Across the pond – Tue, 18 Dec 2012
Jess Woodworth and her brother Shawn outside Wembley Stadium during the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Going for the gold – Tue, 18 Dec 2012
Jess Woodworth went to the Olympics this summer in London, England – and she brought the Insider with her! Above, her and her brother Shawn have been transformed into lean, mean, USA-cheering machines for the gold medal match between Japan and the United States. Thanks for sending in the picture, Jess. Here at the Insider, showcasing cool pictures like this is our goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal! So, if you bring the...
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 18 Dec 2012
This shot of stormy skies over Concord comes to us from Instagram user @kwaiasl. Thanks a lot for the great shot!
Classic Concord photos
Roger Seymour sent us these awesome classic Concord photos. According to the captions, these shots were taken in 1918 at Sandy Point, just across the Merrimack River from Terrill Park. Looks like there were ladders, rope swings and even a rudimentary water slide. Pretty cool stuff! If you have a classic Concord photo to share with the Insider, send it to news@theconcordinsider.com.
Classic Concord photos
Roger Seymour sent us these awesome classic Concord photos. According to the captions, these shots were taken in 1918 at Sandy Point, just across the Merrimack River from Terrill Park. Looks like there were ladders, rope swings and even a rudimentary water slide. Pretty cool stuff! If you have a classic Concord photo to share with the Insider, send it to <a...
Handmade for the holidays
Last year, we brought you the story of Alison Murphy's holiday pop-up shop, Concord Handmade. Well, it's back again this year. We stopped by its new 67 S. Main St. location to see what locally-created items were in stock.
Handmade for the holidays
Last year, we brought you the story of Alison Murphy's holiday pop-up shop, Concord Handmade. Well, it's back again this year. We stopped by its new 67 S. Main St. location to see what locally-created items were in stock.
Co-op pleases palates with '12 Bites of Christmas'
The Co-op held its annual 12 Bites of Christmas event Thursday, featuring a unique dish for each day in the classic tune.
Co-op please palates with '12 Bites of Christmas'
The Co-op held its annual 12 Bites of Christmas event Thursday, featuring a unique dish for each day in the classic tune.
Adventure shopping
Since Ocean State Job Lots' slogan is 'adventure shopping,' we headed down to find the most adventurous items in the store.
Concord Doomsday must-haves
The Mayan calendar is set to expire on Dec. 21. Many believe that spells the end of the world as we know it. Some hardy souls, though, should survive whatever we've got coming – so we put together this handy guide.
Concord Doomsday must-haves
The Mayan calendar is set to expire on Dec. 21. Many believe that spells the end of the world as we know it. Some hardy souls, though, should survive whatever we've got coming – so we put together this handy guide.
Visual arts on display at the NHTI library
The art is on display at the NHTI library, 31 College Drive. For more information, visit nhti.edu.
Sampling a little of everything at the Celery Stick Cafe
The recently renovated Concord Co-op is home to the Celery Stick Cafe, a cafeteria-style hot bar buffet with a rotating menu. Now that there’s more room for more food options, as well as more room to sit and eat (and now that the meal isn’t accompanied by a cacophony of construction clatter), we figured it was a good time for the Food Snob to dine. The hot bar is located in the back of the co-op. The menu, which changes daily, usually...
Repairs needed to maintain the Woman’s Club’s historic Concord home
If the portrait of Nellie Chamberlin hanging over the fireplace inside the front door of the Woman’s Club of Concord could speak, it would no doubt share plenty of proud tales of the organization’s prolonged work in the community. It would also probably ask for a blanket – brrrrrr! Calling the club cool is not a problem for any of its 135 members; what they would rather not be is cold. But Nellie’s likeness adorns a chimney badly in...
CHS students collect gifts for area seniors
Students at the Concord Regional Technical Center at Concord High School didn’t have to go the mall to see Santa Claus this year, unless of course they were compelled to enjoy such Yuletide traditions as screaming toddlers, swerving lines of impatient shoppers and the sweet sounds of holiday Muzak.For a more serene Santa scene, though, they had only to glance at the faces in their own classroom.Students in Sharon Bean’s Health Science...
