A free weekly can get no better compliment that being dragged across the country in a suitcase. The photo is just the icing on the cake.

Check it out - friendly pit bulls! This photo was submitted for the Insider's (former) pet contest by Megan Chapman of Concord.

Chris Dell'Isola is a student at Concord High School who loves movie. Because he's really nice, he agreed to write movie reviews.

Dear Paul,

What are your credentials and qualifications to answer questions about nature?

A Facebook Friend

Dear Facebook Friend,

I get asked whether it is better to rescue a puppy or an adult dog several times a month. There is no easy answer, but there are a few things to remember.

Underage party

On April 6 at 1:12 a.m., Master Police Officer Dick Scott responded to a Canton Circle apartment regarding an underage party.

You may not know this after the weekend we just had (was that snow on our windshield?) but apparently it's spring.

Boy, did we luck out this week. The Monitor newsroom was kind enough to loan us Allie Ginwala, an uber-awesome intern who's been filing copy for the community news pages all year.

Today marks the end of an era for the Insider.

Odd and the Frost Giants
Neil Gaiman
2009, 117 pages
Juvenile Fiction (grades 3-6)

Just in case you didn’t get your fill last week, here’s even more Craigslist Missed Connections. We sorted through them (it’s a tough job, trust us) and came up with Concord’s finest.

The public is invited to "Meeting in the Middle: Handling Difficult Conversations with your Parents" on April 27, 4:30 p.m., at The Birches at Concord, 300 Pleasant St.

The United Church of Penacook, 21 Merrimack St., Penacook will be holding a roast pork supper on May 1 at 5 p.m. The buffet-style dinner will be $8, $4 for children. All are welcome.

Loretta Poulin got up close and personal with the Contoocook River recently. She took these photos in Penacook on April 3. Thanks, Loretta, for braving the elements!

One of our favorite nature photographers, Debbie LaValley, got this shot over the weekend. "I was over at my folks' house in Penacook and watching the crows eat old bread," she wrote.

The Wildlife Heritage Foundation of New Hampshire officially opened its second annual moose permit auction.

On May 7 Bead It!, 146 N. Main St., is holding a benefit for the Friends Emergency Housing Program. Bead It! will donate 30 percent of every sale to the Emergency Housing Program.

With the arrival of spring, the annual food drive - sponsored by United Way of Merrimack County, the Letter Carriers of Greater Concord and the Capital Region Food Program - is fast approaching.

The Community Players and Red River Theatres are going to have a BIG week April 24-May 1.

NHTI's Environmental Action Club is sponsoring an Electronics Recycling Day on Wednesday, April 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.