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A mainstay in Concord for nearly 125 years. (Photo courtesy of Gibson s)
Growing up in Concord during the 1950 s and 1960 s, I found out quickly that you could get just about anything you wanted to buy in our city. By the time I was 10 or 11, one of my passions was buying and reading books. Our community of less than 30,000, had a healthy number of stores to satisfy my craving.
On Warren Street there was both the Apple Tree Bookstore as well as a used bookstore tucked in a basement location and run by Ella Anderson and Helen Young.
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White s Park - December, 2020 (Photo courtesy of Alan G. Jesseman)
Last week I stood at the entrance of Concord s beloved White s Park (Okay - White Park for those who prefer that moniker), feeling hopeful and optimistic.
Throughout my many decades of living in Concord, the park has always been a source of pleasure and reflection for me. Last week it never felt better being there between two brightly decorated trees on an unusually balmy December evening. The familiar surroundings only seemed to provide me a sense of positivity as 2020 wound down.
The past year has been a challenge for everyone, no matter what your attitude may be about what has dominated the headlines and changed all of our lives. It changed the way we all functioned on a daily basis and greatly curtailed and altered the things that we have all come to love and enjoy about living in a vibrant, exciting and very diverse community.