NOVEMBER 25, 2023
The people, businesses and events of the Capital City
CHECK IT OUT: Midnight Merriment will bring shoppers to downtown Concord on Friday, Dec. 1. The annual Wreaths Across America, meanwhile, will be held in Concord on Saturday, Dec. 16.
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AROUND THE CITY Scenes from Concord
Concord native Ben Normandeau of 603 Bar-B-Q, a barbecue catering operation, outside of Lithermans Limited off of Hall Street in Concord. Both 603 and Lithermans are partnering to expand in Concord and the Seacoast.
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Postal worker Jon Binder picks up a walking route in between his regular driving route on Wood Avenue in the South End of Concord on Nov. 3. Binder spent the previous week in Lewiston, Maine, helping deliver the backed up mail routes after the mass shooting there.
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Jordan Reynolds works on top of the commercial refrigerator in the new State Street Kitchen to offer communal cooking in the area.
Concord voters elected Byron Champlin as mayor during the Nov. 7 elections. He’ll take over for Jim Bouley in December.
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Emily Hayes and Brad Cilley walk among a row of the community gardens off of Clinton Street on Nov. 7. The gardens faced an uncertain future until volunteers, including Cilley, decided to launch a nonprofit to take it over.
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