Traveling teenage singing group brings village harmony to Concord
The song books and the tiny cards asking people to help the needy were tucked away on little shelves in front of each of the cream and mint colored pews. On most days, people would come here to attend services, to reaffirm their spirituality. The Unitarian Universalist Church in Concord is a gathering place for some, a place for friends and neighbors and strangers to meet up and chat.But on this night, about 50 people sprinkled about...
Scavenger Hunt Champion!
Intrepid reader Page Cannon found nine out of ten items in our scavenger hunt – that’s good enough to earn her the crown! Cannon will receive a $25 gift card to Capitol Craftsman for her trouble. Read on to see her take on where she found the items.
Skyrockets in flight over Concord
Air traffic was dense in the skies over Concord on Friday morning, albeit mostly of the plastic soda bottle, old newspaper and tiny cardboard variety. The aerial show came courtesy of a bunch of industrious participants in the Recreation Department’s summer camp, who held an official rocket launching celebration to cap a week-long program put on with the assistance of the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center. Campers began the week with...
Well done – Tue, 30 Jul 2013
The Concord Panera Bread Restaurant recently helped raise and donate $20,000 to The One Fund Boston. In total, 32 Panera Bread Restaurants, all owned by PR Management Corp, contributed to the sum. A portion was matched by Panera Bread to equal $20,000. Above, Mitch Roberts and David Peterman of PR Restaurants, LLC. present a check worth $20,000 to Paul Connolly of One Fund Boston.
National Night Out returns to Rollins Park Aug. 6 – get out there!
We think you deserve a nice night out on the town. One where you can watch police officers drill each other with dodgeballs. In front of a couple thousand of your closest friends. That may or may not be a perfect reflection of the mission statement for National Night Out (hint: it’s not), but all of those things can happen Aug. 6 when the annual crime prevention program returns to Rollins Park on Broadway from 5 to 8:30 p.m. The event...
Greeced lightning – Tue, 30 Jul 2013
Laurie Mower of Concord traveled to Greece with the Insider to meet Nancy Steen of Hillsboro, currently teaching in Abu Dhabi, UAE for spring break. Thankfully, all of the fine writing in the Insider wasn’t Greek to them! If you have a travel photo with the Insider, send it to us at news@theconcordinsider.com.
Your chance to weigh in on Main Street
Have you seen the light? The city installed two mock-up streetlights on Main Street last week. Eventually, these lights – or some just like them – will be installed to replace the existing streetlights as part of the Main Street redesign. If you like them, let your voice be heard! The Concord Main Street Improvement Project is looking for your feedback. Here’s a link to a quick six-question online survey:...
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 30 Jul 2013
Instagram user @scandinavianbrother sent us this crazy picture of a sunset sky over Concord. It doesn’t even look real! But it is! If you want your Instagram photos on our pages, just tag us in them – we’re @concordinsider. We can’t wait to see what you see! Another fun way to interact is by tagging your pics #concordinsider – they’ll show up right on our Facebook page.
This week in Concord history
July 30, 1777: After riding all night from Exeter, Lt. Col. Gordon Hutchins, Concord’s legislative representative, bursts into the Sunday service at Concord’s meeting house to say that Gen. John Stark is marching west but needs more men. “Those of you who are willing to go had better go at once,” Rev. Timothy Walker tells his congregation. All men present leave.July 31, 1860: Sen. Stephen A. Douglas, the Democratic nominee for...
Concord’s past – frozen in time forever
Reader Earl Burroughs has always been a great source of classic Concord photos. If you’ve seen one in the Insider over the last few years, chances are he sent it to us. Well, he recently hooked us up with a treasure trove of new classic photos, so we thought we’d share a bunch of them with you at once. Check out these slices of Concord’s past!
How to make fewer grammar mistakes
Recently, an Insider reader shared her pet peeve with the Grammarnatrix: people incorrectly using the words less and fewer. She confided that she becomes especially annoyed in the supermarket checkout line when she reads the sign, “Express Lane – 12 items or less.” The reader implored the Grammarnatrix to share the grammar rules with the Insider audience (and perhaps the supermarket managers). The Grammarnatrix understands why this...
