Concord Monitor back issues from January 2009:
Christmas Tree Recycling:
Jan 01, 2009 ... CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING: Hopkinton Cub Scout Pack 77 will pickup Christmas trees to be recycled Saturday ...
Blood Drive:
Jan 01, 2009 ... BLOOD DRIVE: The Red Cross will hold a blood drive Monday ...
Co-ed adult volleyball
Jan 01, 2009 ... CO-ED ADULT VOLLEYBALL is held every Sunday night ...
Concord Cooperative Market
Jan 01, 2009 ... CONCORD COOPERATIVE MARKET will offer the following free classes: - "Balanced Weight Loss," Jan. 14 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. - "Lose Weight with Meal Replacements," Jan. 22 from 6 to ...
Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association
Jan 01, 2009 ... CONCORD REGIONAL VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION will hold thefollowing senior health clinics: - Monday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hodges Apartments behindSalisbury Green. - Tuesday from ...
Concord Hospital's Payson Center for Cancer Care
Jan 01, 2009 ... CONCORD HOSPITAL'S PAYSON CENTER FOR CANCER CARE will offer afree water fitness session for women who are cancer survivors Jan.15 from 5:15 to ...
Concord High School's senior class
Jan 01, 2009 ... CONCORD HIGH SCHOOL'S SENIOR CLASS will present "Pete MamosHypnotist Extraordinaire" Jan ....
Continued support
Jan 01, 2009 ... Craig and Martha Shibles of the Mattress Maker in Chichesterhave, for the fourth year, collected coats for Chichester's "Out ofYour Attic Thrift Shop" to help those less fortunate. This ...
Epsom's second 'Scrapbooking Bonanza,'
Jan 01, 2009 ... EPSOM'S SECOND 'SCRAPBOOKING BONANZA,' hosted by Ivy GreenRebekah Lodge No. 36, will be held Jan. 11 from noon to 6 p.m ....
Holiday spirit
Jan 01, 2009 ... The Capital Region Food Program would like to sincerely thank theConcord Chamber of Commerce and those in the local businesscommunity who attended the December Business After Hours event.Through your generous donations, we were able to collect more thanhalf a ton of food that was ...
Learn to skate:
Jan 01, 2009 ... LEARN TO SKATE: New Hampton School's Community Connectionsprogram will offer free skating ...
Many hands
Jan 01, 2009 ... I am writing to thank the Monitor for its coverage of theChristmas Day dinner put on by the loose group we called the ConcordCommunity Holiday Outreach. Your story highlighted the need thatexists within our community and how a little thing like a dinner canboost someone's ...
Merrimack Valley Middle School honor roll
Jan 01, 2009 ... The following students were named to the honor roll for the firstquarter: Grade 8, High Honors: Jacey Fedion, Melissa Gifford, Dylan Jones, Sara Kowalski, DylanKulish, Shayla Masciarelli, Alexandra Puntin and Emily Reagan Grade 8, Honors: Rachel Aznive, Cameron ...
Quite a community
Jan 01, 2009 ... To the Lakes Region community: With our deteriorating economy andthe falling real estate and stock markets, the faces of the hungry,homeless, and those struggling to survive have changed. It could bea family member, a friend, or even you needing help. Our food pantry gave out more ...
Senator Judd Gregg's
Jan 01, 2009 ... SENATOR JUDD GREGG'S project director, Rich Lougee, will ...
Thanks for helping
Jan 01, 2009 ... Now that we have our power and telephone back, I am writing toextend my most heartfelt thanks to PSNH and all those other helperswho worked so diligently to restore power for all of theircustomers. We live in Hillsboro on a dead-end street with only four homes,so we figured we ...
The American Cancer Society
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY will meet Jan. 13 at ...
The annual 'Ladies Night Expo'
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE ANNUAL 'LADIES NIGHT EXPO' will be held Jan. 29 at 6:30 p.m.at the library ....
The Concord Public Library
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE CONCORD PUBLIC LIBRARY will host the following events: - Lapsit, for children 2 and younger, Mondays at 10 a.m. - ...
