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                                                                                                                         Each week in 2022, the ‘Monitor’ recognized one of our region’s

                                                                                            Heroes
                                                                                                                         many Hometown Heroes. Follow along at concordmonitor.com
                                                                                                                             and learn how you can nominate a Hometown Hero.

                                                            Your nominations.
                                                              Their stories.
                                                                     In the following pages, we catch you up on those we profiled

                                                                 OUR 2022 COMMUNITY PARTNER
                                                                 While the challenges continue, so do the good works done by our neighbors, our teachers,
                                                                 our health care providers, our volunteers and so many others. These are their stories.
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                                                   SUSAN COVERT                   GHANA SHARMA                     CARRIE KEELEY                    DUNC WALSH                     RACHEL BAKER
                                                     Hopkinton                       Concord                         Pembroke                         Concord                       Canterbury
                                                   In her 33 years in Hop-          Sharma has been helping       Keeley believes family is       Walsh has been running          In an orange-painted
                                                kinton, Covert has actively      refugee students and fami-     who you choose to surround      the Concord High boys’          corner office of the Elkins
                                                pursued ways to help her         lies in the Concord area for   yourself with. So when she      hockey program since            Public Library sits the exec-
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                                                community.                       over a decade. So when the     got a message that a distant    1990 and under his watch,       utive director – the person
                                                   Covert’s role in the com-     COVID-19 pandemic hit in       relative was no longer able     he’s elevated it from highly-   responsible for keeping the
                                                mittee revolved around out-      2020, he was quick to iden-    to care for her nine-month-     regarded to a juggernaut.       wheels of the library
                                                reach and organizing. She        tify the problems the pan-     old baby, Keeley did not          The Crimson Tide have         turning. Baker has been a
                                                played a pivotal role in         demic would pose for new       hesitate. She picked up her     won nine title with Walsh       presence for 15 years.
                                                spreading the word about         Americans.                     12-year-old daughter from       behind the bench. His 500-        Before becoming director,
                                                the need for environmental          An ELL math tutor at        after-school soccer and they    plus career wins prove two      she worked as a children’s li-
                                                reform, and she’s built a fol-   Concord High School,           drove through the night to      truths: winning is the stan-    brarian. Working with kids
                                                lowing her newsletter.           Sharma quickly noticed that    New Jersey to collect the       dard and hockey brilliance      became her passion, and she
                                                   “That newsletter has be-      some new American stu-         baby and return home to         skates throughout Concord.      was able to form ties with
                                                come a really important fea-     dents took on day jobs to      Pembroke, where Keeley            His legacy goes deeper.       them and their families.
                                                ture of living in this town,”    support their family mem-      was granted guardianship        He’s a mentor, an advisor,        “Rachel nurtured these
                                                Laurie Morrissey said. “And      bers instead of attending      for a year.                     and to those who are fin-       kids,” said Mary Ellen
                                                a lot of people really appre-    online school. He volun-         “My door is always open,”     ished playing under his tute-   MacCoy, a circulation li-
                                                ciate it. People don’t always    teered extra hours to tutor    said Keeley. “I didn’t think    lage, he’s a friend that        brarian with Baker for the
                                                go to the town calendar to       students at night to help      twice about it. Would I do it   helped shape the lives of       past six years. “They would
                                                find out what’s going on.”       them avoid failing classes.    again? Absolutely.”             former players.                 actually confide in her.”
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HOMETOWN HEROES OF 2022

             FRANK MULLER                                        DENNIS PAVLICEK                                          ATHEA BARTON                                      ANGELICA WHITNEY
                Concord                                             Newbury                                                 Penacook                                             Epsom
  For the last 25 years, Muller’s ir-                        Pavlicek took over as Newbury’s                      For decades, Barton has been                          When Bishop Brady went remote
regular schedule was an act of                            town administrator nearly three                       trying to ensure that Concord resi-                   for the pandemic, Whitney knew she
public service. A labor of love. An                       decades ago on the heels of a high-                   dents can enjoy and learn from the                    wanted to help.
excuse to, at first, give the opportu-                    profile shooting that killed two. His                 city’s storied infrastructure.                          She got the idea to use her robotics
nity for his then adolescent daugh-                       first task was a big one – rebuilding                   Her work, spanning from histor-                     team’s skills and equipment to make
ters to experience Nordic skiing,                         trust in his beloved town.                            ical preservation advocacy to                         and donate personal protective equip-
but then it grew into a year-round                           His first days in office were his                  fundraising and videography, has                      ment (PPE) after hearing about the
purpose. Since the mid-’90s, Muller                       most pivotal.                                         benefited the community’s architec-                   nationwide “1 million PPE challenge.”
has groomed the grounds at White                             “The last thing I wanted to do was                 ture in a multitude of ways.                            As of earlier this year, she had do-
Farm and Memorial Field for the                           see that problem again,” he said. “I                    “She doesn’t seek the limelight. But                nated over 8,870 pieces of PPE to local
skiing community in Concord and                           wanted to make sure I hired people                    she gets an amazing amount of stuff                   hospitals, schools, nursing homes,
surrounding areas.                                        that would be great for the town.”                    done,” said her colleague Bill Smith.                 safety departments.