Concord’s past – frozen in time forever
Reader Earl Burroughs has always been a great source of classic Concord photos. If you’ve seen one in the Insider over the last few years, chances are he sent it to us. Well, he recently hooked us up with a treasure trove of new classic photos, so we thought we’d share a bunch of them with you at once. Check out these slices of Concord’s past!
The most topical items at Hot Topic
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The most topical items at Hot Topic
Hot Topic has long been the go-to clothing haven for goths, punks, cyberpunks, teenyboppers, tweenyboppers and the like. We stopped by to see what we could discover (besides that being over 30 is like, way old).
Missed Connections: Let's hump huge buckets of ice together
We at the Insider like to scour Craigslist’s Missed Connections section to see if anyone took a classic Concord photo of us looking really hunky back in the day in Concord is finding true love online. Here, presented unedited as always, are some of the best entries.green t–shirt and blue jeans – m4w – 23 (Concord)I saw you on the pleasant st in Concord. You were walking front of the Endicott furniture on friday evening. You were...
City briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell tries to create a time machine in order to travel back far enough to be the first to ever write a city memo. His contraption inevitably does little besides puff clouds of black smoke, which coincidentally spell out this city memo. Safety FirstPuppet shows, secondThe Fire Department took the opportunity during Market Days to teach some important safety lessons, Aspell writes. Lesson No. 1: Inducing a...
Concord Public Library book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.As Sweet As HoneyIndira Ganesan2012, 295 pagesFictionOn a lovely island in the Indian Ocean, Mina lives with her extended family at the family compound run by her grandmother. Her favorite Aunt Meterling, who is very tall and has finally found love, is getting married to a man from England named Archer. The groom unexpectedly dies from a stroke...
Bulletin board: Grant for $25K given to college foundation
The Community Colleges of New Hampshire Foundation was recently awarded a $25,000 Workforce Development/Education grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation. The grant will be used to support and increase access to eStart, a partnership between the Community College System of New Hampshire and the Virtual Learning Academy Charter School in Exeter, that enables high school students to take courses online for concurrent high...
Bulletin board: Learn about whole grains at the senior center
Do you want to eat a healthier diet, but are unsure where to begin? Join the Centennial Senior Center for this new educational program, “Is it Whole Grain,” which includes great nutrition tips and tastings. The classes are Aug. 9, 16 and 23 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at the Centennial Senior Center. Open to those 60 years or older. The classes will feature fun activities and discussions to help you learn more about how to eat more...
Bulletin board: Nominations open for Governors Arts Awards
The New Hampshire State Council on the Arts is seeking nominations for the 2013 Governors Arts Awards, which recognize outstanding contributions made by inpiduals, organizations and communities to the cultural life of our state. Categories for the 2013 Governors Arts Awards include: Arts Education, Community Spirit, Cultural Access Leadership, Distinguished Arts Leadership, Folk Heritage, Inpidual Arts Patron and Lotte Jacobi Living...
Bulletin board: Join the Concord VNA for two August programs
The Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association is offering a free presentation “Easy Does It: Reducing Falls Through Thoughtful Decisions” on Aug. 22 from 10 to 11 a.m. at Concord Recreation Senior Program, 14 Canterbury Road. Falls can be a life-changing event that limits independence. Falls can happen anytime and anyplace and for most adults falls occur in their homes doing every day activities. Find out how to reduce your risk of...
Bulletin board: Concord chamber part of upcoming Tri-City Expo
The Tri-City Expo, a joint effort between the Greater Concord, Manchester and Nashua Chambers of Commerce, will be held at the Radisson Hotel, Center of New Hampshire in Manchester on Sept. 26 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Recently named New Hampshire’s “Best Networking Event” by New Hampshire Business Review, the Tri-City Expo will feature more than 200 New Hampshire businesses and more than 1,000 attendees. Joseph B. Reilly, president and...