The Concord Recreation Department
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE CONCORD RECREATION DEPARTMENT will offer archery lessonsFriday evenings and Saturday afternoons, beginning ...
The Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE CONCORD REGIONAL VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION will hold asenior health clinic tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at ...
The Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE CONCORD REGIONAL VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION will hold asenior health clinic tomorrow from 9 to noon at Smith ...
The Fells
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE FELLS will hold a Knee-High Nature Series program titled"Animals in Winter" Tuesday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Lauren Cole-Johnson will lead the preschool program, which ...
The Fells
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE FELLS will hold an introductory class on planning a woodlandnative plant garden with Thelma ...
The Fells
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE FELLS will present "New Hampshire: Crosscurrents in itsDevelopment" Jan. 28 at 4 p.m. at the town ...
The Hooksett Library
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE HOOKSETT LIBRARY ...
The Hooksett Library
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE HOOKSETT LIBRARY will show The Chronicles of ...
The Kearsarge Area Council on Aging,
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE KEARSARGE AREA COUNCIL ON AGING, 37 Pleasant St., will offerthe following senior activities and events: - Blood pressure clinic, tomorrow from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. - VNA foot care clinic, tomorrow from 12:30 to 2 p.m. The costis $20, $25 for diabetics with doctor's order ....
The Merrimack County Democrats' holiday party
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE MERRIMACK COUNTY DEMOCRATS' HOLIDAY PARTY will be held Jan.14 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the home of Rep ....
The Pembroke Woman's Club
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE PEMBROKE WOMAN'S CLUB will meet Jan ....
The recreation department
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT has a limited number of tickets toDisney on Ice presents Mickey and Minnie's Magical ...
The recreation department
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT will offer an overnight ski and ridetrip to Stowe, Vt., Feb. 23 ...
The Salisbury Church senior luncheon
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE SALISBURY CHURCH SENIOR LUNCHEON will be held Jan. 22 at11:30 a.m. Police Chief Frank Jones will offer a ...
The Weare Athletic Club
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE WEARE ATHLETIC CLUB will hold its annual meeting ...
Truly grateful
Jan 01, 2009 ... The Children's Place and Parent Education Center would like tothank Melissa Ring, Susan Fuller, Rita Morrison and Lezley Hungerfor substituting while we searched for a permanent childcarecoordinator/teacher. I would also like to thank all staff members, the board ofdirectors, the ...
Best of the week
Jan 01, 2009 ... Songs and more Don White, a singer, songwriter, humorist and author, willperform at the Tupelo Music Hall in Londonderry on Saturday at 8p.m. The New England native, who recently released a new DVD, FamilyMan, will be joined by the Loomers. Tickets are $22 and can bepurchased at ...
Movie schedules
Jan 01, 2009 ... Listings are for today only. Red River Theatres 11 Main St., Concord, 224-4600 Doubt (PG-13) 1, 3:30, 6, 8:15 Slumdog Millionaire (R) 12:30, 3, 5:30, 8 A Christmas Tale (NR) 7 The Muppet Movie (G) 2 Concord Entertainment 192 Loudon ...
Movie reviews
Jan 01, 2009 ... Australia - Down-under titans Baz Luhrmann, Nicole Kidman andHugh Jackman team for this romance between an English aristocrat anda cattle-driver at the onset of World War II. With David Wenham,Jack Thompson and Bryan Brown. Screenplay by Baz Luhrmann and StuartBeattie, Ronald Harwood ...
2008 tested their souls ; Local stories of sickness, loss, addiction and love
Jan 01, 2009; ... The year that just ended brought the unknown into focus for somelocal people, while others were left wondering what the future holdsfor them. The human spirit was tested, again and again, inbattles against the economy, addictions and a deadly disease. Here are a few updates on ...
It's down, and worst is to come ; The new year won't right the economy
Jan 01, 2009; ... You'd better put down the imitation champagne before reading theeconomic predictions for the year ahead. Is it down? New Hampshire's economy will continue its recessionary slide intothe foreseeable future, economists say, with unemployment ratescontinuing to rise and the ...