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HOMETOWN HEROES OF 2022

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                                                  Growth is one of the greatest joys
                                                in life, and Kearsarge Neighbor-
                                                hood Partners facilitates much of it
                                                in the Kearsarge region.
                                                  When we wrote about them, they
                                                had just provided a car to a local
                                                couple, and later that week they
                                                volunteered to drive over 300 miles
                                                taking people to doctor’s appoint-
                                                ments.
                                                  Since February 2020, when they
                                                were established, there have been
                                                countless other stories in the more
                                                than 15,000 volunteer hours and
                                                215 “neighbors,” as they call them-
                                                selves, helped.
                                                  KNP differs from many other
                                                charitable organizations in that
                                                they never do things that one
                                                couldn’t do for themselves. That, to
                                                the group that now sits at around
                                                250 volunteers, is the key to
                                                building sustainable communities.
                                                  “Our mission and our vision is to
                                                build connections through our
                                                principles,” said President Steve Al-
                                                lenby.
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                                                   JOSH CHARPENTIER                             RUTH SPEED                           BONNIE MORSE                         CAROLINE KEANE
                                                         Epsom                                   Penacook                             Hillsborough                           Concord
                                                  Charpentier was recognized for          Ruth Speed digs like an archeolo-      Friends noticed all the volunteer     An interaction with a young stu-
                                                his work helping to put out a fire in   gist, and she’s been studying Pena-    work Morse has done, the groups       dent made Keane, a former para-
                                                Manchester. Charpentier and the         cook’s past for 70 years.              she’s organized and continues to      professional at Rundlett, more at-
                                                entire Manchester Fire Engine Co.         At 78, she’s seen a lot, like the    organize.                             tuned to the needs of children.
                                                11 shared in this recognition.          change-over from water power to          Morse promotes Hillsborough’s         “That made me think, ‘Why is
                                                  They saved six people. One            electricity, eight different grocery   history, organizing reenactments of   this kid using a plastic bag, why are
                                                person died of smoke inhalation.        stores, Barney’s Flowers, holiday      the town’s roles in events such as    we not doing better, why are we not
                                                  One of those he saved was a           parades and apple festivals.           the Civil and Revolutionary Wars.     providing?’” she said. It was at this
                                                fellow firefighter, who became en-        She takes her role as the town’s       She helped create the interactive   moment that she first had the idea
                                                gulfed and trapped.                     historian seriously. Her passion       Living History Event (now called      for the Ready to Learn Fair.
                                                  “I was just doing my job,” he said,   started when she a child. “I was al-   History Alive) about 15 years ago.      “She’s just a problem solver and
                                                “and I certainly wasn’t going to        ways curious about the things I        She is an unofficial ambassador for   she just loves the kids,” said a
                                                watch my friend burn to death.”         saw,” Speed said.                      Hillsborough.                         former co-worker.”
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HOMETOWN HEROES OF 2022

             KIM KENNEY         LINDA WOODWARD CHARLENE BAXTER MICHELLE LENNON                                                                CHIP GRIFFIN
              Boscawen              Boscawen     New London         Tilton                                                                        Bow
   Like many graduates of         For more than four               For the past six years,        Through her work,                        Griffin has done a lot pro-
Merrimack Valley High,          decades, Woodward has           Baxter has accompanied          Lennon consistently saw                  fessionally. He worked on
Kenney’s athletic prowess,      cared for New Hampshire         New Hampshire kids              families in smaller towns                Capitol Hill, founded com-
featured in three sports        babies who need a safe place    through the court system as     surrounding Concord and                  panies, worked as a COO
during the 1980s, created a     to stay.                        a fierce advocate for those     Laconia, like Tilton and                 and a CEO. Despite all that,
connection with the sports-       While most septuage-          who have been removed           Franklin, falling through the            most know Griffin for his
crazed area. Her longtime       narian grandparents might       from their families because     cracks in terms of the care              hobby rather than his pro-
local coaching career in        breathe a sigh of relief that   of abuse or neglect.            they were receiving;                     fession. To Bow, he’s not a
field hockey has added to       they no longer have to stay        Volunteers like Baxter get   whether it was mental                    CEO, he’s the photographer
her reputation as a loyal       up all night with a newborn     to know the child or mul-       health counseling, parent                at their kids’ sports games.
conduit to the school’s rich    infant, 71-year-old Wood-       tiple children involved in a    education or addiction reha-             At almost every Bow High
sports history. More than       ward has continued to open      case and advise judges on       bilitation. So she started the           School game, Griffin can be
wins, though, Kenney is         her Boscawen home to the        what they believe will best     Tilton Family Resource                   seen snapping photos avail-
about teaching girls to play    tiniest foster children.        serve the kids, which is not    Center.                                  able for free online.
field hockey and learning         Since 1979, she has cared     always the same outcome
life lessons.                   for more than 160 kids.         desired by parents.

