Country songstress and former Insider featurette Natalie Turgeon is hosting the release party for her latest album, "American Ride," on April 27 at Alan's Restaurant in Boscawen. Fifty percent of all the proceeds from the sales of the album will be donated to the Dan Doherty Benefit Fund. Officer Doherty of the Manchester Police Department was shot five times in the…

Name: Joey SelekOwner, Concord Auto Spa and co-owner of Capital City Limousine along with Ray PersingerHow long have you had the two businesses?I've been detailing since 1978, and I opened here in 2005. And Capital City Limousine has been operating since 2008.What does auto detailing entail?Cleaning, buffing, waxing, shampoo, pet hair removal, stains, smells - it's a thorough cleaning, a little more than…

The bike swap is coming and needs your help! Maybe you're tired of seeing all those bikes that you never ride lying around in the basement, garage, attic and backyard. Maybe you're ready to upgrade to nicer bike and aren't going to need your old one. Maybe you'd just like to support a really great organization by donating an old bike. Whatever the category you fit into,…

As we all know, this is the last year that Conant School will be in commission. But before it’s reduced to rubble, the least we can do is send it out in style. School staff are collecting memorabilia, like this photo of the 1963 sixth-grade class, leading up to the “Thanks for the Memories” celebration (May 24, from 5 to 7 p.m.). Do you have any pictures or other items from Conant…

Reader Earl Burroughs sent us this super-old picture of a classic Concord building? Know where it was? Send us your guesses to news@theconcordinsider.com. We’ll let you know next week with a picture of what currently resides in that spot. This one’s pretty easy, but we’ll run this feature a few more times in the future – stumpers to come. Good luck!

April 17, 1885: Thomas Samon, who killed a woman in Laconia, stuffed her body in a trunk and wheeled it away, is the first man executed at the new state prison. A prison historian describes Samon as a dull man who spoke with a nasal tone and had one blue eye and one brown eye.April 17, 1971: Two months after his trip to the moon, it is Alan Shepard Day in New Hampshire. The astronaut, originally from Derry, shares in a $5-a-plate lunch of ham in pineapple sauce at the Concord Country Club. He has no plans to enter politics. "I'm a pilot and an engineer, and I think I'll stick to what…