Classic Concord photo – Tue, 23 Jul 2013
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Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 23 Jul 2013
This amazing sun shot was taken by Instagram user @sarahksmythe. We’re so glad you caught those rays, Sarah! Tag us in your Instagram pics and we may print them here! We’re @concordinsider.
What’s your fantasy? The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen knows
Exhibit runs at the League gallery (49 S. Main St.) through September. For more info, visit nhcrafts.org.
What’s your fantasy? The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen knows
Exhibit runs at the League gallery (49 S. Main St.) through September. For more info, visit nhcrafts.org.
Missed Connections: Looking good at court and a pocket cellphone
We at the Insider like to scour Craigslist’s Missed Connections section to see if the friendly soul that helped us pick up our wind–ravaged Market Days booth is looking for us anyone in Concord is finding true love online. Here are some of the best entries, presented unedited as always.You gave me your number at the bar – m4w – 27 (Concord)I lost it…. please email me!!! You had a flower dresss onYou were staying at the best...
City Briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell goes online and purchases the instructions to build a city-managing robot. Just when he is about to put the finishing touches on, he has to run to the door to pay the pizza delivery man. When he comes back, the robot renders him unconscious and eats all the pizza while reciting the oral history of city memos. We transcribed all the timely parts.Knock KnockWho’s there? A doorThe Public Properties...
Book of the week: Patron Saint of Lost Dogs
Patron Saint of Lost DogsNick Trout2013, 340 pagesFictionThe reclusive Dr. Cyrus Mills, veterinary pathologist, returns to his hometown of Eden Falls, Vermont, to take over his estranged father’s veterinary practice after his death. Unbeknownst to his father’s partner, his intent is to sell the practice to pay off his legal bills and get his veterinary license reinstated. The story follows Dr. Mills from his arrival in rustic Eden...
This week in Concord history
July 23, 1927: Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, who was scheduled to arrive in Concord two days from now on his triumphant tour around the country, lands at Concord airport. The reason: the airport in Portland, Maine, his scheduled stop, is fogged in.July 24, 2002: An 11-run second inning and sparkling defense propels Concord National to the Junior League Softball Championship, with a 13-2 victory over the host Bedford team.July 25, 1927: A...
Ride the bus with Senator Sylvia Larsen
After several months of working together with Rep. Candace Bouchard and Manchester’s Sen. David Boutin, we were finally successful in creating a bus service between Concord and the Manchester Airport. It started on July 1 and the reception has been positive. This past Friday, I was happy to be able to connect to this great new weekday service as I was on my way to an out-state family wedding. It was easy enough to find a time that...
Market Days 2013 in pictures
Have pictures from Market Days (or any other awesome Concord events, for that matter)? We want to see them! Send them via email to news@theconcordinsider.com. Thanks.
Market Days 2013 in pictures
Have pictures from Market Days (or any other awesome Concord events, for that matter)? We want to see them! Send them via email to <a href="mailto:news@theconcordinsider.com">news@theconcordinsider.com</a>. Thanks.
How do you celebrate beating cancer? By marrying yourself, of course
As his wedding day approached, Concord’s Curtis McGill began to navigate the gamut of emotions one typically experiences ahead of a traditional ceremony. Of course, traditional ceremonies don’t usually take place at an altar in the shadow of metal race car hoods emblazoned with beer company logos, or with a wedding party flanked by the green felt of pool tables. Traditional wedding ceremonies may feature an open bar, but few take...
Melissa Anne Miller’s oil paintings at McGowan Fine Art
Exhibit runs through Aug. 23 at the 10 Hills Ave. Gallery. For more info, visit mcgowanfineart.com.
Melissa Anne Miller’s oil paintings at McGowan Fine Art
Exhibit runs through Aug. 23 at the 10 Hills Ave. Gallery. For more info, visit mcgowanfineart.com
Bulletin Board: Payson Center receives grant for lifestyle program
Concord Hospital Payson Center for Cancer Care received a grant contribution from The Farrah Fawcett Foundation to support two 12-week sessions of the Anticancer Lifestyle Program.The Anticancer Lifestyle Program, designed by staff and faculty of the Payson Center, is an innovative program for people diagnosed with cancer. Evidence exists that a healthy diet, adequate physical activity, lowered exposure to toxins, social support and...