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HOMETOWN HEROES OF 2022

                                                            ZAVYA
                                                            Warner
                                                   Whenever Zavya arrived at a
                                                nursing home to provide therapy,
                                                the faces of her charges would light
                                                up. She dried tears, prompted
                                                smiles and offered special solace to
                                                whichever patient she could tell
                                                was having a particularly bad day.
                                                   Her techniques were tactile and
                                                straightforward. It never took long
                                                for patients to open up about their
                                                lives. Particularly receptive resi-
                                                dents would turn to Zavya’s com-
                                                panion Carol and ask: “can I give
                                                her a treat?”
                                                   Therapy dog Zavya and her
                                                human “chauffeur” Carol Zablocki
                                                spent nine years visiting nursing
                                                homes from Pine Rock Manor in
                                                Warner to the Birches in Concord,
                                                sometimes voluntering up to three
                                                times a week.
                                                   Zavya, a Great Pyrenees, retired
                                                in April to spend more time on her
                                                hobbies – digging, barking and
                                                playing in the mud.

                                                    JOE RAYCRAFT                       DAVID LENT                     MALINDA                     SHEILA MORRIS                        AL CILLEY
                                                      Penacook                           Epsom                      RITCHIE WEIR                     Concord                           Concord
                                                                                                                     Chichester
                                                  Raycraft’s resume is long.        The director of Camp                                          This year marks Morris’s        Al Cilley’s heart is
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                                                He was named Merrimack           NEOFA (North East Odd            Ritchie Weir volunteers       24th year as a Girl Scout       working at 20 percent ca-
                                                High School’s athletic di-       Fellows Association) has       in her hometown, guides a       troop leader. Morris says       pacity, but don’t try telling
                                                rector more than 50 years        spent nearly 30 years pro-     troop of Girl Scouts, com-      she has led at least two        that to the cats he saves, or
                                                ago, bringing varsity football   moting the annual summer       forts the sick and injured as   troops at a time, and even as   the people who later adopt
                                                to the school. He later served   camp and spreading the al-     a nationally registered         many as three troops at a       them. They see a man with a
                                                as the Athletic Director for     truistic ideas that the Odd    paramedic and raises two        time for the past 12 years,     healthy, strong, compas-
                                                the three high schools in        Fellows have represented       children as a single mother.    and she is always quick to      sionate heart. A heart that
                                                Manchester. There, he            for 200 years.                   She cherishes the com-        jump in and help out if an-     pumps joy into the lives of
                                                forged lifelong connections         “Dave has been incredibly   munity spirit she’s discov-     other troop leader needs as-    the people who have
                                                with the community.              generous with his time,”       ered since moving to the        sistance. She estimates that    adopted one of the hun-
                                                  “I remember when the           Kevin McCarthy wrote to        Granite State, served her       on a typical week she does      dreds – thousands? – of the
                                                phone would ring, it was al-     the Monitor. “He has worked    country in the Army thou-       about 20 hours of Girl Scout    homeless, sometimes feral
                                                ways a kid asking, ‘Is coach     tirelessly to assure that      sands of miles from home,       work, and during the “busy      cats that Cilley has caught.
                                                there?’ Sometimes it was a       Camp NEOFA in Maine is         and leads a pair of Girl        season,” from November          Saving them from the harsh-
                                                player or a former player        open for hundreds of under-    Scout troops; which she         until April – which includes    ness of winter and the
                                                who was now coaching,” said      privileged children and        says is her favorite out-of-    cookie season – she dedi-       never-ending quest for
                                                his daughter Robin Raycraft.     teens every summer.”           home activity.                  cates up to 50 hours a week.    food.
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HOMETOWN HEROES OF 2022

                                                                                                          Our Students.

