It's not St. Patrick's Day without some double Ds
Happy St. Patrick’s Day and top o’ the morning to you!You may know that St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and St. Patrick’s Day is a religious holiday. St. Patrick was raised a Christian in Britain. For a quick history lesson, one story goes that he was captured by Irish raiders, taken to Ireland where he was held captive for six years and became a devout Christian. After hearing a voice from god to leave Ireland, he...
Kenya take us along? – Tue, 19 Mar 2013
Randy Kosow (left) and Carmen Kosow (right) took the Insider with them on a trip to visit their daughter Leah Kosow (center), who was doing a medical internship in Kenya. Here they are at Mount Kenya’s luxurious Mountain Rock Bantu Lodge. If you take the Insider with you on an exotic trip, we want to see a picture! Send it along to news@theconcordinsider.com and we will print it in a future...
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 19 Mar 2013
This Instagram photo of the week comes to us from @calli0pe8. It’s, like, totally a metaphor for this winter and junk, you know? Because the turtle is, like, slow, and it’s carrying all the snow and it just won’t leave? Bonus: We’ve successfully created a metaphor using the word like. And they said it couldn’t be done (and shouldn’t, probably)!
Storytelling session evokes laughs, tears and memories for retirees
Forgetting to wear your green-and-white polka-dotted bloomers in front of bleacherfuls of high school students may sound like a bad dream. That nightmare was a reality for Blanche Roberts, one of a dozen Havenwood-Heritage Heights residents to share stories from their lives at last week’s storytelling event. The moment may have been embarrassing, but the retelling? “It was the most fun I’ve had in a long time!” said Roberts. Author...
Capital pets on the capitol steps
Twelve New Hampshire animal shelters flocked to the State House steps last Wednesday to rally for homeless pets, and they brought their furry friends along.
Taking in some visual arts at NHTI
These paintings by Zachary Brackett, Andrew McKim, Suheily Cabassa, Alexandra Smith, Megan Goodnoe, Charlie Steiger, Aristides Manakos, Jacqueline Whalen and Beryl McCormack are hanging in the NHTI Library, 31 College Drive. For more information, visit nhti.edu.
Taking in some visual arts at NHTI
These paintings by Zachary Brackett, Andrew McKim, Suheily Cabassa, Alexandra Smith, Megan Goodnoe, Charlie Steiger, Aristides Manakos, Jacqueline Whalen and Beryl McCormack are hanging in the NHTI Library, 31 College Drive. For more information, visit nhti.edu.
This week in Concord history
March 19, 2000: On its way to the NCAA championship game, fifth-seeded Florida cruises past fourth-seeded Illinois in the second round of the men’s basketball tournament. Concord’s Matt Bonner, a freshman, sums up his first weekend of March Madness this way: “Before the game I was nervous . . . oh wow, I can’t even explain how nervous I was. But once you go up and down the court a few times you forget about it.”March 19, 2002: In...
The masters of furniture
Works on display at the SMILE Building, 49 S. Main St. through April 9
The masters of furniture
Works on display at the SMILE Building, 49 S. Main St. through April 9
City briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell steps into his cake kitchen and sets about creating a fantastic artisanal cake. When we bite into it, we’re impressed, but when we see that the city memo is written on it in fondant, we know that Tom is truly the Cake Boss!Sunrise is, like, wicked earlyIs anyone even awake yet?The Human Services Department recently received a generous donation from the Capital City Sunrise Rotary Club to purchase...
What’s cooking in Concord?
We sampled the signature sweet treats of all the local bakeries we could find. Come along with us on a culinary journey through the capital city!
What's cooking in Concord?
We sampled the signature sweet treats of all the local bakeries we could find. Come along with us on a culinary journey through the capital city!
Kings and queens of the CASL
Students from the Capital Area Student Leadership program visited Monitor HQ last week. We took the opportunity to ask them a few questions about leadership and life.
Kris Boule gets into character as Lillian Scum in Stone Soup
Name: Kris BoulePresident, Junior Service League of Concord How long have you been acting/performing?Really just the last three years with the Junior Service League. Before that, I did a little bit in high school and college. But with the League, you get an opportunity to do things like this. Because we put on a show every spring, it gives everyone an opportunity to try their hand at community theater. You get to step out of your...
Happiness is a muscle – work it out!
I consciously recall this satisfying moment – reaching the top of Mount Kearsarge on Dec. 15, 2012, with four dear friends. My idea was to climb the mountain the number of times of my age in one year, and I did it for the 52nd time that day. When I recall this memory, it gives me a boost. It makes me happy. This phenomenon has been empirically verified; it is called positive reminiscing. For the past 25 years, researchers have studied...
'Late Bloomers' showing at NHTI
April 5 at 7 p.m., the NHTI Film Society proudly presents Late Bloomers (Not Rated, 2007, 90 mins.) Admission is free with an NHTI ID; others by donation ($5 is suggested). The film will be shown in the Sweeney Hall Auditorium, S-122, on the campus of NHTI. For more information contact Steve Ambra at 271-6484 ext. 4101 or sambra@ccsnh.edu. Late Bloomers is in German, with English...
Walker Lecture Series presents 'Discovering the Dutch'
The Walker Lecture Series presents “Discovering The Dutch,” on March 20 at 7:30 p.m. In this travelogue, Sandy Mortimer takes us from incredible Amsterdam to the North Sea and the borders of Germany and Belgium. All Walker Lecture events take place at the Concord City Auditorium, 2 Prince St. and are free. No reservations, first-come, first-seated, doors open at 7 p.m.
Concord Regional VNA free presentation
The Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association is offering a free presentation “What Was, What’s Now, What’s Next?” April 11 at noon at Presidential Oaks, 200 Pleasant St. Home health helps older adults live independently for as long as possible by providing a wide range of services. From chores and housekeeping services to assistance in the recovery from an accident or injury, learn how Concord Regional VNA can assist you in...
Busy Tuesday at NHTI
April 2, from noon to 3 p.m. in the Concord Orthopaedics Auditorium (Grappone Hall 106), NHTI presents its 12th annual Celebration of Poetry, featuring poet Martín Espada. There will be a reception and open mic reading following Espada’s presentation. Members of the college and the community are invited to listen and participate. Admission is free. For more information, contact Alan Lindsay at 271-6484, ext. 4242, or...
Clinical professor to speak at the Concord City Auditorium
Cancer is a worldwide epidemic; however, evidence-based research now exists that links cancer and stress and demonstrates the interconnections of psychological, behavioral and biological factors in cancer. Join nationally acclaimed clinical professor and researcher Dr. Barbara Andersen from Ohio State University on April 25 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Concord City Auditorium as she presents: “Cancer and Stress: What’s the Connection?”...
Tim Gaudreau shows Concord students the art of global warming
Had Michaelangelo been working with snow when he molded the shape of David, history would likely have looked upon the finished product through a much slushier lens. But he would have been better equipped to educate today’s youth on the topic of climate change – language barrier and century-hopping time travel limitations aside. For students at the Christa McAuliffe School, that’s what they had Tim Gaudreau for. The artist from...
