by John Gfroerer | Apr 22, 2019 | Community, In Print
AND WITH IT LET NEW THOUGHTS, NEW FREEDOMS EMERGE The term mud season as a synonym for spring never resonated with me. Though it is somewhat descriptive of the season, it obscures other more inviting possibilities. It is the reveal of nature that draws me into spring....
by Kathleen M. Fortin | Apr 22, 2019 | Community, In Print
THE CONCORD COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL OFFERS A PROFOUND MUSICAL EXPERIENCE Until I met Peggy Senter, founder and president of the Concord Community Music School, I thought a music school offered only instrument lessons such as piano, violin, and guitar. But the...
by John Gfroerer | Photos courtesy of New Hampshire Preservation Alliance | Jan 25, 2019 | Community, In Print
POLISHING THE OLD GIRL FOR HER 200TH BIRTHDAY IN 2019 During the summer of 2016, the State House dome was surrounded by scaffolding, right up to the eagle. Though people sort of knew what was going on up there, it was still something of a mystery. You could see the...
by Ray Carbone | Photos courtesy of Warner Historical Society | Jan 25, 2019 | Community, In Print
SHEDDING LIGHT ON WARNER’S—AND THE STATE’S—RURAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN RESIDENTS Across the story of America, the history of black people remains a darkened corner. We’ve failed other people—the Irish faced harsh discrimination, Native Americans are still routinely...
by KATHLEEN M. FORTIN | Jan 24, 2019 | Arts, Community, In Print
ANDREW PINARD’S HATBOX THEATRE CREATES AN INTIMATE STAGE EXPERIENCE For Andrew Pinard, live theater is best when it is close. A resident of Bradford, Andrew is the owner, creator, and driving force behind Concord’s Hatbox Theatre. Founded in 2016, the theater is a...
by Kathleen M. Fortin | Photos by Elizabeth Frantz | Sep 28, 2018 | Community
Reading a river and the graceful finesse of casting a fly Upon first meeting with Angus Boezeman, I told him, “I don’t know a thing about fly-fishing. My family is athletic, but only in sports involving balls: soccer, baseball, basketball, and mainly golf.” Angus...