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                                                                                               Our Heroes.
                                    Concord                                                    We’re proud to support those who
  A hot meal is served at The Friendly Kitchen 365 days a year. With a slim staff and dedi-
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cated group of volunteers, the local soup kitchen has served either breakfast, lunch or
dinner to the Concord community everyday for almost five decades.
  “We feed folks without asking questions,” said Valerie Guy, the executive director. “We
feed seniors, veterans, some families in the location, lots of families outside of the loca-
tion, housed people, homeless people.”

                                                                                               Paul ’24          Sara ’24      Derek ’20

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HOMETOWN HEROES OF 2022

                                                  SARAH KOUTROUBAS
                                                       Concord
                                                   Koutroubas’ son was only a tod-
                                                dler in 2005 when he was first de-
                                                nied the resources he needed for
                                                his disability. Her son was diag-
                                                nosed with Beckwith-Wiedemann
                                                syndrome, a rare genetic condition
                                                that required intensive speech, oc-
                                                cupational and physical therapy. A
                                                nonprofit that serves people with
                                                disabilities told her they could only
                                                see her son once a week. She re-
                                                solved to wait in the lobby of the
                                                nonprofit until they agreed to pro-
                                                vide the care that medical profes-
                                                sionals advised.
                                                   After several days of Koutroubas
                                                and her crying baby in the lobby,
                                                the nonprofit gave in. Impressed
                                                with her tenacity, they gave her a
                                                job.
                                                   That got her started finding her
                                                calling to help those with disabili-
                                                ties. She expertly explains compli-
                                                cated topics and rallies the commu-
                                                nity to advocate for issues impor-
                                                tant to them. For more than two
                                                decades she and her husband, Alex,
                                                have made meaningful changes to
                                                the lives of Granite Staters with dis-
                                                abilities.                               Sarah Koutroubas with her husband, Alex, left, and her son, Colby at his college graduation party in August.
Concord Insider — Thursday, December 29, 2022

                                                       LORI GARRETT                           JAMES WILLIAMS                        MELISSA McALLISTER                            JANE GORDON
                                                         Warner                                 Gilmanton                                Concord                                    Pembroke
                                                  Garrett, founder and director of          He’s taken a bullet in his back and     McAllister has long dedicated             Gordon uses the internet and
                                                Warner Connects food pantry,             shrapnel in his arms and legs,           herself to raising awareness of          town and state resources to trace
                                                strives to make everyone who walks       earning a pair of Purple Hearts in       breast cancer, joining the Making        family lineages, sometimes dating
                                                in feel welcome; and her team of         Vietnam. He’s bought things for          Strides walk in 2003.                    back to the time of pilgrims and
                                                volunteers believes that no one else     complete strangers, like breakfast         McAllister’s commitment to             Plymouth Rock. Gordon works tire-
                                                can do it as well as she can.            for fellow veterans, and Legos for a     breast cancer awareness strength-        lessly to help others find their
                                                  “We meet the clients with com-         little boy. His daughter, Jennifer       ened after she lost her sister-in-law,   family connections, rarely giving
                                                passion and understanding and            Kravitz of Warner, said that her fa-     Peggy Thomas a few years ago to          up despite setbacks, and she ac-
                                                help sort of guide them through the      ther, “is ALWAYS helping others.”        the disease. McAllister’s team is        cepts no money for her service. She
                                                system,” said Garrett.                      One time, he and Kravitz were         named ‘Mrs. Fine,’ in memory of          pays for any supplies needed.
                                                  The pantry serves 13 towns. They       eating lunch when 13 members of          Thomas. “Whenever we asked her              “I don’t give up very easily when
                                                have a wood bank, toys for children      the National Guard walked in.            how she was, she always said she         I do a family history. It’s an obses-
                                                and coats for the winter.                Williams paid the bill for all 13.       was fine.”                               sion.”
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HOMETOWN HEROES OF 2022

