Bulletin board: Author talk
Author John Nichols visits Gibson’s Bookstore virtually on Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. to present a furious denunciation of America’s coronavirus criminals in Coronavirus Criminals and Pandemic Profiteers: Accountability for Those Who Caused the Crisis. Hundreds of thousands of deaths were caused not by the vicissitudes of nature but by the callous and opportunistic decisions of powerful people. On March 10, 2020, president Donald Trump told a...
Book: An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good
An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good By Helene Tursten (171 pages, fiction, 2018) Much like this pocket-size collection of stories, 88-year-old Maud is a teensy Swedish lady with a sardonic wit and a deadly streak a mile wide. She uses her outward appearance of sweetness and light, helplessness and innocence, to plot against her enemies and preserve her lifestyle; due to a clause in her late father’s will, Maud is able to live rent-free...
This week in Concord history
Jan. 27, 1942: Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony for Concord Mayor John Storrs and the city’s aldermen, Gov. Robert O. Blood has this to say about the world war: “We will put an end to this conflict in two years.” Jan. 27, 1943: An anonymous Webster man applies to the Concord War and Price Rationing Board for 600 pounds of sugar. “I make alky mash and need sugar to make it ferment and taste right,” he writes. The board...
Winter Festival returns for icy celebration
Layer up Concord because the 4th Annual Concord NH Winter Festival presented by Breezeline is returning. Intown Concord and The Hotel Concord are excited to announce downtown Concord’s favorite icy celebration is scheduled to coincide with the Black Ice Pond Hockey Tournament once again. Spectators will enjoy live ice-carving demonstrations and meet some of New England’s most talented carvers on Jan. 28, from 3 to 9 p.m., followed by...
