by By David Brooks | Jun 17, 2022 | Home & Garden, In Print
When spring comes, gardeners itch to get plants into the soil. The same goes for foresters. Tree lovers are descending on the Concord area every year to pick up their annual allotment of bare-root seedlings from the State Forest Nursery, which began by providing baby...
by Sarah Pearson | Jun 17, 2022 | History, In Print
“In the Fall of 1896, Mabel Hill, Harriet Huntress and Paul Holden could be seen hitting golf balls into the fields opposite the West Concord Cemetery,” reads an entry in The Village of West Concord. “The following Spring, with the added help of Adam Holden, they...
by Arwyn Vincent | Jun 17, 2022 | Arts, In Print
I wish I could be as strong as the daffodil. This herald of spring never permits winter’s dangerous plan to scar her heart, nor does she hold winter against itself. She accepts its nature, while I sulk like Schopenhauer when a friend...
by Sarah Pearson | Jun 17, 2022 | Community, In Print, Life & Leisure
Hanging around the city pools has been a rite of passage for many of Concord’s youth. It’s also where many learned their first doggy-paddle many years ago. The city of Concord has seven pools, and in recent years it’s been a challenge to find the staffing to keep them...
by Sarah Pearson | Jun 12, 2022 | Arts, In Print
Sal Prizio came to Concord just as winter was settling in. It’s a time generally reserved for annual holiday shows and big public gatherings. Instead, he found himself navigating an industry still in the throes of a crisis. Now, as we head into summer, Prizio can...
by Ray Duckler | Apr 5, 2022 | Home & Garden, In Print
For this dad, only lilacs can capture his daughter’s beauty The idea hit John Bentley at the West Salisbury Cemetery. A horticultural geek since childhood, Bentley always loved lilacs best. His daughter, Katie, buried in the cemetery, always loved purple best. And the...
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