                                                    GRETA ERNST                          LESLIE                    PATRICIA TUCKER                     NORMANDIE BLAKE                     BETH FROST
                                                      Concord                         VAN BERKUM                        Tilton                            Webster                           Andover
                                                                                        Deerfield
                                                   Any Concord resident                                              Tucker got a late start to          Blake didn’t grow up in a      Whether she’s driving a
                                                who called the police be-           Van Berkum was drawn to       her career in substance use          small town, but for more       fellow senior to a medical
                                                tween 1981 and last De-           volunteer at an organization    recovery, but with a busy            than 50 years, she’s been an   appointment, coordinating
                                                cember had a good chance          that resettles refugees about   private practice and roles in        essential part of everything   the 4th of July float for kids
                                                of hearing Ernst’s voice.         10 years ago.                   several community organi-            that makes life in Webster     during the annual parade, or
                                                   Ernst, who retired at the        “A lot of the women come      zations, she’s making up for         special. Blake, better known   simply stopping by a lonely
                                                end of 2021, spent 40 years       as single mothers. Because      lost time. Thirty years after        by her nickname “Dee,” be-     person’s home to play cards
                                                as a dispatcher for Concord       they were single mothers,       she enrolled in school at age        came the first woman to sit    or piece together a puzzle,
                                                Police. In a typical shift, she   they also had incredible        49, Tucker is a prominent            on the town’s select board,    Frost continues to dedicate
                                                fielded up to 80 calls trans-     challenges coming to this       member of the state’s re-            founded Webster’s first        her life to others.
                                                ferred from 911. She did ev-      country,” van Berkum said.      covery community. “It’s not          kindergarten and served as a     “Just the most wonderful
                                                erything from sending help        “How hard it is for them to     for everybody, but if you            member of the Merrimack        person you ever want to
                                                to a serious crash to helping     come and leave their home-      like it, then it really is a great   Valley School Board for        meet,” said longtime friend
                                                find a missing person.            land to go to a new place.”     place to be.”                        three decades.                 Janice Brennan.
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                                                      MIKE MANNING                               KRAIG EMERY                                  JULE FINLEY                             SARA WAGNER
                                                        Penacook                                  Northwood                                     Franklin                                 Weare
                                                   Manning didn’t realize when he          On March 3, 2001, Emery’s son              Averaging nine shows a year for          In 2003, Wagner’s 15-year-old
                                                walked into the United Church of         Kalahan took a nap and never woke          the past 28 years, Finley doesn’t        daughter and 17-year-old niece
                                                Penacook that the community              up. That’s the way SUDC, an illness        have much time to rest while             went over an ice patch while
                                                kitchen would become a big part of       that continues to baffle the medical       leading theater productions at           driving and slid into oncoming
                                                his routine. “I got to a point in my     community, operates. Children              Franklin High School.                    traffic. The two were both killed in
                                                life where I had some free time and      from one to 17, seemingly healthy,           The first time she took a real         the crash. Through her pain,
                                                I said ‘you know, it’s time to give      go to bed. Then they pass away.            break from the theater was when          Wagner worked to create some-
                                                back,’ ”                                 Kalahan was 2½.                            the pandemic hit in 2020. It’s           thing new: Angels 5k Run/Fitness
                                                   Now, in 2022, the kitchen is its        Since then, Emery has raised             made her realize that it may be          Walk. It began as a memorial walk
                                                own non-profit, separate from the        money and brought food to pantries.        time to finally start slowing down       around Merrimack Valley High
                                                church, and they provide takeout         Always in the name of Kalahan.             and decluttering some of the cos-        school, where the girls attended
                                                meals. Manning now coordinates           Kraig led the drive to create the          tumes; which she jokingly says           school. “My daughter would be so
                                                and helps cook five of the seven         Kalahan Emery Memorial Trail at the        has her attic on the verge of col-       happy to see what it’s become,” she
                                                meals per month.                         Carter Hill Orchard.                       lapse.                                   said.
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HOMETOWN HEROES OF 2022

     CAROL                                                                                                                          KATHLEEN LANG
CONFORTI-ADAMS                                                                                                                        Canterbury
  South Sutton
                                                                                                                                    After Lang’s only child,
  A car accident helped                                                                                                           Becky, died in a tragic car
Conforti-Adams realize the                                                                                                        accident in 2005, friends en-
power of the environment to                                                                                                       couraged her to start a non-
help with recovery. She                                     BETTY AND MIKE SMITH                                                  profit dedicated to sup-
turned to a neighbor to help                                     Northwood                                                        porting horse owners in
develop “Nature’s Way,” a                                                                                                         times of struggle. Becky was
series of programming in her     Betty and Mike Smith moved to town 11 years ago. They hand out food during the holi-             an equestrian, animal lover
backyard that helps people     days, cook for others who needed a hand, promote the local library and drive other se-             and aspiring archeologist
connect with themselves        niors to their appointments. A friend noted that Mike and Betty perform these volunteer            who was known for her
and nature. This is the most   acts of kindness despite their own health woes. Mike has arthritis in his back, a painful ex-      kindness and passion, Lang
recent of many initiatives     perience that he’s learned to live with. Betty had both knees replaced five years ago and a        said. The organization,
she has developed to help      hip four months ago. “It takes a little longer and we have to sit down more often, but it still    Becky’s Gift, helps keep her
people with disabilities.      works,” Betty said.                                                                                daughter’s legacy alive.

