In April, we let Insider ad rep Sherri Cote and ad designer Brenda Larson out of the office to cruise it up. We're not insanely jealous or anything. Here's a picture of the ladies (and friends) rubbing it in that we weren't there. From left: Denise Bickford, Jerry Cote, Sherri, Dale Lafond, Brenda, Madison Cote and Devan Bickford in St. Martin. E-mail your travel pictures to news@theconcordinsider.com.…

If you want pretzels, you won’t find them during Tom Sherman’s weekly yoga class at Concord’s Centennial Senior Center, but you’ll sure feel like one after stretching for 45 minutes. Every Tuesday afternoon, Sherman and the center’s director, Kim Murdoch, invite the surrounding community to find their inner peace. For three bucks a session, participants have a chance to regain a steadfast calm that can get lost in the daily grind. “It feels good, and good for my aging body,” said participant Anne McCullough, 67, who’s performed yoga for nearly 20 years. “At the beginning, I…

Hi Ya Guys, “Ball & Chain” is a good column – like a Dear Abby only by men this time. That’s okay. “The Elders” column was great, but change is a fact of life; time to move on. I’ll be reading Ball & Chain but probably will not submit questions. I don’t have relationship problems. I only associate with birds and squirrels these days. They never give me a hard time. I must say it’s ironic: The last question to the Elders was from me – about pets – and then the column was put to sleep. Two weeks later, so was my cat. And by another (Monitor) columnist of the paper:…

Back to the grind Who needs fireworks when you can be stimulated by the wise words of City Manager Tom Aspell? That’s right, folks, we spent our weekend reading Tom’s weekly memo. Jealous? If you didn’t get a chance to read it, here are the highlights: While driving along North State Street on Monday you may have noticed a Fourth of July miracle . . . no construction was being done! We hope you enjoyed a day off from sitting in traffic, because construction is now back to normal between Knight and Lake streets. We’re sorry. We always hate being the bearer of bad news. We’re talking trash Nah,…

Mind the ‘death stick’ Richard Cresta, 32, of Watertown, Mass., was arrested June 26 and charged with prowling after the police received complaints that he was attempting to go through cars near Shaws on Fort Eddy Road, according to a police report. When a police officer approached Cresta and asked where he was going, Cresta stared blankly, the report said. When the officer asked Cresta if he had any weapons, Cresta said, “Yes, due to the Second Amendment rights,” the report said. The police took several weapons from Cresta while booking him: two pairs of Nun-Chucks, a chain, a curved…

All right, you little scavengers, it’s time to strap on your burliest pair of sneakers, throw a few of your brightest flares in a backpack and head into the wilds of Concord, also known as the city’s parks. When we set out last week document the parks for this assignment, we had no idea what we were getting ourselves in to. “A scavenger hunt in the city parks?” we scoffed. “Sounds…