This month, Meet A Senior’s Anita Hickey talks with Mark Coen. He is the owner of Page Belting Co., a small business. Mark currently serves as a Concord city councilor. How did you decide to come to Concord? In 1969, I was stationed in New Castle with the U.S. Coast Guard. It was the end of my tour of duty, and I needed to decide if I wanted to return to my hometown of Tulsa, Okla.,…

If you are looking for a brief walk through a typical New England forest, the Curtisville trail in Concord is right for you. To get there from East Side Drive, you take South Curtisville Road past the Broken Ground School until you come to a large beaver dam on your right. You can park your car here and then walk a few minutes further to the entrance of the trail on your left. The trail is clearly marked with yellow tabs. A short distance into your hike you will come to a large burl in an oak tree. The burl is about 3 feet off the ground and has a circumference of 88 inches. There are old moss-covered…