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Alicia Thomas uses her ink for good
This week’s person of the week is Alicia Thomas. She is the Concord-area representative of the Modified Dolls, an organization of women with piercings and tatoos who get together to raise money for a different charity each month.How did you get involved with the Modified Dolls? I got involved with the dolls because Jordie, our second-in-command of the New England chapter, knew I have a good heart and do volunteering on my own, so she...
Annual Multicultural Festival set for Sept. 28
The Greater Concord Area Task Force Against Racism and Intolerance announces a new date for the eighth annual Concord Multicultural Festival. The 2013 event will take place on Sept. 28 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the State House Plaza.About 11 years ago, the Greater Concord Area Task Force Against Racism & Intolerance began coordinating community discussions. The 2004 discussion, titled “The Changing Face of Concord: Racial, Ethnic...
This week in Concord history
Aug. 27, 1927: At a railroad crossing in Tilton, four young people, including two local girls, are killed just after midnight when an express train strikes the car in which they are riding. Witnesses say the Concord-to-Laconia night flyer struck the car squarely, knocking it into the Woodlawn Inn. The inn’s wall is crushed. The impact of the collision was so great that the cow catcher on the locomotive was “ripped from its hangings.”...
Fashion camp challenges aspiring designers
Things people do when they’re bored: rearrange their sock drawer, flick rubber bands at unsuspecting strangers, watch Perfect Strangers marathons, invent a super-hip fashion camp for children between the ages of 7 and 14.True story. At least for Maria DeLisi-Minichiello, who found herself with two degrees and too much time on her hands and created Project: Fashion Camp, a fashion-industry primer based in Concord. Now, with five...
Local student takes time to teach in Africa
Ian Michael Gallagher expected to feel like an outsider. In his mind, he was about to enter one of those sappy television commercials where a somber white dude encourages you to spend the price of a cup of coffee per day to help a child in need.Until he realized he was only being typecast by himself.Gallagher spent eight weeks this summer in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as part of a scholarship program through the University of North...
Missed Connections: Bike cops, Vibram wearers and a Hothole fisherman
We at the Insider like to scour Craigslist’s Missed Connections section to see if anyone in Concord wanted to nominate us for the Hunks issue is finding true love online. Here, presented unedited, are some of the best entries. Concord’s motorcycle cop – w4m – 30 (Concord, NH)I see you all the time. You smiled at me and said hello a few times. You seem like a real sweet guy, thanks for everything you do!I was out fishing and… –...
Keith steps out of his comfort zone and creates a masterpiece
Some kids grow up dreading math and science classes, instead eagerly anticipating outlets like art, where creative expression is encouraged. Me? I’d sign up for calculus right now to avoid art class. I’ve always preferred to take care of my creative expression through writing. You draw the picture and I’ll write the thousand words it’s worth. For some reason things like drawing and painting just don’t come naturally to me. Actually,...
Classic Concord football – Tue, 27 Aug 2013
Reader Earl Burroughs sent us this classic Concord photo of what’s dubbed the “Concord State Fair” football team. We don’t know much about this squad except the last names printed on the photo; if you have any information or memories of the team, let us know at news@theconcordinsider.com. As always. we’d love to see your classic Concord photos. Submit them to...
City Briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell prowls the streets at night in hopes of befriending certain critters for our skunks issue. When he’s told it’s actually a hunks issue, his outburst agitates the skunks, who spray him with the city memo.We’ve got your back(pack)Is it school time already?The VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Post 1631 has provided Concord Human Services with backpacks filled with school supplies to be distributed to families who...
Bulletin Board: Annual fall bulb sale runs through Sept. 11
Remember back in April, when you looked at your yard and thought, “Hmm I think some daffodils and tulips would like nice there?” The Merrimack County Conservation District’s fall bulb sale is just the place to find those beautiful bulbs that would look great in your spring garden!This year we’re offering an assortment of daffodils, hyacinths, tulips, iris, alliums, and specialty bulbs. All bulbs have a hardiness zone of at least zone...
Bulletin Board: Organic, sustainable farm weekend Sept. 7-8
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Hampshire, in collaboration with the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food and Carroll County Farm Weekend, is organizing a first-of-its-kind event – an organic and sustainable farm weekend on Sept. 7-8. The theme of the event is “Get to know the hands that feed you!” Participants can take a whirlwind tour of twenty-six sustainable and organic farms throughout New...
Bulletin Board: Bowls of Care event set for Sept. 26 at Audubon
Organizers are completing final preparations for Elder Services’ and ServiceLink’s first Bowls of Care Event, slated for Sept. 26th at 5:30 p.m. at the New Hampshire Audubon Society on Silk Farm Road.“We want to raise awareness of the critical role that family caregivers play in our communities,” said Pam Jolivette, director of Elder Services. “Our keynote speaker; Dr. Dennis McCullough of Dartmouth’s Center for Aging and author of My...
Bulletin Board: Concord Light Opera Company seeks hams
The Concord Light Opera Company, a small, newly formed fun group of hams of all ages is holding auditions for Gilbert and Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore to be performed April 4-6 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Concord. Auditions will be held on Sept. 17 from 7-9 p.m. and Sept. 22 from 2-5 p.m. at the UU Church (274 Pleasant St.). Please bring a brief song to sing, be prepared to demonstrate some movement and give a short reading....
Bulletin Board: VNA celebrates fall prevention awareness
The Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association is celebrating National Falls Prevention Awareness Day on Sept. 23 at Tad’s Place at Havenwood-Heritage Heights, 149 East Side Drive. The program is from 9 to 11:30 a.m.At 10 a.m., join us for a showing of Age of Champions, an inspiring story of five competitors who sprint, leap, and swim for gold at the National Senior Olympics. Meet a 100 year-old tennis champion, an 86 year-old pole...
Bulletin Board: YMCA triathlon takes place on Sept. 22 – run it!
Like chilly mornings and freshly sharpened pencils, the Concord Family YMCA’s Triathlon has become synonymous with autumn in New Hampshire. Once again, Clough State Park in Weare will host the event on Sept. 22. The Concord Family YMCA urges children (ages 6+) and adults to “Be Tough – Tri-Clough,” and register to participate by the Sept. 14 deadline. Registration is available online only; visit concordymca.org and click on the...
Book of the Week: The Abundance
The AbundanceAmit Majmudar2013, 255 pagesFictionMala and Ronak are grown children of Indian immigrants. They learn that their mother has cancer and return to the family home in the Midwest to be with her. Mala asks her mother to teach her how to cook the traditional Indian dishes. Cooking has always been an expression of their mother’s love for her family. A new chapter in their lives begins, and there is a new closeness between...
Bulletin Board: Concord Public Library announces fall/winter hours
Starting on Sept. 2 and running through to April 27, 2014, the Concord Public Library will be open the following hours:∎ Sunday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.∎ Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.∎ Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.The library will be closed on:∎ Sept. 2 for Labor Day∎ Oct. 14 for Columbus Day∎ Nov. 11 for Veteran’s Day∎ Nov. 28-29 Thanksgiving∎ Dec. 25, 2013 for Christmas∎ Jan. 1, 2014 for New Year’s Day∎ Jan. 20, 2014...
