There’s a new indoor turf field in Concord and you can use it
At this time of year, teams are always looking for a place to practice inside. It doesn’t matter if you’re a high school soccer team getting ready for the playoffs or a travel baseball squad looking to get out of the chilly fall weather, having an indoor environment with a little heat sure is a nice thing. And with just about every team in the state seeking a warm and useful place to fine tune their skills, it’s not always easy or...
If basketball is your game, the Boys & Girls Club is the place for you
Whether you’re reading this Tuesday (lucky!) or Wednesday, the same is true: the NBA season is upon us. That’s right, basketball is back after taking a long summer off. This means it’s time to put away the cleats and break out the high-tops. Mesh tank tops replace traditional, non-mesh clothing in the wardrobe. And once you’re all geared up, all you need is a place to play. Concord has you covered. The Boys & Girls Club is new to...
Get out of the cold and work on your game at Concord Sports Center
There’s nothing quite like getting out on a freshly mowed baseball field on a warm summer day to play nine with the neighborhood regulars until 7 or 8 in the evening, wrapping up just in time for dinner on the grill. Unfortunately, it’s not summer anymore, and it might be a little harder to entice your friends to get out on a 40-degree field for about an hour after work before it gets dark. Luckily, you can always head over to the...
Candy, costumes and a parade to highlight annual Halloween Howl
Yes, we know that Saturday is Halloween. And yes, we also know that most people don’t appreciate you knocking on the door the day before All Hallows’ Eve looking for free candy dressed in your favorite superhero attire. But we’ve got a way for you to get plenty of tasty treats on Oct. 30 without anyone making a fuss over the request. So if free candy and lots of Halloween fun interests you, then you’ll probably want to head downtown...
Fieldhouse Sports is the place to keep the soccer season going
If you like soccer and don’t know about Fieldhouse Sports in Bow, then you’re definitely missing out. With three indoor fields and a multipurpose court all contained in a 65,000-square-foot facility, Fieldhouse is one of the premiere places for indoor soccer in the state. Just walk in there one evening or – if you dare – on the weekend and you’ll see what we’re talking about. The games are fast-paced and much different than what you’d...
Now fully immersed in Insiderland, Jon carves the quintessential Concord pumpkin
So Jon’s been doing this Insider thing for a couple months now, and he’s caught Concord fever. He’s gotten so into the city that he decided to carve Concord’s most iconic feature – the State House dome – into a pumpkin. Because you can’t have Halloween without government buildings!
Get out there and do some of this stuff
We sure do hope you enjoy being told what to do. Because if you haven’t noticed, over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been making a big point to tell you about all the big events happening in the city. And we sure do hope you’ve been taking our advice ’cause if not, you’ve been missing out. So we strongly suggest getting out there this week. You can thank us later. Tuesday Who wouldn’t want to take a trip to Italy? Well, that’s a...
Get all your questions answered at Healthcare Enrollment Day
Health insurance open enrollment for 2016 begins Nov. 1. That means it’s time to assess and review your health insurance needs. With the third enrollment period upon us, Americans have better options and accessibility to health insurance through the health insurance marketplaces than ever before. To reach consumers, assisters are holding health care enrollment events in their communities during the open enrollment period. In Concord,...
Put on that costume early and go for a quick run in it
Families in Transition, a Concord, Manchester and Dover based homeless services provider, will host its fourth annual Wicked FIT Run on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in Rollins Park. The certified 5K course will provide runners and walkers the opportunity to support FIT in their efforts of providing a home and hope to homeless families and individuals. It is a family-friendly, costume-themed, event. This year’s goal is to have 600...
City Briefly
Last week, City Manager Tom Aspell came to the sad realization that it was too cold outside for the daily lunch game of capture the flag among city workers, so he made the executive decision to move it indoors and informed everyone by sending out a city memo that also included the following information that’s more useful to city residents. Raking the day away The city wants your leaves The city’s annual Fall Leaf Collection Program...
This Week in Concord History
Oct. 27, 1908: A throng fills Concord’s Phenix Hall with hundreds standing as the state’s two U.S. senators campaign for the November election. “What a whirlwind (Sen. Joseph) Gallinger is for incessant work, work, work,” Charles Corning, the city’s mayor and the emcee for the night, writes in his diary. Oct. 27, 2003: In a coffee shop on Main Street in Concord, the New Hampshire Green Party throws its support behind presidential...
Book of the Week: ‘Halloween Through Twenty Centuries’
Halloween Through Twenty Centuries Ralph and Adelin Linton 1950, 108 pages Nonfiction Published in 1950 as a part of the Great Religious Festivals Series, this slim volume offers a brief overview of the origins and history of Halloween. True to its title, it covers druidic festivals, Puritanical severity, Catholic adoption of pagan festival dates and the introduction of Halloween (as we know it) to the United States by Gaelic...
Bulletin Board
Halloween party at Bow High School on Friday Bow Parks & Recreation and the Bow Police Department will hos a Halloween party on Friday at Bow High School, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Witches, ghosts and goblins, calling each and every one! Wear your favorite costume and join us for some fun. Activities include: trick-or-treating, from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m., a haunted house, Halloween games, a costume parade at 5:45 p.m. and a magic show at 6...