MARYANN CHEUNG RICHARD PAULHUS                                     PETER CLARKE                  CHERYL SWEENEY                         PAM SMITH

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  Cheung had photography          Richard Paulhus has             Peter Clarke cites the sim-     Sweeney started the               Smith remembers her
in the back of her mind for    earned his reputation for ac-   plicity of Taps, a tune that     Whole Childcare Center in         son’s 6th birthday. She was
years, yet only immersed       tion with Franklin and          consists of just 24 notes, and   Tilton in 1987. At the time,      in a panic at work because
herself in the art two years   Tilton police. In February      he marvels at the effect         there were very few               she had no money for a
ago at age 60. Circumstances   2021, Paulhus was assisting     those notes have on people,      preschool programs for chil-      cake, let alone a gift. She
dictated that it was time to   officers in moving a dis-       once they exit a trumpet or      dren with special needs and       went to Friends of Forgotten
pursue something that she      abled vehicle off the road      a bugle. The power of those      Sweeney decided that she          Children in Concord, and
knew she’d love. Covid had     when he heard a woman           notes could be heard from        wanted to offer a facility for    left with a toy truck, frosting
hit, and Cheung’s husband      screaming. She thrust her       the foot of Clarke’s long        all children, regardless of       and cake mix to go home
contracted the illness and     eight-month-old baby girl       driveway each night this         their abilities.                  and celebrate. Now Smith is
spent five weeks in the hos-   into his arms, she was          summer at 6 p.m., from             “I was like, ‘if I’m going to   the director of Friends of
pital. Now, her photos are     choking on a gummy bear.        Memorial Day to Labor Day.       have and promote a child-         Forgotten Children where
everywhere in town, and        Paulhus was able to save her    It was his third season of       care center, I wanted to be       every day she helps people
she never charges a dime for   life during just another day    paying tribute to those who      the best that it can be,’ ”       who were in the same shoes
the use of any of them.        at the office.                  have died in wars.               Sweeney said.                     she was 30 years ago.
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                                                                                                               Dec. 29, 1975: Gov.           young men from Concord            Hutchins, opens on Main
                                                 Email snapshots to                                          Meldrim Thomson gives           gathers to greet the New          Street in Concord as “a
                                                 communitynews@cmonitor.com.                                 state prison officials until    Year. “One raised his glass       house of entertainment.”
                                                                                                             Feb. 1 to increase efficiency   and pledged upon his honor
                                                                                                             and order at the prison in      as a man, that not a single         Jan. 1, 1865: Lewis
                                                                                                             Concord, after a Christmas      drop of intoxicating liquor       Downing Sr. retires from
                                                                                                             Day rampage by inmates          should pass his lips in           Abbot & Downing, his
                                                                                                             that resulted in $250,000 in    1870.” Impressed, another         coach and wagon company.
                                                                                                             damage. Thomson says            poured the party’s whiskey
                                                                                                             Warden Raymond Hel-             down the drain. The Mon-            Jan. 2, 1784: The Legisla-
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                                                                                                             fellow” but “wholly inade-      “These men have made a            townhood.
                                                                                                             quate to the tough require-     good beginning for 1870.”
                                                                                                             ments of state prison ad-                                           Jan. 2, 1942: The state en-
                                                                                                             ministration.”                     Jan. 1, 1871: Birthdate of     courages women to go to
                                                                                                                                             Dr. Henry L. Stickney, one        work in factories to replace
                                                                                                                Dec. 30, 1869: A Grant       of the state’s leading doc-       men who have joined the
                                                                                                             Club is organized in Con-       tors in his day. “The first au-   armed forces. Walter M.
                                                                                 STATE INSPECTION            cord. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant     tomobile owned in the state       May, deputy state education
                                                                                                             is “the people’s general, and   was owned and operated by         commissioner, says he will
                                                                                                             will be the people’s presi-     him, but after serving an ap-     throw the state’s 13 defense
                                                                                                             dent,” the Monitor asserts.     prenticeship with three, he       schools open to women at
                                                                                                                                             concluded that he was not         once so that they can learn
                                                            12 Integra Dr Unit 10, Concord NH                  Dec. 30, 1803: Gov. John      earning money fast enough         mechanical skills. To now,
                                                603-227-6845                     www.nextlevelnh.com         T. Gilman signs into a law      to keep them in repair and        women have tried in vain to
                                                NE-384601                                                    an act calling for the sur-     finally gave them up en-          gain admittance to such
                                                                                                             veying and mapping of New       tirely and returned to            classes.
                                                                                                             Hampshire. It will be nearly    horses, man’s best friend,”

