We're afraid of heights, but these brave scouts from Troop 88 clearly are not. They recently visited the High Peaks region of the Adirondacks in upstate New York.

Kim Murdoch, chair of the 2011 Leadership Greater Concord steering committee, is pleased to announce the selection of the Leadership Greater Concord Class of 2011.

Three gravestones catch my eye. Each one has a single word printed across it. Brother. Mother. Father.

Kids from the Head 2 Toe Learning Center in Concord show off the fruits of their labor. The

children planted the vegetable garden from seeds and are learning how to care for it.

This month, “Meet a Senior’s” Anita Hickey talked to Dorothy Bottalico, a classical pianist who has been active in Concord’s performing arts community.

The Fraternal Order of the Eagles donated $7,000 to Concord Hospital Trust to support the pediatric department and the Regional Early Activation Care Team.

BNI Granite Referrals (a group of business owners and company representatives) meets Tuesdays from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at the Community Building in Chichester. For more information, call 391-1498

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Helen Simonson
2010, 358 pages
Setting: Village of Edgecombe St. Mary, present day

In April, we let Insider ad rep Sherri Cote and ad designer Brenda Larson out of the office to cruise it up. We're not insanely jealous or anything.

July 6, 1849 - The Legislature officially gives Concord permission to become a full-fledged city.