by Sarah Pearson | Jul 10, 2023 | Health & Wellness, In Print, Sports & Rec
As the weather warms and daylight lengthens, Concord Parks and Recreation gears up for its trove of summer offerings. From swimming pools to movie nights to sports camps, residents will have plenty of options to enjoy the summer months. Around Concord caught up with...
by EILEEN O'GRADY | May 2, 2023 | Health & Wellness, In Print
As the days grow warmer, it’s time for Concord residents to start thinking about spring cleaning, a tradition experts recommend as a way to freshen up the home after the winter and clear the air for people who experience seasonal allergies. For cleaning advice, we...
by Jeremy Woodward | Mar 16, 2021 | Health & Wellness, In Print
The following excerpt is from “Jeremy Woodward’s Story of Heart Failure to Victory,” a book recently released by the Concord native and fitness trainer. This chapter picks up in 2007 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston as Jeremy, then 25, prepares for open-heart...
by Kathleen M. Fortin | Jun 14, 2019 | Community, Health & Wellness, In Print
GROWING, DEVELOPING, CHALLENGING, AND MATURING
AT CONCORD’S SUMMER DAY CAMP “We’re serious about fun” is the motto of Concord’s Parks and Recreation Department, and Assistant Director Laura Bryant aims to provide some serious fun for kids all summer long. The...
by James Buchanan | Jun 14, 2019 | Food & Drink, Health & Wellness
MAKE COLD FRUIT PIE For two summers I worked at a restaurant on Bass Harbor on Mount Desert Island, Maine. I worked six days a week, lived in a small unheated cabin, and loved every minute of it. I have so many wonderful memories, but the one that stands out best—and...
by SHANTI DOUGLAS | Jun 14, 2019 | Health & Wellness
STEP INTO THE UNKNOWN TO BUILD RESILIENCE AND SELF-WORTH My heart was pounding in my chest and I thought it was going to burst. But I knew I still had to do it. And so, I stepped into the void. The world swirling dizzily 10,000 feet beneath me, what little I had in my...
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