A look at Concord through the lens of our camera (phone)
These photos and many more cool shots of Concord can be found on our Instagram account: @concordinsider. If you have a smartphone, download the app and follow us! We’re always posting pics from our Concord adventures.
This week in Concord history
May 7, 1861: The First New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Regiment, gathered in Concord, completes its organization under Col. Mason Tappan of Bradford. Company I is the Concord company, with 34 members from the capital, including its three officers, Capt. Edward E. Sturtevant, 1st Lt. Henry W. Fuller and 2nd Lt. Enoch W. Goss.May 8, 1900: Having made several battery-powered cars at his American Manufacturing Co. in Penacook, Adrian...
Guy and Ralna bring old-school charm to the Capitol Center May 12
Names: Ralna English and Guy HovisStars of the Lawrence Welk Show who will be performing at the Capitol Center for the Arts on May 12 in a benefit show for the Granite State Symphony Orchestra. Tickets are available at ccanh.com, and the show begins at 3 p.m.How has the music world changed since you made your Lawrence Welk Show debut back in 1969?Ralna: It’s a completely different ballgame now than it was when we started out. It used...
Comics in Concord
We checked out Free Comic Book Day at Collectibles Unlimited. Look at all the comic-loving folks we met!
Comics in Concord
We checked out Free Comic Book Day at Collectibles Unlimited. Look at all the comic-loving folks we met!
Time for build-your-own superhero – Insider-style!
The world can always use another superhero, so we’ve come up with our own. Feel free to make a comic book out of your favorite, mass-produce it and send us the profits!Taco ManHe can devour a full plate of tacos in a single sitting!The Human LawyerUnlike his cold-blooded reptilian counterparts, The Human Lawyer is a real human being with feeling and emotions.The InfoWarriorThis cynical lady has the power to find the government...
We see if the birdie sand wedges are up to par at Beaver Meadow
Mark Twain (or someone – no one really knows) once famously called golf “a good walk spoiled.” Well, in the words of the Food Snob, “Lunch never spoiled anything!” Since Beaver Meadow Golf Club’s season is now in full swing, we headed down to the Beaver Meadow Bar & Grille to see what kind of taste treats await golfers at the 19th hole.The dining area was empty when we stopped by, so we opted for the cozier confines of the bar,...
Missed Connections: Teenage dreams in the dairy aisle
We at the Insider like to scour Craigslist’s missed connections section to see if we can find any of the other dozens of never-nudes out there anyone in Concord is finding love online. Here are some of the best, unedited entries.sexy lady at olive garden 730 tonight – m4w – 40i was sitting with my wife. you and i kept making eye contact. i thought you where hot! blonde hair, blue & white top. black pants with a young lady. when...
City Briefly
Each week (POW!), mild-mannered Tom Aspell (KABOOM!) hits the nearest phone booth and changes (ZIRP!) into his superhero costume (POONF!). Appropriately attired as City Manager Man (WHUMP!), he emails us the city memo (KARNCH!).gotta get up to get downTour some cool spotsIntown Concord’s fifth Annual Upstairs Downtown Tour will be held May 22 at 5:30 p.m., Aspell writes. Just put intown, downtown and upstairs into your GPS for...
Newly-crowned cover girl Brooke Mills has her eyes on the prize
There has never been a Miss America winner from New Hampshire. If Brooke Mills has anything to say about it, that could change soon.“I don’t know what I want to be when I grow up,” Mills told us, “but Miss America is definitely a goal.”Just 13, Mills has spent much of her life in the world of modeling and beauty pageants. Of course, when your mother is a former Miss New Hampshire herself, turning for the judges comes with the...
Heart shaped (photo) box – Tue, 07 May 2013
Betty and Dave Smith visited their daughter Allyson in South Korea – and they took a picture with the Insider! They got us the picture the old-fashioned way – by printing out a hard copy of the digital image on their home computer and then hand-delivering it to our office. If that sounds like too much work, feel free to just send your Insider photos via email to news@theconcordinsider.com. Thanks for bringing...
Book of the week: Exploring Britain’s Castles: Celebrating Britain’s Magnificent Architectural Legacy
Exploring Britain’s Castles: Celebrating Britain’sMagnificent Architectural LegacyDonna Wood2011, 224 pagesNonfictionThis handsome book gives the history of Britain’s castles, why and how they were built, and includes gorgeous photographs of each castle. The book covers the castles by region in England, Scotland and Wales, so that if you are going on a trip you can include some in your itinerary. Perhaps you’d like to plan a trip...
