The Clinton Foundation was asked by the government of Rwanda to assist in building a world class sustainable health care educational system. Our own Dr. Nick Perencevich was selected to participate as faculty and to train medical staff where he is now, in Kigali, Rwanda. He will be back in New Hampshire for a week and will be speaking Sept. 18 at the Concord Woman's… 0

Perhaps it was a telling sign when Ron Knee found steady work during the Depression.He held a job essentially every day thereafter until he retired. And he tried just about all of them.Knee spent the Depression helping to repair train tracks, a job he secured through a friend, and performing various other odd jobs,… 0

You won't find any cabers being tossed around the NH Scot office on Green Street. Nobody serenades you on the bagpipes as you march through the door, and the yard is curiously devoid of sheep or other livestock.Loon Mountain is where you'll find all of that from Sept. 21 to 23 during the annual New Hampshire… 0

Chuck and Diane SoutherOwners, Apple Hill FarmHow long have you operated the orchard? How did you get involved in the business?Chuck: We started the business in 1978 as a wholesale deal, and it kind of morphed into retail starting about 1990, and we built the farm stand in 1994. And I'd worked in orchards in high… 0

Every week, City Manager Tom Aspell puts on his furry dog costume, heads down to Rollins Park and demands to be walked. We scold him with a rolled-up Insider - when we unroll it, the city memo is printed inside! Wow!like CHIPS, but betterBe 'On the Beat' 0

"There's a green one and a pink one and a blue one and a yellow one. . ." Okay, maybe not a blue one as in the 1960s satirical tune "Little Boxes," made famous by Pete Seeger. Certainly, though, they exist in a multitude of colors, stripes, shapes, sizes and textures. What am I talking about?… 0

Sept. 4, 1929: Two men are arrested on slot machine charges at the Bradford Fair a day after a visit from Willoughby Slattery, the county solicitor. The fair is in danger of being closed because of excessive gambling on the midway, a move the Monitor would not oppose. "The Bradford fair this year really isn't a fair in any way, certainly not an agricultural fair,"… 0

Name: Helen NichollsOwner, No Monkey Business Dog Training.Nichols will be making a presentation as part of the SPCA's Walk for the Animals on Sept. 16.How long have you been a dog trainer? How did you get started in the field?I started over eight years ago professionally. But it really started in high school.… 0

Bring your lawn chairs and blankets to Dimond Hill Farm on Sept. 8 to enjoy homegrown food and music at the Harvest Festival. Concert-goers can go on an herb walk on the farm at 3 p.m. before settling down for the festivities, which run from 4 to 9:30 p.m. The festival will go on, rain or shine, with a tent in case of rain.Enjoy delicious bites from The Celery Stick Cafe, The Works,… 0

Last year's Concord Arts Market Pet Day featured the inaugural canine mayor of Concord rlection. After hundreds of votes, Victoria the Bassett Hound with a Cause and Nelson the Great Dane were named co-canine mayors for 2011. The citizens of Concord and the visitors to Pet Day must elect the next canine mayor of Concord on Sept. 15. Last year, there was an outcry from feline fanciers,… 0