Bringing the city’s biggest dance event back into the Capitol Center for the Arts after that building was shuttered for a year was never going to be easy. Then came the sound system.“We hadn’t been in there before, and when we were doing it for the.
A 41-year-old Concord man who police say shot and killed himself after a standoff with police in Manchester was wanted of a federal warrant accusing him of drug dealing.The United States Attorney’s Office of New Hampshire announced this week that.
Concord YMCA names new leader, becomes part of statewide network
New Concord Granite YMCA Executive Director Alex Turek gets to know Personal and Wellness trainer Kendra Jarvis on his third day on the job on Thursday, June 3, 2021 at the downtown Concord facility. Masks are no longer needed while working out but Turek wears one while going around the facility GEOFF FORESTER Monitor staff
New Concord YMCA Executive Director Alex Turek stands outside the Concord YMCA facility.
On his third day on the job, new Concord’s YMCA Executive Director Alex Turek gets to know personal and wellness trainer Kendra Jarvis on Thursday at the downtown Concord facility. GEOFF FORESTER photos / Monitor staff
The good doctor was always in, and involved
Dr. Horace Blood examines a patient in the 1980s. Blood made huge contributions in the doctor’s office and in the community. Monitor file
Dr. Horace Blood’s Crystal Springs Farm in East Concord. Monitor file
Published: 5/31/2021 8:00:16 PM
The last time Steve Duprey saw Dr. Horace Blood was during Market Days two years ago at the grand opening of the Bank of NH Stage.
Duprey and Blood had been instrumental in renovating a crumbling eyesore into yet another prized place for entertainment, joining the Capitol Center for the Arts.
“His son and daughter brought him to that,” said Duprey, whose investments over the years have helped revitalize downtown. “He had that same laugh and the same twinkle in his eye. I was surprised he didn’t ask me for money. You absolutely needed to have him on your board.”
A gravestone at Blossom Hill Cemetery, nearly 130 years old, only tells part of the story.The most important part – the names and hometowns of the Civil War veterans buried at that spot – remains a mystery that may never be solved.It’s a Memorial Day.