Concord Coach museum in former stables next to high school gets one step closer
Merwyn Bagan of the Abbot-Downing Historical Society plans to restore the old City Stable on the grounds of the parking lot of Concord High School.
The back wagon wheel from the Abbot-Downing coach lies in the lobby of the Concord Monitor as a crew dismantles it on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. GEOFF FORESTER
Mark Carroll, the electrician for the school district, looks over the first floor of the old City Stable that the Abbot-Downing Historical Society would like to re-furbish to house their coaches. GEOFF FORESTER Monitor staff
A historic home built in 1880 that was later split into four condominiums was engulfed in flames early Wednesday morning, the second major fire in Concord this week.Firefighters were dispatched at 12:31 a.m., and arrived at 32 Merrimack Street to find.
Concord company helps immigrant families wade through tax code
For John Amin Wani and Lea Tuyisabe it began by helping the immigrant population with their taxes but the business has flourished and they now have expanded their business to the general public. GEOFF FORESTER/ Monitor staff
For John Amin Wani and Lea Tuyisabe it began by helping the immigrant population with their taxes but the business has flourished and they now have expanded their business to the general public. GEOFF FORESTER Monitor staff
Published: 4/25/2021 2:33:34 PM
In 2015, while visiting his old friends and roommates, John Wani asked what they thought about starting a tax preparing company.
LensCrafters moves out of Steeplegate Mall
LensCrafters has moved out of the Steeplegate Mall in Concord. Geoff Forester Monitor staff
LensCrafters has moved out of the Steeplegate Mall in Concord. Geoff Forester Monitor staff
Published: 4/15/2021 1:33:38 PM
The LensCrafters store has moved out of the Steeplegate Mall, another blow to the Concord area’s biggest indoor retail site.
The eyeglasses store has moved nearby to a building at 240 Loudon Road next to Starbucks, and announced its reopening this week.
Steeplegate Mall struggled to keep tenets even before COVID-19 hit, part of a national trend that has hit many mid-sized malls; only JCPenney remains in a traditional anchor store slot.
Weatherize Concord program stalled by delay in NH Saves update
Published: 4/13/2021 11:27:14 AM
A delay by regulators updating a state efficiency program has left 32 Concord buildings in limbo as they wait for help to cut their energy use.
“It was a bit of a surprise because both Liberty Utilities and Unitil had consistently communicated to the energy committee and city administration … that the most recent iteration delay would not affect the project in 2021,” said Councilor Rob Werner, who chairs the Energy and Environment Advisory Committee.
The Committee oversees Weatherize Concord, a program that hoped to provide assistance to 80 buildings this year via a long-standing program called NH Saves.