Ordway's Market closes up ; Owner: 'It's hard to make ends meet'
Jan 01, 2009; ... A sign on the door at Ordway's Market in Concord yesterdayinformed customers that the store was closing at 4 p.m. on NewYear's Eve. What the sign didn't say was that the market won't reopen in2009. A little more than two years after Dave and Justine Angus boughtand ...
NH on ebay
Jan 01, 2009 ... AN ELEPHANT figurine bearing the name of Styles Bridges, theformer New Hampshire governor and U.S. senator, is for sale on eBay.The tiny elephants, measuring only 2 1/2 inches long, were ...
Postscript ; Accidental shooting
Jan 01, 2009; ... IT'S BEEN NEARLY eight months since a Concord police officeraccidentally shot another officer during a training exercise onSheep Davis Road, but the department still hasn't finished its owninternal review. Police Chief Robert Barry said yesterday that's because he isstill waiting ...
Worst song ever
Jan 01, 2009 ... Monitor readers plug their ears: JIMI HENDRIX'S screeching, disgusting "Star-Spangled Banner." Itis beyond terrible. JOAN BAKER Danbury I would like to nominate the "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)." Thejoke grew stale a long time ago. JOHN ...
Year ends with snow, accidents ; Cold windchill said to last through today
Jan 01, 2009; ... Snowy roads caused minor motor vehicle accidents throughout thestate yesterday as meteorologists warned that the windchill NewYear's Eve and Day could drop as low as 20 degrees below zero. A trooper at the state police headquarters said there had beentoo many accidents to count by ...
Carrie M. Phelps ; Active participant in The Deborah's
Jan 01, 2009 ... HILLSBORO - Carrie M. (Merrill) Phelps, 85, died Monday, Dec. 29,2008, at Concord Hospital. A lifelong resident of Hillsboro, she was a member of SmithMemorial Congregational Church and a member of the Legion Auxiliary,Richardson Post 59. Carrie was an active participant in ...
Margaret A. Bowen ; Devoted wife and mother
Jan 01, 2009 ... Margaret Amelia Bowen, 90, of Concord, died Monday, Dec. 29,2008, after a period of failing health. She was born April 8, 1918, in Washington, D.C., the daughter ofthe late Bennedeto and Teresa (Mirabella) Canino. She waspredeceased by her husband of 46 years, John A. Bowen in ...
Roberta C. Heywood ; Loved to chew over town gossip
Jan 01, 2009 ... BARNSTEAD - Roberta "Bobbie" Cotton Heywood, 78, of Parade Road,died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, at the Concord Hospital. Our mom was born in Wilmington, Mass., on Feb. 21, 1930, thedaughter of Joseph and Ruth (Hallett) Cotton. In her younger years,she was a great softball player, and ...
Act of God
Jan 01, 2009 ... Re "Lawmaker proposes fining for outages" (Monitor Local & Statesection, Dec. 29): Once again a politician is complaining about thepower outages from the ice storm. He is introducing a bill that willfine utilities for not supplying users with a product 24/7. Hedroned on about how stupid ...
Cheap food isn't cheap if you count all costs
Jan 01, 2009; ... In 1948, my grandfather paid 55 cents for a dozen eggs to serveat the Whitefield eatery that still bears his name. That waswhopping price, when you consider that back then, the average familyearned less than $10 a day or the equivalent 17 dozen eggs. It iseasy to see why so many ...
Don't blame the utilities, government
Jan 01, 2009 ... To Joel Saren of Hampstead ("Investigate the PUC, PSNH andUnitil," Sunday Monitor letter, Dec. 28): Do you honestly believe Gov. John Lynch is to blame for an icestorm, one of the worst storms New Hampshire has ever seen that leftnearly 60 percent of the state's utility customers ...
Remembering a year worth leaving behind
Jan 01, 2009; ... 'Twas the week before Christmas, when all through the townThesnow piled up and the power went down.So much for the season ofholiday cheer,Toodle-loo 2-0-0-8; we can't wait for next year. But before the change cometh, before Bush retires, Before Hi-Def kicks in and our Newsweek ...
Sign me up!
