The country, not the state – Tue, 16 Oct 2012
The Insider was taken along on a trip to Tblisi, Georgia (unlike Maggie from HBO’s The Newsroom, we know that means Europe). Pictured are Bill Champney, Sue Champney, Chris Wall, Nina Bonney and Bill Bonney. Send your travel photos to news@theconcordinsider.com.
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 16 Oct 2012
This Instagram photo was taken by user @tomzissou. That is some nice stonework! Keep it up, Concordians. Want your picture to be the Instagram photo of the week? Just tag us in it – @concordinsider. Be sure to follow us, too. We take lots of cool pictures during our Insider-y travails.
The Insider gets schooled
We stopped by brand-spankin‘ new Christa McAuliffe Elementary to see what students like most about their new digs
Local art on display at the Salon De Concord
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Delivering a eulogy for the American chestnut tree
When I was on a hike through the Hutchins Forest of Canterbury in early October, guide Kenneth Stern pointed out a clump of branches growing from the roots of an old stump that was once a stately American chestnut tree. Sadly, Stern did not offer much hope that the thin saplings could become mature trees. He forecast that the young sprouts would soon die from the same blight which had killed the parent tree, and he delivered a eulogy...
Putting your garden to bed for the long winter
We've reached the time in the growing season when the majority of our vegetables have been harvested. The only vegetables remaining in the garden are the hardiest, which actually improve in taste after a few frosts. Examples include Brussels sprouts, kale and broccoli; continue to harvest them through Thanksgiving. If you planted garlic bulbs for harvest next summer, don't touch that area of the garden (except for covering...
Missing iPod requires a particular set of skills
Heads up, readers, it's time for the Insider's first-ever APB. Somewhere on the streets of Concord, there is an iPod yearning to be returned to its loving owner.The iPod has been missing for almost two months and has been spotted just once in that time, so it may be cold or frightened. Please approach it gently if you spot it.Eleanor Broussard was first separated from her iPod on Aug. 17, at the corner of North Main and Warren...
Spooky senior project hanging at Red River Theatres
For his senior project at Merrimack Valley High School, Trevor Warren turned a handful of his classmates into movie stars.Warren is no magician, though. Nor does he have James Cameron's number in his cell phone. (Kirk Cameron's? Maybe.) What he does have is a sharp eye for monster movie style and an appreciation for the classic horror genre, talents he combined to create a half-dozen movie posters currently on display in the...
Spooky concert
Pipescreams! Spooktacular!, a family friendly spooky concert will be held at South Congregational Church at 27 Pleasant St. on Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. New Hampshire organists will present a program of great seasonal music for the pipe organ and other guest artists will play, sing, dance and quite possibly howl their way through some great music, both popular and classical. The public is invited to attend in costume.This fourth annual...
Homebrewers donate
Members of the Concord Area Homebrewers, Southern Maine Homebrewers and the Winnipesaukee Brew Crew proudly donated a check for $11,326.05 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Hampshire on Sept. 30. Funds were raised during their 16th annual New England Homebrewer's Jamboree held at the Tamworth Family Camping Area in Tamworth earlier in the month.The annual event, which is organized by the Concord Area Homebrewers, Southern Maine...
Snowflake Ball
Begin your holiday season with the 24th annual Snowflake Ball: Fire and Ice on Dec. 1 from 7:30 p.m. to midnight in the Grand Ballroom at the Concord Family YMCA. There will be live music provided by Club Soda and dinner by Granite Restaurant and Bar. This signature fundraising event raises money that will go directly to the Y's Kids Campaign Scholarship Program.
Autumn programs
Autumn at the Concord Family YMCA features longtime favorite programming, from indoor cycling to basketball, and from swimming to Zumba. Popular exercise offerings are expanding, however, to include a bevy of new options. These programs are available free of charge to YMCA members, and at a reasonable rate for nonmembers.New options include Masala Bhangra, PiYo, Plyo Sculpt, Core + More, Yoga for Seniors, Advanced Yoga, and several...
Rock the Capitol
High school age girls with an interest in government service and advocacy are invited to apply for Girls Rock the Capitol, a legislative internship led by Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains. No Girl Scout experience is needed.This intensive program links girls to female legislators who act as mentors, while girls learn about and work on issues affecting the future of New Hampshire from inside the State House.Through GRTC,...
Concord Public Library 'Book of the week'
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Fat Is The New 30: The Sweet Potato Queen's Guide to Coping with (the Crappy Parts) of Life2012, 254 pagesNonfictionThe Sweet Potato Queen movement began with the author and a few of her southern belle friends, sporting tiaras, majorette boots and sequins everywhere, getting their sparkle on for the Saint Patrick's day parade. They now have...
Music for Healing
Concord Hospital, in partnership with Concord Community Music School, is pleased to offer Music for Healing and Transition Program training. MHTP, a nonprofit, educational organization, offers a lively and transforming course of study for instrumentalists and vocalists, certifying its graduates as certified music practitioners. MHTP accepts amateur and professional musicians.CMPs are trained to use their musicianship therapeutically...
This Week in Concord History
Oct. 16, 1975: The Reagan for President campaign opens a headquarters at the New Hampshire Highway Hotel in Concord. Hotel owner Matthew Morton agrees to a temporary replacement of the wording on the huge sign atop the building from “Highway Hotel” to “Reagan for President,” creating an ostentatious precedent for future political candidates.Oct. 16, 2001: Citing safety concerns relating to the Sept. 11 attacks,...
City briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell sits patiently at his desk with his hand raised, just waiting to be called upon. When he's finally given the floor, he proceeds to filibuster us with that week's city memo. We wrote it all down, and here it is.Thanks, Tom!More yard work. yay?Leaf pickup to beginThe General Services Department will begin the annual residential leaf pick-up program the week of Oct. 29, Aspell writes.The program...
Just a Taste of the Food Snob
For a Concord foodie, there isn't a day more anticipated than the annual Taste of Concord. When most of Concord's restaurants get together in one room and hand out samples of their finest fare, the Food Snob won't be far behind.Usually, this event gives us a chance to try a little bit of everything. However, this year's affair, held last week at the Grappone Center, featured a competition for the best slider in town,...
Local art on display at the Salon De Concord
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