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20111227_hunkettes2

Ellen Lessard 0

December 27, 2011
20111227_cupcakes

20111227_cupcakes

Dorothy Hall and son, Rob Cabana: Cupcake mad scientists. 0

December 27, 2011
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20111227_stamps4

Some international flag stamps. 0

December 27, 2011
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20111227_stamps3

Legends of the wild west. 0

December 27, 2011
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20111227_stamps2

Paul Bofinger tallies up the value of some stamps. The Insider always takes donations, Paul! 0

December 27, 2011
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20111227_stamps1

The Merrimack County Stamp Collectors never mail it in. 0

December 27, 2011
20111227_Isley

20111227_Isley

Isley Browne in his natural habitat with his tools of the trade. 0

December 27, 2011

This Week in Concord History

Dec. 27, 1975: The New York Times reports that more than half the cells at the state prison in Concord are damaged beyond use by inmates angered over the refusal of officials to release a dozen prisoners from solitary confinement for their Christmas meal. Three people are injured in the four-hour disturbance and about 100 inmates are transferred to new locations.Dec. 27, 1985: At… 0

December 27, 2011

City Briefly

Each week, people gather on City Manager Tom Aspell's lawn to marvel at the giant snowman. The crowd grows and grows until the entire city of Concord is outside Tom's house, gaping at the snowman. Then, Tom himself bursts out of the snowman and carols a city memo with perfect pitch. This week was no exception. toss that treeAt three locationsChristmas trees are not… 0

December 27, 2011

Isley Browne is one creative kid

If you've visited Dos Amigos recently, you may have noticed that the art hanging on the walls has a certain unique flair to it. Zombies, ray-guns and superheroes festoon the frames. That's all thanks to Isley Browne, the young artist responsible for the current Dos Amigos show.Nine-year-old Browne is a big… 0

December 27, 2011