Book of the week
Wallace: The Underdog Who Conquered a Sport, Saved a Marriage, and Championed Pit Bulls – One Flying Disc at a TimeJim Gorant2012, 261 pagesNonfictionWallace, an abandoned pit bull puppy, is rescued twice in his early life. But he ends up in a shelter, unwanted. Andrew “Roo” Yori and his girlfriend Clara Setzer befriend Wallace and fight for a chance to adopt him. Roo discovers the sport of disc throwing for dogs, and an amazing...
Sounds shaky – Tue, 23 Oct 2012
Kathy and Ray Fournier took the Insider with them to Alaska! Here they are at Earthquake Park in Anchorage (yes, those are bullet holes in the sign).
City Briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell sits down at his desk, types up a city memo and emails it over to us. Then, we print it here. No shenanigans, no monkey business, just a city memo. Didn’t see that coming, did you?!poll position Hey, go vote! Polling hours within the city on general election day will be 7 a.m.– 7 p.m, Aspell writes. Residents will vote at one of 10 polling locations. Polling locations are assigned to residents based...
Classic Concord photo – Tue, 23 Oct 2012
Here’s a shot from the turn of the century of where the Legislative Office Building now stands.
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 23 Oct 2012
Instagram user @pincoske sent us this photo of a cute lil‘ bunny. Now that’s what’s hoppening! Tag us in all your cool Concord Instagram photos – @concordinsider. Thanks!
Home-grown symphony delivers high-caliber music
Paul Brogan’s commute to the office of the Granite State Symphony Orchestra is a rather simple one. Go to the end of the couch and take a left. Brogan’s dining room table is peppered with all manner of orchestra-related pamphlets and papers and acts as his desk for about five hours every day. There have been similar settings in other houses throughout the city in the 19 years since the orchestra began, as the group opts not to have an...
Have a beer on a mountaintop with Dave Matthews
Young Professional of the Month: John BristolHow old are you? What town do you live in? Where do you work? I am 24 years old. I live in Concord, right off of downtown. And I work at Liberty Mutual Insurance, less than a mile from where I live.How did you find out about CYPN and how has it benefitted your business or you personally? A huge part of my job is networking, which I have done in the past through attending chamber of commerce...
From 'Concord Got Cool' to 'Goodgood Concord'
First, a little history: Goodgood Concord is the next step in what began with “Concord Got Cool When You Weren’t Looking.” CGC started out in 2008 as a funny idea for a T-shirt, but ended up capturing and describing a unique time period in Concord. When I moved here in 2005, Concord was still simmering in old stereotypes: the sidewalks roll up at 5 p.m., there’s nothing happening here, and of course, Bill Whitman’s immortally...
Concord's young professionals
A message from the chamber presidentA vibrant workforce is key to the economic health of any community. One of the challenges facing local CEOs has been retaining young talent. A common complaint among 20-and 30-something rising stars in the workforce was a difficulty in making peer-to-peer business and social connections. For this reason, in 2006, the chamber of commerce decided to explore the creation of a network for young...
Who will be the Young Professional of the Year?
Meet the top six vote-getters – winner to be announced Nov. 2
Clay on display at the Mill Brook Gallery
The Mill Brook Gallery is located at 236 Hopkinton Road. For more information, visit themillbrookgallery.com.
Who will be the Young Professional of the Year?
Meet the top six vote-getters – winner to be announced Nov. 2
Fruit flies
The American Chunker team brought its pumpkin launcher to Apple Hill Farm last week.
Clay on display at the Mill Brook Gallery
The Mill Brook Gallery is located at 236 Hopkinton Road. For more information, visit themillbrookgallery.com.
Adventure shopping
Ocean State Job Lots’ slogan is ‘adventure shopping.’ We headed down to find the most adventurous items.
Traveling in the foosteps of Henry David Thoreau
At the McLane Center of the New Hampshire Audubon Society on Oct. 11, Dr. Robert Fay, English professor at Landmark College, talked about his two-year journey in the footsteps of Henry David Thoreau. Accompanied by color slides, he described how he visited the places where Thoreau traveled and how he tried to see the “theater of nature through the eyes of the naturalist.” Fay said he focused on the following five major areas where...
This week in Concord history
Oct. 23, 1890: A statue of John Stark is dedicated outside the State House.Oct. 23, 2001: Former vice president Al Gore meets with several Concord-area Democrats at the Barley House in Concord. During his visit to the state, he also speaks with out-of-work mill workers in Berlin and attends a concert by Voices From the Heart, a 200-woman choir, in Portsmouth.Oct. 23, 2003: Wesley Clark keeps his appointment at Concord High School, but...
War of the Worlds
It was the most famous radio show ever, sending hundreds into a panic, and causing confusion and fear. On Halloween 1939, Orson Wells’s War of the Worlds led many to believe the Earth was actually under attack by martians. And Oct. 27, the show will be rebroadcast in it entirety on WNHN-FM 94.7 in Concord on the Classic Radio Theater at 7 p.m. “Many listeners missed the introduction on this relatively new and unsponsored Mercury...
Biketoberfest
Do you ride a bike in Concord? Would you like to ride your bike, but perhaps are terrified of getting squashed on Main Street? Do you not fit into either category but want to enjoy an evening of sweet bike movies, raffle prizes and tasty snacks, all totally free? Well you, my friend, are in luck, because Oct. 24 is Main Street Biketoberfest at Red River Theatres. The Central New Hampshire Bicycling Coalition invites you to enjoy an...
Concord Regional VNA November clinics
The Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association offers monthly walk-in immunization clinics for children and adults who are uninsured, underserved and who have no access to these services needed to lead a healthy lifestyle. There will be clinics Nov. 5 from 1 to 3 p.m. and Nov. 20 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Immunization clinics are at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Outreach Center, 21 Centre St. A fee of $10 is requested per person. Children...
Concord YMCA haunted house
Fun Family Friday returns to the Concord Family YMCA on Oct. 26, with a spooky twist. In addition to dinner, there will be a Haunted House at Kydstop, located in the old firehouse next to the YMCA on Warren Street. Younger kids, or easily frightened kids of all ages, can opt to partake in fright-free fun in the YMCA’s small gym, accompanied by their parent or guardian. Fun Family Fridays are open to all; YMCA membership is not...
Election Night concert
What a combination: Concord’s venerable showcase of classical music – the Community Concert Association – presents Red Priest, the acoustic quartet with a “break-all-rules rock-chamber concert approach to early music” for a Nov. 6 election night show at the City Auditorium. The Election Night concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and ends at 9 p.m., just in time to get home to watch the colorful returns, and then see red or feel blue. Concert...
CYPN’s next event: Dia de los Muertos
The Concord Young Professionals Network will present a Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration and costume party on Nov. 2 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Centennial Hotel, 96 Pleasant St. The event is generously hosted and sponsored by The Centennial Hotel and co-sponsored by Checkmate Payroll Services and Southern New Hampshire University. Dia de los Muertos is a Mexican holiday celebrated around the world to honor and remember...
