‘Gimme a slice’
You know how it is, Concord. Sometimes you just want to grab a quick slice of ’za for lunch. We asked our readers to tell us their favorite slice joints, and then we checked them out ourselves! We rated each place on a five-pizza scale in the following categories: taste, size and variety. Enjoy.
TV show in the works
The Concord Police Department will soon be hosting a new television show at Concord TV. Taping began in late January for “On the Beat with the Concord Police Department.” Community Resource Officer Ryan Howe, host of the show, has been working diligently with the leadership and support of Concord TV executive director Doris Ballard, programming/IT director Chris Reinhardt, and Concord High School resource officer Mark...
Everything you need to know about gerunds (but were afraid to ask)
Last week, the article about how difficult it is for snowshoe hares to stay camouflaged in a snowless winter had this sentence: “When they are wearing all white while the landscape is not yet covered with snow makes them extra vulnerable.” Despite its length, this actually isn't a complete sentence, for it has no subject.Yes, there are two combinations of subject and verb (“they are wearing” and...
Meet filmmaker Ayesha Khan
The Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire invites all those interested in film, politics or women's issues to join us to meet and talk with filmmaker Ayesha Khan who will be in the Granite State for a three-day school and community residency Feb. 9-11. Ayesha will share her insightful and surprising film, “Made in Pakistan,” a documentary that follows the lives of four young middle-class Pakistanis during the state...
Astronomy bowl
New Hampshire's sixth annual Astronomy Bowl will take place on March 31 at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center. Applications for Astronomy Bowl participants are due by March 9 and can be downloaded at starhop.com.The Astronomy Bowl is a statewide competition for high school students to compete by answering questions about constellations, planets, stars and other objects projected in the Discovery Center's state-of-the-art...
Monthly meeting
The Merrimack County Stamp Collectors' regular monthly meeting will be held at Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow, on Feb. 21 at 1:30 p.m.. All people interested in stamp collecting are invited to attend. For further information, contact Dan Day, 228-1154.
Seeking volunteers
Do you enjoy nature? Do you enjoy helping people? The Little Nature Museum, located at Gould Hill Farm in Contoocook, is looking for volunteers who can help people enjoy and learn from the collections, exhibits, and activities in the museum. You would be showing visitors what there is to see and do in the museum, selling items from our small nature shop, and doing some minimal record keeping.Training is provided. While in the museum...
This Week in Concord History
Feb. 7, 1986: As a memorial to Christa McAuliffe, the Concord High teacher who died during the Challenger launch, a new state trust fund is formed to allow other teachers to take “journeys of discovery and enlightenment.”Feb. 7, 2000: After 31 years, WKXL talk-show host Gardner Hill airs his final edition of Party Line. The Concord station's owner has decided to hire a new radio personality. “Nooooooo...
Concord Public Library 'Book of the week'
Soloby Rana Dasgupta2011, 339 pagesFictionIf you are a fan of stories that take place in countries and in times with which you are unfamiliar, Solo by Rana Dasgupta will be appealing. The novel's protagonist, Ulrich, tells the story of his life growing up in the Bulgarian empire in the early 20th century.He studied briefly in Berlin before World War II and returned to care for his parents, who struggled to survive harsh conditions...
Come in here, dear boy, have a cigar
Name: Eric KilbaneOwner, Castro's Back RoomHow long have you been running the business?Since 2001 in Concord.How did you get started in the cigar business?We opened in Nashua in 1996, here in 2001, and in Manchester in 2004. I'm just interested in cigars and tobacco.What is the finest cigar you've ever smoked?Maybe a Padron Anniversario, or a Hoyo de Monterry.What are the characteristics that make a cigar good?The soil...
Meet Jessica Fogg (as if you don't know her already!)
Each month, the Concord Young Professionals Network spotlights one of its up-and-comers. This month, we'd like to introduce you to a real bigwig in the CYPN world, Jessica Fogg.How old are you? What town do you live in? Where do you work?I am 31, I live in downtown Concord and I just started my own business called JFogg Social Inspirations doing social media marketing and event planning. I have also been the chair of CYPN for the...
City Briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell invites all his friends over to his house. They wear their favorite jerseys and make delicious snacks. Everyone gathers around the television for the main event – a VHS recording of Tom delivering the city memo!In the clearFollow recycling regsSince the start of weekly recycling and “Pay As You Throw,” our community has reduced our annual solid waste stream by approximately 6,000...
‘Gimme a slice’
You know how it is, Concord. Sometimes you just want to grab a quick slice of ’za for lunch. We asked our readers to tell us their favorite slice joints, and then we checked them out ourselves! We rated each place on a five-pizza scale in the following categories: taste, size and variety. Enjoy.
