Concord is a dangerous place. If you don't believe us, take a peek out your back window. Look close enough and you're likely to discover a menacing bunch of rugged ruffians threatening your precious petunias, strong-armed bullies choking your favorite oak tree and hungry hooligans stealing water from your soil. The scariest part about these monsters? Many are hidden in plain sight.…

Who screams for ice cream? What about a free sample of New Hampshire maple syrup? Welcome to Apple Hill Farm, home of the tastiest education a young local student can find. The Mountain Road farm recently hosted School to Farm, an annual two-day event promoting agricultural education to elementary students from the Concord and Merrimack Valley school districts. Stations set up around…

Socialization is one of the most critical aspects in raising a happy, well-adjusted dog. It shouldn't end with meeting a couple of neighborhood dogs and family friends. Your new puppy should meet hundreds of new people and dogs, step on every kind of surface and be exposed to hundreds of stimuli before reaching 16 weeks of age. This may seem overwhelming to many owners, so here are some places to bring your puppy…

The seniors at The Penacook Community Center are planning a June 10 daytrip to The Johnson and Wales Inn in Seekonk, Mass., for lunch and a show. The "Divine Comedy Luncheon" is an interactive show with Father Patrick Aloysius Misgivings. The cost is $69 for the entire trip. Call 753-9700 to reserve your spot.

The New Hampshire State Council on the Arts is pleased to announce that this summer several museums are participating in "Blue Star Museums," a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the military family support network Blue Star Families. Blue Star Museums offers free admission to active-duty military and their immediate family. The program runs from May 31 to Sept. 6 Participating museums include: American Independence Museum, Exeter; Currier Museum of Art, Manchester; The Frost Place, Franconia; New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord; Poore Farm Homestead, Stewartstown; Remick…

We guess now would be the time to tell you that this issue is not for the faint of heart. It contains gruesome and horrifying details about what happens when good plants go bad. It’s filled with graphic images of terrible creatures lurking in the woods. The stories are true and the names have not been changed (though, come to think of it, it wouldn’t have been a bad idea to do so). To put it bluntly, the weak-stomached…