This month, Concord resident Gene Rudolph chats with Meet a Senior’s Anita Hickey about his life adventures and the road that brought him and his family to New Hampshire. Where were you born and raised? I was born in New York City, and at the age of three we moved to Long Island. Long Island was the place that I called home for most of my life. . . . . After returning from service…

Last week, Second Start Alternative High School unearthed some ancient artifacts. The items came from a time when rapper Jay-Z was singing about his hard-knock life and Jolt Cola was still popular. Ten years ago, Second Starters placed items they deemed important into a time capsule after digging up the class of 1990s throwbacks. They included tabloids, letters, an issue of the Concord Monitor (we're sure it would…

Saturdays in Concord are about to get a whole lot cooler. The Concord Farmers Market and the Concord Arts Market kick off their seasonal debuts downtown this weekend, and both are bigger and better than ever. This year, you can expect more vendors and artists, more live music, and, most importantly, more things to do with your Saturday morning besides sleeping late. On warm summer…

We made a big nay-nay, er, no-no, in last week’s “Farm to school is really cool” write-up when we referred to a gelding as an unneutered stallion. Apparently, readers really know their horses because we got a flurry of calls and e-mails telling us we got it backward: A gelding is a neutered stallion. In other oopsies news, a few of you disagreed with the answer provided with last week’s mystery photo. Reader Charles Gerhan doesn’t dispute the fact that pilot Charles Lindbergh visited Concord in 1927, but had this to say about the route: “He flew alone on May 20–21, 1927 from Roosevelt…

This week, The Insider says goodbye to a good friend, Elaine Kellerman, known to our fair readers as The Recyclinator. For two years, Elaine has provided valuable tips on how to reduce our waste and reminded us to be more conscious about our environment. We thank her for her passion and hard work. She leaves us with these words: Over two years ago, I responded to an invitation by The Insider. At that time, they…

Concord High School senior Will Richmond got all romantic on us by putting this giant sign up last Wednesday. We would have said yes - but our name isn't Kaytlynn. The 30-foot long proclamation was intended for Will's girlfriend, junior Kaytlynn Jacobs-Brett. The young Casanova pulled the feat off with a little after-hours help from his friends and a custodian. Before hanging it, Will…