Bulletin Board: NHTI hosting summer open house event
Come to NHTI’s summer open house, Aug. 1 from 5-7 p.m. in the Wellness Center Gym. Learn about more than 65 academic programs, tour the 240-acre campus and find out about campus life at NHTI. Meet current and former students, academic department heads and representatives from the admissions and financial aid offices.Contact the Admissions office at 230-4011 or nhtiadm@ccsnh.edu for further information, or simply arrive for the open...
Reflective Tapestry of Life: An evening in Penacook with the Nevers’ 2nd Regiment band
If you have never had the opportunity to sit back and enjoy the talents of the Nevers’ 2nd Regiment Band, you have missed out on a spectacular gift of music. Right now as I type, I hear the flutes and piccolos, oboes and clarinets, trumpets, trombones, saxes, French horns, tubas, percussion, baritone, bass, and bassoon, as they share music that makes my heart skip a beat. It calls to mind the years of playing flute in my own high...
Preserving a drugstore legacy
Breaking news has more ways to reach the masses than ever before, be it through Twitter, one of the countless tickers, scrolls or info boxes encroaching on your remaining television real estate or incessant text and email alerts. Or, at the Modern Pharmacy, a Concord institution run by the same family for more than 50 years, on an 8 1/2-by-11 inch piece of paper taped to a glass door. The pharmacy handled the announcement of its...
Bulletin Board: Capitol Center chosen as a Champion in Action
The Capitol Center for the Arts has been chosen as a Citizens Bank Champion in Action for its in role in driving economic activity and spurring redevelopment in the South Main Street neighborhood of Concord, as well as its efforts to increase access to the arts in New Hampshire through education programs and collaborative business partnerships. To date, the Citizen’s Bank program has awarded 47 local nonprofits with nearly $1 million...
Bulletin Board: VNA offering program to aid fall prevention
The Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association is offering an eight-week falls prevention program “A Matter of Balance,” to give older adults the self-confidence to reduce their fear of falling and improve their activity levels. The program is on Wednesdays beginning Aug. 14 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Centennial Senior Center, Smokestack Center, 254 N. State St.“A Matter of Balance” is an evidence-based program that uses...
Bulletin Board: Grant awarded to repair YMCA firehouse building
The New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority has approved an emergency Community Development Block Grant award for up to $400,000 to Merrimack County to replace a failed heating and cooling system in the Concord YMCA Firehouse building. The facility faces health, comfort and safety issues without an operational system. The funds are 100 percent federal.“Without these repairs, the building would likely be out of compliance...
Bulletin Board: Grace Episcopal Church hosting annual pork festival
Bring your family and friends to this year’s fourth annual East Concord Pork Festival with Grace Episcopal Church in East Concord, Aug. 18 from noon to 3 p.m. at Merrill Park.Enjoy a meal of roast pork, hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, potato salad and tasty desserts. Food sponsored by the Quality Cash Market. Lots of family fun, and live music by balladeer Jim Barnes, who is sponsored by NE Propane Distributors. This event is free...
Bulletin Board: Red River to feature silent film ‘Grandma’s Boy’
The silent film era returns to the big screen at Red River Theatres with the screening of a classic silent comedy accompanied by live music.Featured will be a full-length comedy, Grandma’s Boy, starring Harold Lloyd, a popular 1920s film star. Showtime is July 26 at 7 p.m. Admission is $10 per person general admission.The screening, the latest in Red River’s silent film series, will feature live accompaniment by Jeff Rapsis, a New...
Names for the royal tot
By the time you read this, the child of Kate Middleton and Prince William will exist. If you’re like us, that’s something you totally care about (if not, you’re a horrible monster). To show our support, we’ve created a list of potential names/nicknames for the wee one.∎ Sir Reginald Scupperbottom-On-Avon∎ Slim Charles∎ Pippa II: Electric Boogaloo∎ Figurehead Middleton-Wales∎ Savethe Wales∎ Sharknado∎ The Baby Formerly Known as the...
