Classic Concord photos – Tue, 24 Apr 2012
As many of our readers were quick to tell us, last week’s “Classic Concord Photo” was indeed a shot of the old YMCA building. Here we see what the building looks like today. Thanks to readers Paul Leighton, Terry Estabrook, Page Cannon, Joyce Hill, the Langevin family, Charlene Mayo, Jay Evans and Barb Higgins for sending us in their (correct) guesses. Check back soon for another classic photo. Have an old photo of Concord? Send it to...
Discover wild New Hampshire
Lots of cool wildlife was on display at the annual Fish and Game expo.
Discover wild New Hampshire
Lots of cool wildlife was on display at the annual Fish and Game expo.
Rock, paper, scissors – love?
Every so often, the Insider scours the pages of Craigslist's Missed Connections to find out who noticed us mowing the lawn shirtless the other day how Concordians are looking for love in all the right places. Here are a couple of those posts, presented unedited.Ice Cream Man – w4m – 39I was hoping to catch you at the ice cream stand again, but no luck! It is early in the season, so hopefully I will see you. I hope they...
Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Anatomy of a DisappearanceHisham Matar2011, 224 pagesFictionAuthor Hisham Mata has written a portrait of a sensitive young boy named Nuri whose mother dies when he is 9 years old. He lives in a mysterious world with a father whose political affiliations force them to live in exile. Nuri hangs onto fading and little-understood memories of a sad but...
Hey, Concord – Mark Ruddy wants to paint you!
Mark Ruddy has been commissioned to paint dozens of murals in some rather swank digs in New York City during an art career that began in the early '80s. Concord, though, has always been home.So when the opportunity to contribute to the annual Friends Program Auction presented itself, he jumped in with both feet.Ruddy will create a portrait – approximately 24-by-20-inches – for the highest bidder, painting head, neck...
Paul brakes for snapping turtles – you should too!
Snapping turtles, like many other freshwater turtles in New Hampshire, will soon come out of the water to lay their eggs on land, and many will find it necessary to cross a road. That is when we need to give them the right-of-way. Snapping turtles are the top predators in their water environment, but they are no match for the tires of speeding traffic. In his book The Reptile World, Clifford Pope wrote, “Every year in the United...
Lucy Morris on archery, meditation and Katniss
Lucy MorrisArchery instructor, New England School of Archery and SuppliesHow long have you been involved in archery? How long have you been an instructor?I did a little when I was a kid, but really started as an adult. I took lessons with Marcia Wyman, and she asked if I'd like to teach. And I actually said, 'No, that seems too scary.' That was 4 ½ years ago, and I've been teaching almost ever since.You say you love to...
Keith quivers at the sight of arrows
My interview with Lucy Morris, accomplished archer and the highest-level instructor of the sport in the area, was moving along rather pleasantly last Friday when she asked me, innocuously enough, if I'd like to journey outside and shoot a few arrows.Gulp.The first image that raced through my mind was me, casually taking aim at the bulls-eye, a gentle breeze rustling the leaves as I pulled back the string and let one fly –...
Inmates get a chance to shine
Eleanor Emery already knows what you think of her.She's never had the pleasure of introducing herself, but she's well aware that her daily attire and, more strikingly, her address at the State Prison for Women in Goffstown, paint a certain vivid picture to the average viewer.Which makes it that much more fitting that she and seven other prisoners are doing their best to change that perception with a paintbrush in their...
Eat some asparagus and feel like a fancy-pants
The arrival of asparagus in early spring is cause for celebration. It is harvested by cutting the spears as they emerge from the ground, before they have a chance to open into airy, billowing ferns. Asparagus is in season for just a month or so before being left to grow for the rest of the year so that it will produce again next spring. It's most delicious if you can find it fresh, right here in New Hampshire: a special spring...
Fun evening for friends
The Bow Mills United Methodist Women will hold their annual “Mother, Daughter, and Friends” evening at the Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow on May 15. The festivities begin at 6 p.m. with “Me and My Dulcimer” by Linda Ray of Canterbury. Linda will entertain us with her introduction to the mountain dulcimer and then the old-timey and tradition mountain tunes with some audience participation...
Pick of the week
Here's what's happening this week on ConcordTV:Two new episodes of UNH Law.”When Wikipedia Went Black: Enforcing private intellectual property and breaking the Internet.” Lecture by Andrew Sullivan, head of labs at Dyn Inc.Judge Arthur Gajarsa on the America Invents Act. The United States Court of Appeals for the First District discusses the America Invents Act.Check them out on channel 22 at the following...
Grief support group
The Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association is offering an eight-week support group on Wednesdays beginning May 16 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Havenwood – Heritage Heights, 33 Christian Ave.Trained grief facilitators will provide grief support and education to participants who have suffered a recent loss. The group size is limited to 12 participants and sessions are free. Pre-register by calling 224-4093, ext. 2828, or email...
Spring into art
Forty Merrimack Valley High School students will participate in the Capitol Kids Spring Art Show in downtown Concord. The show begins May 2 and runs through May 16. The works will be displayed, along with other schools' works, throughout the storefronts in Concord. Imagination Village is putting on this exhibit and will have a list where works are located. Thank you in advance for supporting and encouraging our student...
Get off the bench
The Friends Program has been matching volunteers with community members in need since 1975. Over the past decade, its fundraising auction has been an annual tradition for the Who's Who of Concord. This year will be no different.The 2012 auction will take place on May 18 at the Grappone Confreence Center – although you may not recognize the room when you get there. It will be transformed for the night into “Merrimack...
City Briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell digs a 5-foot hole in his backyard, climbs in and then buries himself up to the neck in soil. Then, he waits for the April showers to come along and water him. A few weeks later, a beautiful flower blooms from the top of his head. When we stop to smell it, we're suddenly filled with all the knowlege in the universe – including the city memo!Heed parking hoursdon't get swept awayThe...
This Week in Concord History
April 24, 1853: Miffed that Franklin Pierce, now president, has relegated him to a lowly clerical job, Benjamin Brown French reminisces in his journal about the early days of their friendship. In 1831, on the way to serve in the New Hampshire House, the two met in Hopkinton, Pierce on horseback, French in a chaise. In Concord, “we took rooms at Gass's Eagle Hotel, nearly opposite each other, & then commenced a...