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Kearsarge, the first Merri-        for the state’s 1943-44
mack County courthouse             motor vehicle plates. There
opens on its current site.         is plenty of steel for 1942-
                                   43 plates; prisoners have al-
  Jan. 2, 1843: New Hamp-          ready made 35,000 of the
shire natives Benjamin             50,000 needed.
Brown French and Sarah
Josepha Hale visit the               Jan. 3, 1852: Visiting Con-
White House together for           cord, Henry Hubbard slips
the customary New Year’s           on the icy walkway on his
greeting of the president.         way to the Eagle Hotel. The
They shake hands with John         fall breaks his left arm.
Tyler, mingle with the large       Hubbard will sue the town
crowd, then leave to visit         and win a judgment of
John Quincy Adams and pay          $800.
him “the compliments of
the season.”                         Jan. 3, 1870: An aurora
                                   borealis appears. At 4 a.m.,
  Jan. 3, 2001: TV crews           “the northern portion of the
and print reporters from           sky was nearly all aflame,” a
across the region swarm            patriotic observer writes.
around state Rep. Tom              Directly overhead,
Alciere during his first day       “Streamers of red, white
at the State House. Alciere,       and blue were seen
whose internet writings            streaking up from the
that advocate killing police       horizon.”
officers have just become
mainstream news, insists, “I     Jan. 4, 1859: The Coos
am not a nut.”                 Republican of Lancaster
                               prints a list of all town resi-
  Jan. 3, 1942: New Hamp- dents who had died the year
shire Prison Warden            before – and the cause of
Charles B. Clarke worries      death. Of those 29 deaths,
that because of the war,       more than half were under
there will be too little steel 30 years old.

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                                                                                                                                   Winds may have just seized
                                                                                                                                                                                                   ents, Tony and Rose. They
                                                                                                                                                                                                   live on and manage a large
                                                                                                                                   first place for me. Starting in                                 wheat farm, and teach Elsa
                                                                                                                                   the 1920s and then moving                                       many new skills to survive
                                                                                                                                   into the Great Depression                                       in this new way of life.
                                                                                                                                   and the Dust Bowl of the                                        These new skills prove in-
                                                                                                                                   1930s, the book tells the                                       strumental when the Great
                                                                                                                                   story of Elsa Martinelli, a                                     Depression hits, and the era
                                                                                                                                   woman from the Texas Pan-                                       of the Dust Bowl begins.
                                                                                                                                   handle whose family treats                                      The year is 1934, and Elsa
                                                                                                                                   her with cruel contempt and       her as “unmarriageable.”      and Rafe are now parents to
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                                                                                                                                      As an adolescent, she suf-     and siblings is infuriating.  in his marriage or life on the
                                                                                                                                   fered a fever which left her      Elsa really believes she is   farm, abandons his family
                                                                                                                                   weak; her family still be-        unworthy of love and pre-     and leaves Elsa to fend for
                                                                                                                                   lieves she is ill and needs to    pares herself to live out her herself and the children. Se-

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                                                                                                                                   to Cinderella, being clois-         However, she meets Rafe form the land into a waste-
                                                                                                                                   tered away in the Wolcott         Martinelli, a young man       land of thin, dry soil, insuf-
                                                       We would like to thank the                                                  family home with only her         from an Italian family, and   ferable heat, and highly de-
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                                                     support this year - whether by                                                25, Elsa is considered a spin-    there. Elsa becomes preg-        Desperately trying to
                                                 adopting, donating or helping to sharere                                          ster and her family shames        nant, and her family quickly keep her family alive, Elsa
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                                                Art and the environment
                                                N
                                                        ew Hampshire Art         she has her home and studio
                                                        Association fine         in an area of exquisite wet-
                                                        printmaker Kate          lands
                                                Higley will have her work           Higley’s exhibit will run

                                                                                                                                                              Winter Prep
                                                displayed at the Greater         at the Greater Concord
                                                Concord Chamber of Com-          Chamber of Commerce Vis-

                                                                                                                                                              Your Horse
                                                merce Visitors Center be-        itors Center from Jan. 6
                                                ginning Jan. 6.                  through March 3.
                                                   The work being shown at          The gallery hours are
                                                the Chamber arose from a         Monday through Friday                                                       Blankets, Boots and everything you need
                                                focus on environmental is-       from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.                                                          to bundle up for the season.
                                                sues, in particular the waste    Check the Chamber’s web-
                                                stream. As she was               site at concordnhchamber.                                                    307 Main Street Tilton NH 603.729.0018
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                                                preparing to teach Introduc-     com for hours. All work is                                                 NE-387174

