Tom, Tom, Tom and Tom celebrate the Thomas M. Hardiman gym
Thomas Hardiman (center left) stands with family members, all named Thomas Hardiman, in the Bishop Brady gym, which was recently named in his honor. Hardiman graduated from the school, then known as St. John's, and coached basketball there for 10 years, bringing in numerous championship titles.
Keepin' the romance alive
Dear Bill and Casper, My partner and I have different interests and different friends. He's a little bit country and I'm a little bit rock n' roll. How can we balance our lives outside of the relationship while doing things together we both enjoy? This sounds serious: different interests, different friends, country versus rock 'n roll, what else is not enjoyed together? Do you watch the same television programs...
Sophia and Ella score an interview with Mama Penacook
When we heard that The Insider was doing an issue about Penacook, we knew we had to find out more about the woman who cares as much about Penacook as she does her own children. Elizabeth Blanchard, the mother of Penacook – or grandmother, depending on your age – is a Penacook citizen, but not just any citizen. Blanchard represents Penacook wherever she goes, whether to the State House or to City Hall. Read our interview...
Penacook: village or state of mind?
Ask someone where Penacook begins and ends, and you might as well be asking if the chicken or the egg came first. No one seems to know. If you need an example, visit penacook.org. Click on the “Present” tab, then on “Defining the boundaries of Penacook.” You'll see five maps taking a stab at drawing Penacook's boundaries: There's a street map, a tax map of Wards 1 and 2, a portion of the 03303...
Book of the week
Ragtag Karl Wolf-Morgenlander 2009, 225 pages Juvenile Fiction Sound the alarm! Boston is under attack! Boston had been a peaceful city since the formation of the Feathered Alliance, the governing body of city birds that kept it so. But the city is being threatened by the Talon Empire, raptors moving to the city after their forest homes are lost to human land developers. The Talon Empire is not interested in peace but plans to take...
Penacook's untold stories
If you think Penacook history begins and ends with the Hannah Dustin saga, let me set you straight: In Penacook, there's history in every nook and all but four crannies. It is, if I may try a metaphor, a village-sized Triscuit that somebody topped with partially-melted echoes of the past, bubbling up because he or she shut the microwave of time off just at the right moment. Or not. The unwritten history of Penacook is what...
We've got a crush on Penacook
Hidy ho, readers, and thanks for picking up our issue devoted to Penacook, that rugged little village in northwest Concord. Why did we devote an entire issue to Penacook? The Insider featured the ol' P-cook in a 2007 issue, but we felt it was time to take another look at Concord's closest brethren for a few reasons: For starters, we're kind of a sucker for old mill towns. We're intrigued by their history. We find...
Shout-outs to all the Fred's Fund supporters
During the week of June 28 to July 1, a youth baseball camp was held for boys and girls ages 7 to 13 to benefit the Fred's Fund for the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth. By the end of the week $2,000 was raised for CHAD. I would like to thank the following special guests, instructors, support staff and area businesses that donated: Miss New Hampshire 2010 Crystal Muccoili; Laura Boyce of the Morning Buzz Radio Show; Gov....
Kristofer Johnson takes on the chorale and ‘Star Wars in Concert’
The Concord Chorale is pleased to introduce Kristofer Johnson as the interim music director for the 2010-11 concert season. Kris has taught at the Blair School of Music (Vanderbilt University), Plymouth State University, Oberlin Conservatory Vocal Academy for High School Students and Canterbury School. Johnson is currently director of vocal and choral music at Proctor Academy in Andover, where he teaches studio voice and conducts the...
It's been a while . . .
The Concord High School Class of 1968 will hold a reunion on Aug. 8 at Wadleigh State Park in Sutton. It will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the shores of Kezar Lake. This is an informal family gathering and reunion with a potluck. Two grills will be available and soda will be provided. Reunion updates can be on the “CHS class of 68” Facebook page. For more information, contact Bob Couch at 225-3945 and...
Eat a taco, help strike out cancer
Through Aug. 4 customers at participating Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants will be asked to contribute $1, $3 or $5 to the Jimmy Fund as part of the “Strike out Cancer” program. For their contribution, customers will receive a paper baseball icon to write their name on and have displayed in the restaurant. In Concord, “Strike out Cancer” is being held at Taco Bell, 321 Loudon Road. Taco Bell restaurants...
