Home Plate

Listings are for today only. For more show times, trailers and reviews go to concordmonitor.com and use the Find It Fast widget at the bottom of the page. Red River Theatres 11 Main St., Concord, 224-4600 The Artist (PG-13) 2, 5:30, 7:45 The Descendants (R) 2:05, 5:25, 8 2012 Oscar Nominated Short Films:… 0

Put a smile on a child's face

Any child's smile is precious, but the smile of a disabled child as she or he gets to experience Camp Sno-Mo is something you will never forget. For once in their lifetime, they get to be kids just like everyone else. With the help of trained personnel, they get to experience all the joys of camp, including… 0

Help out behind the wheel

I am pleased to be a volunteer driver for the RSVP Caregivers Program, run by the Friends Program. I give rides to people around our area when they need to get to a medical appointment or perhaps do a little shopping. What little public transportation is available falls far short of fulfilling the great… 0

Providing heat

As temperatures were hovering Sunday around 18 degrees, I thought how very lucky I was to just be able to go into my home and get warm. I am fulfilled as well, living in this community which has both provided assistance for its families through checks to the Contoocook Carry Fund and through other friends… 0

Calming

On Jan. 30, I was on my way to work, driving south on Interstate 93. Without warning, my car began to slide from the right lane, across the left lane and smashed into the guardrail. My Toyota and I ricocheted off the guardrail and back across two lanes, coming to rest in the breakdown lane. Miraculously,… 0

Learn the role of plankton

Yes, there are still frontiers for scientists to explore! The Capital Area Chapter of the New Hampshire Audubon Society will present a program tomorrow at 7 p.m. at the McLane Center on Silk Farm Road in Concord. Alison Chase, a research associate at Atmospheric & Environmental Research Inc., will give… 0

Ausbon Sargent celebrates 25th

The Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust based in New London is celebrating its 25th anniversary with some winter outdoor activities. A snowshoe/cross country ski tour will be held Feb. 25 from 1 to 4 p.m. on the Cline property in Andover. If you plan on attending, call Nancy Smith at Ausbon Sargent… 0