Each month, the Concord Young Professionals Network spotlights one of its up-and-comers. This month, we'd like to introduce you to Maria Crozu of Nathan Wechsler & Co.How old are you? What town do you live in? Where do you work?I am 30 years old, and I live in Canterbury. I am an associate at Nathan Wechsler & Co.How did you find out about CYPN and how long have you been involved?In my prior job, I worked…

Dear Ball and Chain,My brother and I were outside practicing kissing in the backyard. We weren't doing anything wrong, honest, just practice kissing for when we get older and get boyfriends and girlfriends. I'm gonna marry Justin Bieber and my brother is in LOVE with Selena Gomez. Anyway, the boy who lives next door saw us and said that brothers and sisters shouldn't kiss…

May 1, 1891: By custom, Concord's May Horn ushers in a day of celebrating the final escape from winter. The horn is peculiar to Concord. "The 'oldest inhabitant' cannot recall a first day of May in his boyhood when the din of the horn did not reverberate in some wee hour," the Monitor reports.May 1, 1925: The Granite Monthly magazine reports approvingly that Concord, Hillsboro, Goffstown, Peterborough and Milford are all planning new high schools."If we are to believe what some people say, that the young folks of today are headed nowhere in particular and in a hurry to…

Here's what's happening this week on ConcordTV:On The Beat with the Concord Police Department. In this fourth installment of On The Beat, Officer Ryan Howe visits with the Concord city clerk's office to discuss dog registrations and then stops by the Concord SPCA to discuss what happens if your dog goes missing. He also sits down with Lt. Jay Brown to discuss the application and training process for those who want to become a police officer. The show premieres on Channel 17 May 2 at 6 p.m.

The 12th annual perennial exchange opens Concord's gardening season on May 12 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Concord City Auditorium. It's free and open to all. Here's how the perennial exchange works:Perennial plants are ambitious, persistent and wandering. You've got a flock of phlox, a host of hosta, a diorama of daisies. Dig some up, split them, put them in cans or boxes and bring them down to the Audi to exchange for new varieties. If you're just starting a garden, there'll be some extras for you.Take your new plants home and settle them into your garden. It's all to beautify the city's streetscape,…

For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.August Gale: A Father's and Daughter's Journey into the StormBarbara Walsh2011, 260 pagesNonfictionBarbara Walsh recounts her story of discovering the effects of the Aug. 25, 1935, hurricane that hit the village of Marystown, Newfoundland, where her paternal grandfather was born. When this journey begins, Barbara is 43 years old and knows nothing about her paternal grandfather because her own father, Ron, refused to talk about the man who abandoned his family when Ron was 13 years old. Even Ron's wife…