Jan 01, 2009 ... A fter reading Lorrie Dale's "My Turn" essay ("Christmas in ahomeless shelter was a gift to us," Monitor Opinion page, Dec. 30),I decided I want to help out too. What I will do more of in 2009 (Ireally don't like saying "My New Year's resolutions are . ....
Spirit of the season
Jan 01, 2009 ... It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. I have neverbeen more proud to live in New Hampshire and to work for PublicService Company of New Hampshire. I have never felt more blessedduring a holiday season than this year. The ice storm of Dec. 12 brought the meaning of ...
Utopian view?
Jan 01, 2009 ... Re "Country living, at a cost" (Sunday Monitor Viewpoints, Dec.28): I enjoyed Donald M. Kreis's article about living in the boondocksbut don't think he marched his logic far enough. Why should townshave to maintain all those small roads leading to faux-ruraldwellings? Perhaps a ...
Bergeron on IR
Jan 01, 2009 ... Boston Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron, who has not played sincesuffering a concussion on Dec. 20, has been placed on injuredreserve, meaning he will miss at least another week. Bergeron, who missed most of last season with a concussion, spenta night in the hospital after a mid-ice ...
Browns business
Jan 01, 2009 ... The Cleveland Browns ended the year talking to candidates theyhope will make it a better 2009. Browns owner Randy Lerner interviewed Scott Pioli, New England'svice president of player personnel, yesterday to be his new generalmanager. It is not known ...
Classic postponement
Jan 01, 2009 ... The championship game of the Capital City Hockey Classic betweenConcord and Dover was postponed by yesterday's snowstorm. The gamewill be made up this morning at 11 at Everett Arena. Bishop Brady ...
Endurance calendar
Jan 01, 2009; ... Endurance calendar Running January 1 - 31st Annual PNUT Butter Chip Chase 5k, Temple, noon, 878-1912, wmoore1225@comcast.net 1 - First Run Burlington, Burlington, Vt., 10:30 a.m.,runvermont.org 25 - Boston Prep 16 Miler, Derry, 10 a.m., ...
Giants put on their rally caps once again ; Bishop Brady comes back to beat Bow, 4-3
Jan 01, 2009 ... While inexperience tends to be the most common adjective todescribe this year's Bishop Brady hockey team, the Green Giants aremaking an early case at changing that to the "comeback kids." Brady rebounded from its second straight two-goal deficit in asmany days, rallying to defeat ...
Sports roundup
Jan 01, 2009 ... Youth hockey The Capital Area Dentistry Mite 2 team won its second tournamentof the season taking the 38th annual Jim Houston Mite red divisionchampionship. Concord beat the Blizzard Mite 2 team, 6-5, with KeganVincent scoring a hat trick. Jake Nelson (one goal, three ...
Top 10 of 2008 Year started off rocky, but ended with plenty to cheer
Jan 01, 2009; ... It was a year ushered in by unpleasantries, with accusations andallegations fueling controversy across the nation's sportslandscape. From Roger Clemens's reported steroid use, to the Spygatescandal, to the recruiting violations of the Indiana basketballteam, the year's first editions of ...
From Mass to music in Barnstead ; Former church is now concert venue
Jan 02, 2009; ... Two years after the last Mass was celebrated in St. Paul Churchin Barnstead, the pews filled again New Year's Eve for an observanceof a different sort. A performance by a local blues group, Chris Bonoli and Her BluesMonsters, completed the building's transformation from ...
On the (racquet) ball ; Need some motivation to keep exercising this winter? How about trying a new sport?
Jan 02, 2009; ... When I decided to start this Winter Fitness series, I worried alot about coming off as smug and patronizing, the self-appointedguru to the poor, flabby masses, or, worse yet, as one of thoseinsufferable athletes who masquerades in layers of false modesty:I'm ashamed to say I couldn't ...
For some, the New Year brings new thrift ; Cutting back is most common resolution
Jan 02, 2009; ... Some are tweaking their Caribbean holidays, others theirselection of snack cakes. On the first day of 2009, mechanics and cooks and apartmentcomplex managers resolved to embrace thrift in the new year, eatingout less and valuing what they had more. "I think the economy makes ...