Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell collects all his leftover Valentine's Day candy and tries to set a new personal best for "most chocolates stuffed in his cheeks." Then he mumbles out a tasty city memo. Seat spruce-upBenches back soonThe Public Properties Division of the General Services Department has been busy refurbishing the downtown benches, Aspell writes.… 0

The Ghost Dinner Band is playing at Penuche's on Feb. 25 at 9 p.m. We put our fear of ghosts aside for a moment and got in touch with them for a quick preview.Let's get this right out of the way: How many of you are ghosts?It's hard to say - we haven't done any tally recently. As for our name, it's… 0

Feb. 21, 1968: The death of 21-year-old Army Sergeant Ronald D. Roach of Concord is confirmed. He had been missing for nine days since coming under mortar fire in Hue, Vietnam. Roach was the most valuable player on the Concord High hockey team in 1964, the year he graduated. His father Arthur says his son believed in his military mission: "His letters always said we must help… 0

John Lunn's ornate flute, "The Dryad's Kiss," is the centerpiece of the "Music From Our Hands" exhibit. We caught up with Lunn and asked him a few questions about his craft.There can't be many ornate flutemakers out there. How did you get into the field?There are no other flutemakers… 0

We visited the Havenwood – Heritage Heights retirement community to ask some senior couples their definition of love. After all, they’ve got more experience than any of us! 0