February 2 Punch in the stomach At about 8 a.m., Officer Steven Martel was sent to a Concord Gardens apartment for a reported domestic assault. Dispatch told him that a woman had gotten into a fight with her ex-boyfriend and he had punched her. When he arrived, he wrote, he found Donald W. Killian, 23, of Epsom, handcuffed, and his ex-girlfriend sitting on the stairs, hunched over in pain. "She was hard to understand due to her hyperventilating," Martel wrote. Martel called the Concord Fire Department to the scene, he wrote, and noted that Killian was bleeding from his fingers. Martel also noticed…

Tuesday, Feb. 10 Toddler Tales, Concord Public Library, 45 Green St. Program is designed for 2- to 3½-year-olds and their caregivers. 225-8670, onconcord.com/library. 10 a.m. Criminal Justice Career Day, NHTI, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. 271-6952, jrowe@ccsnh.edu. 11 a.m. Terrie Collins, Horseshoe Pond Place, 26 Commercial St., Suite 105. Preregistration required. Admission is by donation. 228-6956. 2 p.m. Wheelchair Basketball Benefit, NHTI. Held in the Crocker Wellness Center. $1. 271-7726, gschilling@ccsnh.edu. 4:30 p.m. Socay Son and Paul Silverman, Hermanos Cocina Mexicana, 11 Hills Ave. 224-5669,…

This past summer I spent a considerable amount of time golfing, although what I do may not actually be considered "golf" except in the broadest definition. I had contacted a friend to play golf with me, set up a tee time and had everything arranged. The night before we were supposed to go out and play golf, I received a phone call from him stating that he couldn't make it because he…

Opening receptions at an art gallery offer a great excuse to indulge in free wine and cheese, but apparently there's so much more than that - just ask my sister, Jessica Pappathan. Jess works as the assistant curator for the Alva deMars Megan Chapel Art Center at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, so she knows a thing or two about art. Not only that, she also knows the proper etiquette one should follow for just…

For the first time, the Concord Chorale is pleased to offer singing valentines. Your valentine will be surprised by a serenading quartet in the location of your choice, office, home or restaurant, on Friday, Feb. 13 or Saturday, Feb. 14. You will have a choice of songs from which to select your perfect sentiment. For only $75, your valentine will receive one love song, be presented with a red rose and receive two tickets to the next Concord Chorale concert. Add a second song for just $25 more. All proceeds go directly to the Concord Chorale to help us continue our 40-year tradition of making beautiful…

Goodwill Industries of Northern New England announced a new partnership with Dell. The program, ReConnect, offers New Hampshire residents a convenient and free way to recycle any brand of computer and parts. Consumers can drop off used computers at any Goodwill store in northern New England, including six retail stores throughout the state of New Hampshire. Goodwill's network of retail stores and donation centers creates natural drop-off points for computer recycling. The program's goal is two-fold: 1) to divert used computers and computer equipment from landfills and 2)to provide the community…