Name: Nik LeGrowLaborer, BestwayHow long have you been a garbage man?About seven months.What's the weirdest thing you've ever found on your route?A small colony of barn mice.Is there anything you can't take that people often try to throw away?TVs and electronics are the most common.One man's trash is… 0

Aug. 21, 1851: Concord's downtown is ravaged by the worst fire in its history. The fire starts in the old "Mechanics Home" and spreads through old wooden buildings on the east side of Main Street from Park Street south and past the State House. Lost are the Eagle Coffee House, a drug store, the Merchants Exchange, the Prescott Piano Factory and a host of other stores,… 0

 Looking for loveWhen you have a Hunks issue that has married men, and no actual hunks, it's very disappointing. As a single girl in town trying to figure out where to meet actual available men, this was a total letdown. My friends and I were looking at it together, and we all agreed. Sorry."SINGLE GIRL"(Sorry we couldn't bring you love, "Single Girl."… 1

Aug. 14, 1945: The victory bell rings at 7:11 p.m., signaling the defeat of Japan and the end of the war. Thousands of people rush into downtown Concord to celebrate peace. One planned event is an "o so joyful Hara Kiri parade." Children in kimonos carry parasols down Main Street, vying for $1 prizes for the best costumes. Also in the parade is an overturned canoe labeled… 0

Name: Maria BryantCo-manager, Concord Antique Gallery(The gallery features booths of antiques from more than 100 different sellers.)How did you get started in the antique business?I've sort of always dabbled in antiques. I did that when my kids were young. The thing I love the most about it is saving these treasures… 0

It's another installment of our Girl Scout of the Week, in which we profile some local Girl Scouts to find out just what being a scout is all about. This week, we've got 8-year-old Kaylyn John-Zensy. Check it out!How long have you been a Girl Scout?Three years - I started when I was 5.Why do you think you were… 0

Aug. 7, 2001: The Concord Baseball Association announces that Pete Dupuis has been named the general manager of the Concord Quarry Dogs for the 2002 season. Dupuis was the assistant general manager under Warren Doane, who passed away earlier this year.Aug. 8, 1861: The Democratic Standard, a Concord newspaper with Southern sympathies, refers to the Union Army as "Old Abe's… 0

Looking back on it, all the signs were there early. When Eric Ober got booted from a high school guitar class for breaking from the lesson plan with a Brown-Eyed Girl riff, a life of musical freelancing was born.When Ober says he loves music, he means it - all of it. And his stylings are something like New England… 0

Name: Denise BentonGranite State Candy Shoppe and Ice CreamHow long have you been serving ice cream?I've been here for almost two years, and I served ice cream for a summer during college.What is your favorite flavor?Master rip. It's malted ultra chocolate ice cream with hot fudge and caramel swirled in.If… 0

July 31, 1947: The Monitor is inundated with letters to the editor urging the city to build a swimming pool. One resident, Hazel M. Stiles, writes: "Oh yes, we have Bear Brook if you have a car and someone to take you over. Most parents are working daytimes and cannot take the children. Yes, we have a bus at the cost of 35 cents each way, making 70 cents and an admission fee… 0