Editor’s Note Summer 2020 – Will our buying habits change?
Three months ago, with the spring issue of Around Concord set to go to the printer, I made a last-minute change to my editor’s note. I spiked what I had written weeks earlier and instead hammered out an editor’s note that attempted to capture the uncertainty of the...
Competitors for decades, the Stephens boys are on the same team
The sibling rivalry, once fierce, has calmed down since the old days in Epping.Now, instead of beating each other’s brains out in pickup TiddlyWinks, Eric and Justin Stephens are depending on their DNA alliance, now that it’s mature and seasoned.Their wedding venue,...
Summer 2020
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Greens of the Granite State – NH Golf Courses
A list of the state public, private, semi-private and resort golf courses in New Hampshire PUBLICAmherst Country Club Amherst (603) 673-9908, ext. 22 playamherst.com Email: chad@playamherst.com Head pro: Chad ZingalesAngus Lea Golf Club Hillsboro (603)...
Q&A with Matt Schmidt, Executive Director, New Hampshire Golf Association
Matt Schmidt has a measured, calculating way about him that balances his youthful appearance. Originally from Sterling, Virginia, he lives in Concord with his wife, Sarah, and their children Kaelyn, 11, and Brennan ,9. John Mattes caught up with him the first week...
Three days downtown
In recent years held in June, Market Days has been pushed to late AugustUsually landing on the first weekend following the local high school graduation, Market Days has marked the kickoff of the summer season in Concord. This year, though, the COVID-19 pandemic has...
‘Last Day at the Beach’
The heat haze was already building a wall, In a false dawn searching for a breeze. Odors of beach roses, dead crabs, impaled seaweed, Suggested that death and life were at peace here. Gifts given to the gulls were spread on ceded sand, As the ebb tide offered the...
A spin around the city
In August, Concord will once again block off the streets around White Park for the 40th annual Concord CriteriumThe Sunapee Racing Team is planning to host the 40th annual Concord Criterium on Aug. 1, but, like so much else during the coronavirus pandemic, the details...
A pandemic leaves a legacy
World War I and the great influenza pandemic were inextricably bound together. The war was nearly over when the first cases were reported to Camp Devens (later Fort Devens) in August 1918. Sixty-five people died in 24 hours with 5,000 to 6,000 cases under treatment.By...
For the love of history – Roof restoration to benefit arts
Kimball Jenkins is embarking on a project to create local jobs and help restore one of the art school’s historic buildings. The nonprofit received a $202,000 matching grant from the Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP) to repair the 136-year-old...
Competitors for decades, the Stephens boys are on the same team
The sibling rivalry, once fierce, has calmed down since the old days in Epping.Now, instead of beating each other’s brains out in pickup TiddlyWinks, Eric and Justin Stephens are depending on their DNA alliance, now that it’s mature and seasoned.Their wedding venue,...
Our New Hampshire lilac and how it came to be
Who doesn’t love our beautiful New Hampshire lilacs? Ahh, there is nothing better than a big bouquet of lilacs on the kitchen table in the spring with their pleasant, sweet scent permeating the room. The purple lilac is a charismatic spring flower, cherished all over...
New books by New England authors
We’ve all been staying closer to home these days, and with that in mind, we’ve got a longer list of new releases by New England authors to add to your to-be-read pile. Some are a bit heftier than your average beach-read, but we think you’ll enjoy them. Included in...
ORIGINAL 3-D DUO
Bob Averill happened upon the story of New Hampshire photographer Amos F. Clough in the depths of a Dartmouth College library in 1989. Averill was immediately drawn to Clough, who was born in Warren in 1833 and documented the landscape and people of northern New...
BACK on the GREEN
Bob White was born in Vermont in 1955, but that same year his parents, Stan and Ruth, moved to Hopkinton after they bought Duston Country Club from Ruth’s cousin, Artie Duston.“My first memories are probably being on the putting green,” White said, “and I can remember...
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