exhibit features artists from across the country. Each artist is an integral component of the fabric of their community, their mentorship, grace, perseverance, insight and innovations are a testament to the ways in which art can be used as a vessel for...
Mom Prom to raise money for community
The Concord Mom Prom returns on May 5 at the Grappone Conference Center starting at 7 p.m. Not just for moms, all ladies are welcomed to attend this fundraiser for Hearts for Kindness. Tickets are $50. Bring your friends to this fiesta-themed dance event to raise money for your community! Tickets include light appetizers, music, raffles and surprises, dancing, photobooth and a late night goodie bag. Each person must purchase a ticket...
Meet the CASL Class of 2023 – Part 1
Thirty-four students from eight area schools graduated from Capital Area Student Leadership (CASL) in March 2023. CASL is an immersive program that encourages students to learn more about their community, and their own unique skills and strengths as leaders. Presented by the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce, and generously underwritten by Northeast Delta Dental, CASL has been in existence for more than 25 years, graduated over 700...
Bulletin board for the week of April 20, 2023
If It Sounds Like a Quack On April 20, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling (“A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear”) visits Gibson’s Bookstore, on 45 S Main St, in Concord to present a bizarre, rollicking trip through the world of fringe medicine, filled with leeches, baking soda IVs, and, according to at least one person, zombies, with his new book “If It Sounds Like a Quack…: A Journey to the Fringes of American...
This week in Concord history
April 20, 1965: Concord Police Chief Walter Carlson reports that the city’s population is up by 219 adults and 20 minors over 1964. The report also reveals there are 62 more dogs in the city this year than last. April 21, 2002: Last year, the state’s nursing schools turned out 150 graduates, the Monitor reports. At least 500 nurses were needed to fill the spaces that had opened up. And if the trend continues, the consequences...
Book: Unmasked
Unmasked Paul Holes (288 pages, true crime, 2022) Part memoir, part true crime documentary in written form, Paul Holes recollects his life entrenched in the dark details of many of America’s cold cases. He is best known for being instrumental in the identification of the Golden State Killer, one of the nation’s most notorious serial killers. There is a very good chance that case would remain unsolved to this day if not for Holes’...
