It’s been real, Concord, but I’m making moves
It’s always hard to say goodbye. So why don’t we make this a bye for now kind of deal. Yes, the rumors are true: I am no longer the editor of the Concord Insider. An urge to spend less time commuting (I live in Keene) and translate that into more time with my wife and two young girls happened to come at the perfect time. There were some changes on the horizon at the Monitor and it allowed me to pull an old switcharoo. While this may...
Get what you need at the Ready to Learn Fair at Rundlett on Wednesday
We know this is a little last minute, but for you parents and students out there in the Concord School District who could use a little boost when it comes to the essential department when heading back to school, you’ll want to make your way to Rundlett Middle School on Wednesday.The fifth annual Ready to Learn Fair is happening from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is intended to help those students in need within the Concord School District. At...
Important dates on the school calendar
With the start of school just a mere week or so away (depending on when you read this), we figured it would be a good idea to find some of the important dates coming up on the calendar to help you prepare for the beginning of the year. So here you go. As always, things are subject to change, so best to check with the individual schools for the most up to date info. Concord School District Thursday: Concord High School Meet the...
Q & A: Stephanie Alicea talks about charter school opening inside Steeplegate Mall
In case you haven’t heard yet, there’s going to be a charter school in the Steeplegate Mall starting this September. Monitor reporter Leah Willingham covered this story in greater detail in July, and when we saw the story we thought it was definitely interesting – and a little bizarre – that the mall was going to be home to a school this year. That’s why we tracked down Stephanie Alicea, the woman launching and running Capital City...
Food Snob: Turkey BLT from In A Pinch Cafe
Since this is the Back to School Issue, we thought we would try something for this Food Snob that would resonate with some students. We had long heard that Pizza Fina – the little pizza shop directly across the street from Concord High School – was a popular destination for Concord High kids, but for one reason or another that business shut down.Luckily, that wasn’t the only place around the high school to grab a quick bite. In A...
Ocean State Job Lot Adventure Shopping – Back-to-school edition
Welcome to another thrilling installment of Adventure Shopping, in which we head to Ocean State Job Lot in search of the weirdest stuff we can find. This time the theme is back-to-school shopping, and you better believe we found plenty of oddities.
Capital Mineral Club’s 55th annual Gem, Mineral, Fossil and Jewelry Festival sure to be a rockin’ good time
Everett Arena has been a hobbyist’s dreamland of late. First it was the Concord Model Railroad Club’s annual show on Sunday, and now the Capital Mineral Club is ready to set up shop for its 55th annual Gem, Mineral, Fossil & Jewelry Festival this weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, the arena will be full of all kinds of literal gems and rare and ornate minerals. There will be jewelry, too, but folks usually come to this two-day show...
Entertainment: Summer schedules winding down, but there’s no lack of music in Concord
We’re getting into one of the more depressing parts of the year now. Days are getting shorter, and although it’s still summer, most of the world is transitioning to back-to-school mode (including this publication). All the summer concert series in Concord are done for the year, but that doesn’t mean the tunes end. There’s still plenty to listen to this week, and a few things to see, too. Have a look: Music Tuesday Scott Solsky at...
We tried Keno at Chen Yang Li and, shockingly, did not win $1 million
I grew up in Massachusetts, and keno was always everywhere – coffee shops, bars, restaurants, even a lot of convenience stores. That’s why I found it very odd that the Live Free or Die State, the one where government-run lottery itself was born (Puerto Rico was the first to launch a government-run lottery, but that’s not a state), had not allowed the game until pretty recently. Even still, it is not available statewide – each city or...
Bulletin Board: Concert, fall bulb orders and ‘Monitor’ tours
Credit union to host saving class N.H. Federal Credit Union Center for Finance & Education is hosting 101 Ways to Save Money on Aug. 29 at 5:15 p.m. Join us for this interactive, fun session as we share 101 ways to save money from “couponing” hacks and tools to tips for truly building your savings balance. We’re covering a lot of territory. And, bring your tips. The person with the best tip wins a prize. Class is open to the...
Holiday Cards 4 Our Military up and running
Every time Laura Landerman-Garber meets with another person who wants to help her new nonprofit, she gets this big sense of excitement. And it’s easy to see why.Come the end of October, Landerman-Garber is hoping to send off 25,000 cards to members of the armed services – 5,000 to each of the country’s five branches – through her Holiday Cards 4 Our Military-N.H. Challenge. That’s where all of you come in.In order to send out that...
Book of the Week: ‘Manhattan Beach’
Manhattan BeachJennifer Egan2017, 438 pagesHistorical Fiction Twelve-year-old Anna Kerrigan has a special relationship with her father that she understands is markedly different than what she shares with her younger, disabled sister and her beautiful, tired mother. When she accompanies her father on one of his always-mysterious business outings and meets Dexter Styles at his Manhattan Beach home, she has a feeling that this meeting is...
This Week in Concord History
Aug. 21, 1851: Concord’s downtown is ravaged by the worst fire in its history. The fire starts in the old “Mechanics Home” and spreads through old wooden buildings on the east side of Main Street from Park Street south and past the State House. Lost are the Eagle Coffee House, a drug store, the Merchants Exchange, the Prescott Piano Factory and a host of other stores, offices, sheds and houses. More than 1,000 firefighters joined the...