Skating in the cemetery
The Concord Police Department gave us access to some of its recently unearthed logbooks, some of which date back all the way to the turn of the century. They’re all about kids raising Cain and creeps pulling funny business. We think it’s a fascinating way to get a look at what life was like in Concord way back when. so we’ve got some unedited entries. Check them out!Jan. 9, 1940: Had a call from Ed Merry to find a man about town, his...
This week in Concord history
Dec. 18, 1995: Concord’s Bob Tewksbury signs a one-year contract with the San Diego Padres for $1.5 million.Dec. 18, 2000: For the first time in anyone’s memory, a crowd gathers at the State House to watch the casting of votes for president by New Hampshire’s four members of the Electoral College. The electors all choose George W. Bush, doing their part to ensure his narrow victory over Al Gore.Dec. 19, 1979: At a campaign stop in...
Fried chicken with a side of infidelity
Hall St KFC – m4w – 35I was there in the drive thru line, you were working. I ordered 1 thing, you cashed me out and caught me checking you out. . . your eyes are beautiful and youre a cutie too. If my wife wasnt in the truck with me I would have asked for your number. . . If you read this email me back, id love to talk. . . What color truck was I driving and what did I order? Im sure its a long shot, but hope to hear from...
City Briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell makes a list of what he would do if he had 24 hours to live. Where would he go? What would he do? Who would he politely kiss on the cheek? Who would he want to notify? Or would he just deny that the world was going to end? Once he gets all that figured out, he shows up at our doorstep in a shiny suit and raps the whole list for us, P. Diddy nodding in agreement all the while. We’ve transcribed that...
Book of the Week
The Cutting SeasonAttica Locke2012, 374 pagesFictionCaren Gray, who grew up at Belle Vie when her mother was the cook in the plantation’s kitchen, has returned with her 9-year-old daughter to manage the tourist attraction overlooking the Mississippi. When a body turns up in a shallow grave on the grounds, the question is, who is the victim and who killed her? Was it someone from the migrant community working in the neighboring cane...
New Year Family Fun Run
Whether you are an avid runner or have yet to lace up your new running shoes, join in the Concord Family YMCA’s inaugural New Year Family 5k Fun Run at NHTI, Jan. 5 at 10 a.m. This is a family event, so all family members are encouraged to participate.Register online or drop off a registration form at the YMCA’s Welcome Center.Race day check-in and registration are in the lobby of the Student Union at NHTI. Pre-Registrants may pick up...
‘Creating a Legacy’ event
The Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association is offering a free presentation, “Creating a Legacy,” on Jan. 10 at 11 a.m. at White Rock Senior Living-Wellness Club, 6 Bow Center Road in Bow. Everything in your life is a powerful, unique story waiting to be told. Sharing your story opens a window to the past events that helped shape your life. Discover the many ways you can create a legacy for your family and future generations to...
Mac and cheese bake-off
New Hampshire dairy farmers will host New Hampshire’s third annual Macaroni & Cheese Bake-Off Jan. 19 at the Courtyard Marriott in Concord. Doors open to the public at 2 p.m.Cabot has offered free cheese to any contestant or restaurant registering a dish early. To take advantage of this offer, you must enter your dish by Jan. 4. More than half of New Hampshire’s working dairy farms send milk to Cabot. Contestants can enter one...
Brady guides us through the apocalypse one waffle fry at a time
If you’re reading this, congratulations – you have survived the Mayan apocalypse, and hopefully without resorting to looting, mob rule or watching episodes of Mob Doctor. As the newly appointed Public Information Officer for U.S. Region 6, which includes New Mayanhampshire, I am now your guide to surviving post-apocalyptic Concord, and the following column is your instruction guide to the gritty reboot of our reality. As the blond guy...
The 1,2,3’s drop a new album – ready to party?
We got our hands on an advance copy of “Satellites and Frequencies,” the sophomore effort from local band The 1,2,3’s. Their latest installment of angsty jam-indie rock builds on 2010’s “Not Found (Never Lost)” in a positive way. The production is slicker, carrying the lush, lazy soundscapes to the next plateau. Guitarist and vocalist Jordan Reynolds does most of the heavy lifting, belting out his poetic musings with an at-times...
