Nothing says happy holidays like a festive scavenger hunt
As one final way to celebrate before Santa comes sliding down your chimney in a few days, we thought why not find the coolest Christmas things around and have people guess where they are. Email your answers to news@theconcordinsider.com and the person with the most correct answers will receive a $20 gift card to the Concord business of their choice.
Lending a helping hand around the holidays sure does feel good
When I walked into the N.H. National Guard Armory last week, the sight of more than 1,100 boxes sitting on the concrete floor was a little intimidating. Especially since my directive for the next couple hours was to help fill all of those boxes with nonperishable food items. Luckily, I wasn’t alone in this endeavor, ’cause if so, I’d probably still be there, sleep deprived and with some pretty sore muscles. Instead, I was part of a...
We hit every Dunkin’ Donuts around to give you the ultimate guide
While you’re out scrambling like Arnold Schwarzenegger in Jingle All the Way to check off those last few items on your Christmas shopping list, it’s important to make sure you have enough energy to battle the traffic, long lines and angry parents you’re sure to encounter. You also don’t want to fall asleep out there – that could be bad. So what do you do to give yourself a little boost? Well, chug coffee, of course. If you didn’t...
It was Holiday Cookie Madness at the Heights Community Center
It’s been said time and time again, yet it still bears repeating: We really like food here at the Insider. We also really like Christmas. It’s pretty cool to meet and interact with new people, too. Therefore, we absolutely had to check out Holiday Cookie Madness at the Heights Community Center last week. And it wasn’t a disappointing trip. The event, in which people got together to learn how to bake three types of cookies, was put on...
Christmas is Friday, that’s what’s up
Tuesday Looking for something fresh and new to give as a gift this year? Head on down to Susana’s Sewing Studio (26 Warren St.) for Alternative Fashion’s Holiday Pop-Up Shop from 4 to 7 p.m. You’ll find some one-of-a-kind clothing that you won’t have to worry about that special someone already having in their closet. Wednesday If you’re looking for that one final gift for that oh-so-hard to shop for relative, but haven’t had any luck...
Artistic sisters team up for Side by Side exhibit at McGowan
When your mom is a painter, you’ll probably find an artistic path yourself. But that doesn’t mean you’ll follow the same style as her – or even your siblings. And the latest show at McGowan Fine Art will attest to that. The exhibit is called Side by Side, and it features the paintings of sisters Bethany Cole Rymes and Hanna Cole Dahar. This exhibit is a special, limited-run kind of deal: it began Monday and runs until New Year’s Eve,...
Merrimack Valley gets new b-ball unis from Monahan Foundation
The last time the Merrimack Valley varsity basketball programs got new uniforms, current players like Ian Curtin and Sammi Osborne were in sixth grade. They’re seniors now. And if it wasn’t for a generous donations from the Frank Monahan Foundation, they would have been the seventh set of seniors to don the same old white and navy jerseys and shorts. Instead, Curtin and Osborne (and the rest of the varsity players for that fact) are...
The warming tree
At this time of year, it’s not all that uncommon to see a living tree indoors decorated with a variety of bulbs, ornaments and candy canes. But you don’t often find a tree covered with hats, gloves, scarves and socks. Not unless it’s the Keep Concord Warm Tree at the Concord Public Library. For two weeks earlier this month, the library asked for patrons to bring in new or newly made items to donate to the Concord Homeless Resource...
Grant to support Music in the Community Initiative
The Concord Community Music School received a $14,000 grant from the Lincoln Financial Foundation. The contribution lends support to the music school’s Music in the Community Initiative (MICI), which takes music school faculty members into public schools, early childhood programs, public housing communities, mental health programs and other human service agencies across New Hampshire to provide music education programs free-of-charge....
City Briefly
Last week, City Manager Tom Aspell spent much of his time scouring the city looking for holiday decor to put in his own Christmas scavenger hunt for city employees. But instead of writing out clever clues, Aspell instead created his weekly city memo in code. Don’t worry, though, we have translated it for your enjoyment. That’s heavy Leaf collection done Concord General Services has finished its fall leaf collection for the season....
This Week in Concord History
Dec. 22, 1964: Sen. Norris Cotton criticizes the GOP for its complacency. “We Republicans have felt for too long we had New Hampshire in our pockets. It’s been quite a few years since the Republicans in a campaign did any real work.” He says the job has become tougher with an influx of new residents from Massachusetts. “We’re glad to have them, but the large majority of them are fundamentally Democrats.” Dec. 23, 1865: Home at last...
The Bulletin Board
‘The Priest’ is now available for viewing The latest film by Concord’s Pedro Pimentel, The Priest, is now available for online viewing. Shot at the Kimball-Jenkins Mansion in Concord, The Priest was shown at the Somewhat North of Boston Film Festival this year. To view the short film, visit youtube.com/watch?v=b5vPwF0QTcQ. Pedro Pimentel CATCH Neighborhood Housing receives grant CATCH Neighborhood Housing has received a $10,000 grant...
Book of the Week: ‘The White Shepherd’
The White Shepherd: An Oxford Dogwalkers’ Mystery Annie Dalton 2015, 249 pages Fiction Anna Hopkins is a loner, and she has a very good reason to be one. Years ago something terrible happened to her family. But recently Anna adopted a beautiful white shepherd, a rescue dog, named Bonnie. When she and Bonnie find the body of a beautiful acquaintance stabbed to death in the park, a series of events is set in motion. Two other women help...