                                                                                                                                         Courtesy
                                                tion to Printmaking at Great     for sale by calling 603-431-
                                                                                                              “Winter Wetland #11”
                                                Bay Community College in         4230.
                                                Portsmouth, Higley began
                                                collecting textural trash                                                                                       ONCE A YEAR EVENT!
                                                generated in her own home                                                                                                                                            ONE WEEK ONLY
                                                for student collagraphs. Col-
                                                lagraphs are created by                                                                                                                                              Now Thru
                                                gluing textural materials to a                                                                                                                                       Jan 4th

                                                                                                                                                                                            50                           %
                                                backing, then inking, and                                  RESTAURANT HOOD
                                                printing the resultant plates                              & DUCT CLEANING
                                                to dampened paper via an
                                                                                                           TRAVEL TRAILERS, RVs
                                                etching press.
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                                                dent of Wolfeboro, now                               All Your Pressure Washing Needs.                                                                                    OFF
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                                                lives near the Piscataqua
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                                                                                                                                                                   EVERY OTHER ITE   M IS 50% OFF! MFG LIST
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                                                                                                                                                                            This offer not retroactiv
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         details.
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                                                    Health Centers across New Hampshire and Vermont to develop new health professional
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                        for details
                                                         and training programs to address their current and emerging workforce needs.
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                                                                       ORAL HEALTH PROJECT COORDINATOR
                                                          Work with New Hampshire, Vermont, and federal stakeholders to support the
                                                       implementation of oral health initiatives. Provide support in the areas of workforce
                                                      development, recruitment, retention, grant tracking, coalition development and policy
                                                                                 work in the area of oral health.                                                                                                                   Closed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  12/24-12/26
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Open
                                                    Benefits include: health, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement program contribution,                                                                                     12/31 9-1 &
                                                        holidays, vacation and sick time, and education reimbursement contribution.                                                                                                 1/1 12-5
                                                                                  Sign on bonus available.
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                                                                                                                                                                            ndicott Furniture Co.
                                                                        Location: 525 Clinton Street, Bow, NH 03304
                                                               To apply for these positions, please send a cover letter with
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              & ENG this Winter !

        The Adult Winter Brochure
            is available now at
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       This brochure includes Yoga,
       Tai Chi, Pickleball classes and
        leagues, Acting workshops,
              and much more!

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    MERCHANDISE
Wood For Sale
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free del. 15 mi. radius of Chichester
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                                                    PART TIME DOCK PERSON
                                                                                             Carpentry                           Home Improvement
      REAL ESTATE
                                             The Concord Monitor has a Part Time open
                                            position in Penacook, the ideal candidate will        RALPH A. POTTER Building,          STEVE'S HOME REPAIRS

       FOR RENT
                                                                                                Remodeling. Decks, Small jobs.       All phases of building,
                                            work independently and as part of a team, be           Roofing & Metal Roofing                 Remodeling,
                                                                                                        603-228-2366                      Installation of
                                             organized, energetic and detailed-oriented.                                                     Cabinets
                                                                                                                                         Trim Carpentry
Apartments Unfurnished                        The position is largely responsible for the
                                                                                             Dump Runs                                Deck & Siding Repairs
                                                                                                                                     Window Replacements
                                              sorting of publications and distribution of                                          Wood & Laminate Flooring
                                                                                                                                    Now scheduling for inside
                                            newspapers off of trucks to our independent                        LOOSENZ                      winter work
                                                                                                                                       call (603) 748-4902
                                              carrier force. Knowledge of MS Excel and                                                       or email:
                                                                                                       Junk, Appliances,
                                              Word is preferred. Must have the ability to            Furniture, Cleanouts,         sedgecomb01@gmail.com
    99 Clinton Street, Concord                                                                           Small Moves,
    Open House Daily
                                                        bend and lift up to 40lbs.                       Lawn Mowing
                                                                                                       Houses, Garages,
                                               Interested applicants should e-mail their              Basements & Attics
 * Two bedroom garden-
    style and townhouse                          resume (with salary requirements) to:                 From Truck Loads          Tree Services
    apartments in a                                                                                      to Dumpsters
    beautiful country
    setting                                   NE-394394
                                                          cdubuque@cmonitor.com                               Serving Central
 * Indoor heated pool,                                                                                        New Hampshire
    sauna, jacuzzi, fitness                                                                                    7 Days a Week           LEE'S TREE SERVICE
    facility and tennis                                                                                        603-753-8555                40 Years Exp.
    courts                                                                                                     603-568-7291          Fully Insured 648-2975
 * Covered parking and
    storage available
 * Garden-style units
    include heat

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