Does the name Annie Rabinovitz ring a bell? If so, her granddaughter would love to speak to you. Janet Reardon, of Wakefield, Mass., reached out to The Insider last month with an unusual request: She wants help finding an old yearbook photo of her grandmother, who she suspects graduated from Concord High between 1920-22. Rabinovitz, who died in 1943 at the age of 28, was born in Concord and later married Harry…

As much as it pains us to say it, The Insider is far from perfect. We made a few mistakes in last week's Cappies issue: Craftsman and Romance Jewelers, located at 16 N. Main St. in Concord, can be reached at 224-6166 and on the web at capitolcraftsman.com. We provided the wrong contact information. Gondwana Divine Clothing Co., located at 13 N. Main St., does not specialize in snorkel gear. Last week's Cappie listing mistakenly identified the business as Gondwana Diving Clothing Co. Twice. Alan Parker, of Parker, Blake & Cole won a third-place Cappie for best general contractor. The business,…

When the invite popped into the Food Snob’s inbox last week, I was instantly skeptical: “Come to a tasting event at Butter’s,” it told me. “New Hampshire made cheese and beer will be served!” I raised my eyebrows and grimaced. Cheese and beer together? Really? I flashed back to an unfortunate night in college (pre-Food Snob days) when, on a dare, I downed a 12-pack of Natty Light and an entire pot of fondue. Would this tasting too be something I regretted in the morning? Never one to turn down a gastronomic adventure (or a fat Insider paycheck), I rang up my BFF, food critic Mark…

Lyme disease is a serious problem here in New England - most notably in New Hampshire, which has the highest per capita rate of cases in the country, according to the CDC. Nature 101's Paul Basham got the lowdown on the six-legged creatures at the state Fish and Game Department's Discover Wild New Hampshire Day last month. Here's what he learned: Are all ticks carriers of Lyme disease? "That is one of the questions…

For campy kids Summer is almost here, and City Manager Tom Aspell knows it. In this week’s memo, Tom wanted you to know that the Concord Recreation Department will hold a free summer camp kick-off at Keach Park on May 22 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Kids in grades 1-9 are welcome to particpate in some early summer camp fun such as face- painting, soccer games and more. Tom encourages parents to come meet camp staff and register their kiddos for any of the upcoming camps. The following camps will be representin’: multi-sports, dance, cheerleading, basketball, farm, “mad science,” soccer and traditional…

Paganini’s Ghost Paul Adam 2010, 275 pages Setting: Present day in Cremona, Italy Gianni Castiglione lives in the town of Cremona in northern Italy and has been a violin maker and repairer for over half a century. He is a widower, and lives alone in a simple style. He has his work and good friends and enjoys his life. A young violinist, Yevgeny Ivanov, asks Gianni to repair a special violin. It was Paganini’s…