If you're a young professional in the Concord area, you should be a part of the first official Concord Young Professionals Network softball team! Join the fun as we play in Bow and Concord against several local businesses and organizations in a relaxed atmosphere. The softball league is not based on competitiveness, rather focusing on social interaction and lighthearted fun for… 0

Motorists backed up on Centre Street and Loudon Road, waiting to slip through traffic at the Interstate 93 bottleneck, might take comfort from this 1890s photograph from the collection of antiquarian Earl Burroughs. Where did the trolley routes intersect? For extra credit: How far could a traveler go on electric street… 0

The Preservation Achievement Awards honor outstanding preservation efforts of the past year. Award categories include restoration and stewardship, rehabilitation and adaptive use, compatible new construction, public policy and educational and planning initiatives. For a nomination form and details, visit nhpreservation.org, call 224-2281 or e-mail admin@nhpreservation.org. The deadline… 0

For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. Baking Cakes in Kigali Gaile Parkin 2009, 308 pages Fiction; Setting: Modern-day Kigali, Rwanda Angel Tungaraza is an unusual woman. She is from Tanzania and has her own cake-making business in Kigali, Rwanda. Angel makes beautiful… 0

Dear Tweens: Valentine’s Day is coming up. At what age are people too old to celebrate it? What is your favorite thing about Valentine’s Day? Hannah Linquata You are never too old to celebrate Valentine’s Day! Valentine’s Day is fun, so don’t ever let someone tell you you’re too old! My favorite part is all the candy I get! I love to spend my day eating candy and giving… 0

The Concord Lions Club was recently named the event sponsor for the New Hampshire Association for the Blind's seventh annual Blind Awareness Walk-A-Thon to be held on June 5. The club has provided significant financial support to the association for many years, including sponsorship of monthly eye clinics at the McGreal Sight Center, the production and distribution of this year's… 0

Dear Elders, What books have you been meaning to read? - A fellow bookworm Casper Kranenburg Dear Bookworm: You say “books” plural and sign with “fellow bookworm.” Let’s start at the latest book I borrowed: “The Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown. I have been meaning to read it since it came out and haven’t… 0