People-watching at McGowan Fine Art
This exhibit hangs at McGowan Fine Art through May 24. For more info, visit mcgowanfineart.com.
Bulletin Board: Exhibit open through May
A new art exhibit, “New Hampshire As We See It,” is open at the New Hampshire State Library through May 31. Featuring work by both renowned and emerging artists who are members of the New Hampshire Art Association, the exhibit’s 33 works include cityscapes, rural scenes, wildlife, portraits, abstracts and other subjects. The art is created in a wide variety of media, including oil, pastel, woodcut, watercolor, photography, drypoint...
People-watching at McGowan Fine Art
This exhibit hangs at McGowan Fine Art through May 24. For more info, visit mcgowanfineart.com.
Bulletin Board: President honored
Paul Wilson, president of Wilson Employment Networks, was recently awarded the HR Hero Award at the Granite State Human Resource Conference, which took place April 30 in Manchester. “There is no greater honor that can be bestowed upon a human resource professional than one received from their peers,” said Deb Tuttle, recipient of the 2012 award. The Hero Award is awarded each year to just one Granite State HR Hero who takes pride in...
NHTI visual arts students’ capstone exhibit
Selections from the NHTI visual arts capstone are on display now at the NHTI library. For more information, visit nhti.edu or call 230-4028.
Bulletin Board: Stamp collectors monthly meeting
The Merrimack County Stamp Collectors’ regular monthly meeting will be held May 21 at 1:30 p.m. at the Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow. Anyone interested in stamp collecting is invited to attend. For more information, call Dan Day at 228-1154.
NHTI visual arts students’ capstone exhibit
Selections from the NHTI visual arts capstone are on display now at the NHTI library. For more information, visit nhti.edu or call 230-4028.
Bulletin Board: White Park cleanup day
Friends of White Park is hosting the presentation of the skate house/multi-purpose building May 9 at 6:30 p.m. in the UNH Law School Board of Directors Room. This is the annual meeting for information and the presentation of the skate house.Also, the Friends of White Park annual Park Cleanup is May 11 from 9 a.m. to noon. Activities include planting annuals at the Memorial Garden, raking paths and removing weeds. Please bring your...
Local bookstore offers comics with a side of political discussion
Leaning gently against a handmade blue shelf a few feet inside the door of Liberty Books & Comics stand two spiraling stacks of hardcovers. Atop the first, a copy of McGraw of the Giants, a biography of Hall of Fame baseball manager John McGraw; atop the other, The Terror Conspiracy by Jim Marrs, a book characterizing the government’s pronouncement on 9/11 as a conspiracy. Just below the front counter you can find the Field...
Bulletin Board: Concert series
The Suncook Valley Chorale will hold its spring concert series May 17 and 18 at 7 p.m. at a new venue this spring, the Pembroke Congregational Church at 301 Pembroke St.This will be a very fun show, with music from the 1890s through the 1940s, presented in medleys, including an interactive audience sing-along. Entertainment for all ages. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students and seniors, available at the door or from...
A look at Concord through the lens of our camera (phone)
These photos and many more cool shots of Concord can be found on our Instagram account: @concordinsider. If you have a smartphone, download the app and follow us! We’re always posting pics from our Concord adventures.
Bulletin Board: Leadership committee
Kim Pecora, chairwoman of the 2013-14 Leadership Steering Committee with the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce, a program that fosters civic awareness in greater Concord, is accepting applications for the 2013-14 program.The program’s steering committee seeks to identify inpiduals with distinctive leadership potential and enhance their knowledge of the area by exposing them to issues, opportunities and problems facing greater...
Fanto – Sgt. Nick Hodgen’s best-smelling partner of all time
Sgt. Nick Hodgen and his K9 counterpart Fanto of the Hillsboro Police Department are coming to Concord on May 11 as part of Bark in the Park. The family-friendly dog fair aims to raise money to bring a K9 unit to the Concord Police Department. Hodgen will be sending Fanto after Concord celebs like police Chief John Duval (don’t worry –they’ll have a special bite suit on!). Keep reading to get to know Hodgen and Fanto a little...
