Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell puts on his Sunday best bonnet, dusts off his wicker basket and heads off to market. When he arrives, he opens up that market basket and serves up a farm-fresh heaping helping of city memo.The Insider grabbed a gigantic handful of two scoops and we're here to share them with you.hot on the trailClean up that messFriends of the Merrimack River Greenway Trail are looking for volunteers to help pick up trash on the first phase of the Merrimack River Greenway Trail, Aspell writes. The first session is scheduled for July 14 from 4-8 p.m. Additional cleanup days,…

A few weeks ago, we introduced you to Methuselah Doe, an immigrant from Liberia who lives in Concord.In the headline of the article, we mistakenly referred to Methuselah as a refugee, which he is not. In fact, he was selected to come to the U.S. through a lottery program. Methuselah wrote to us last week to set the record straight. We apologize for the confusion.

For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. Piano Lessons: A Memoir Anna Goldsworthy2009, 240 pagesNonfictionWhen Anna Goldsworthy was a 9-year-old taking piano lessons in Adelaide, Australia, she was introduced to a new teacher, the renowned Russian pianist Eleanora Sivan. Mrs. Sivan was unlike anyone Anna had ever met. She didn't want her students to play…

July 12, 1927: Mayor Fred Marden says he has received a telegram informing him that Col. Charles A. Lindbergh will soon fly to Concord in the Spirit of St. Louis.July 12, 1941: Roy Jenkins meets the new U.S. ambassador to Britain, John G. Winant of Concord, in the Jenkins family's London home. Winant, a former New Hampshire governor, will later employ the young Jenkins as a researcher in the American embassy. In 2001, in his biography of Winston Churchill, Lord Jenkins will describe Winant as "Lincolnesque." July 12, 1854: On a tip, the Concord police raid a Pearl Street paint shop and break up…

red river theatresAttention cinephiles: There is a special treat in store for you if you stop by Red River Theatres' record sale during Market Days. Aside from offerings of DVDs, VHS tapes and records (all graciously donated by the public), they are also selling off their entire inventory of movie posters. That's over 300 posters! James Franco fans rejoice; since he starred in 90 percent of all movies released last year, you can be sure his mug will be well-represented.The record sale is held annually as part of Market Days, with a different non-profit putting it on each year. This year, Red…

The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce and its Concord Young Professionals Network invite members and other young professionals to the following free networking events this summer. Every month, CYPN holds networking and enrichment events at various Concord venues where young professionals of all ages (generally 22 - 40s) can interact socially, build a contact base and exchange ideas. Join us at any of these free upcoming events:CYPN Lunch & Learn: The State of Mental Health and Its Impact on Our Community. July 12, 11:45 a.m. to12:30 p.m.Bring your lunch and join us for a brief overview of the…