The New Hampshire Association of the Deaf invites you to a spaghetti fundraiser dinner! The dinner benefits the 2009 NHAD state conference. Spaghetti with meatballs, salad, bread and drinks will be served at the American Legion, 169 Bound Tree Road in Contoocook from 5-9 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009. (In case of inclement weather, the dinner will be postponed.) The cost is $6-$7. If… 0

Debbie LaValley, who’s is on a photo-snapping roll, sent us these pictures. “I was over my parents’ house in Penacook and there was a large flock of robins eating the rotting apples from the apple tree,” she wrote to us. It sort of reminds us of lunchtime here at The Insider office. Minus the rotting apples,… 0

The Catch By Archer Mayor 2008, 274 pages Setting: Contemporary New England Joe Gunther, head of the Vermont Bureau of Investigation, is called in to investigate the murder of Deputy Sheriff Brian Sleuter, which appears to have taken place during a routine traffic stop on a remote country road. The pair that Sleuter stopped have a drug history, and as Gunther and his team follow… 0

Debbie LaValley, expert picture-snapper, was kind enough to send us the above pics. “I was driving the back roads to Webster. The wagon was on Tyler Road in Webster, and the water shots were taken from Clothespin Bridge in Webster along the Blackwater River. I was taken by the neat ice formations from the tree that… 0

The Concord Chorale will hold an Open Sing on Tuesday, Jan. 13,from 7:15 to 9:30 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church, 79 Clinton St. The Open Sing is an opportunity to meet Chorale members and Music Director Ryan Turner, review this spring’s program, and learn about the audition process. The Chorale’s 40th Anniversary season continues in March with “A Celebration of Handel… 0

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For Christmas this year, my mother-in-law gave me a sweatshirt with the words, “I am the grammarian about whom your mother warned you.” Emboldened by this slogan, I have decided to address a festering issue. 0

A common topic of conversation in January is New Year’s resolutions. Now, before you turn the page for fear of reading something you should be doing, rest assured this article is not about you. This is about your children if you are at a point in your life when you have one or more living at home. If need be, you… 0

With the holidays over, I must get back to the svelte shape I was in when first starting this Foodinator column. I allowed myself one too many helpings of my favorite holiday indulgence - almond and marmalade torte with lattice crust. With all these pesky New Hampshire snowstorms, I cannot be expected to leave my apartment… 0

In an effort to prove that Concord does have a nightlife, we decided to venture into the mean streets of the city and find out what really goes down after 5 p.m. Come to find out, there are several things to do in Concord, you just need to know where to look and also be willing to try something a little different.… 0