Ready for big school — Aardvark Preschool graduates 7
Aardvark Preschool in Concord had graduation ceremonies on June 10 for seven preschoolers who will enter kindergarten. Shown in their formal graduation attire are: Jake Watson, Adan Rosario, Owen Renneisen, Trey Campbell and Erik Lapidus. Not shown are Brooklynne Bodtke and Noah Sheets.
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Community spirit fills Kimball as old and new faces visit
— KIMBALL — In just a few short years, the tragedy of the July 8, 2001 flood that seemed to rip the very heart out of McDowell County has spawned a celebration of life, families and communities in the heart of southern West Virginia.
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Michael’s teaching goes beyond sports
It’s a competitive world out there, not just in sports. People compete for jobs, spots in elite colleges and universities, grants, scholarships and promotions. Doug Michael knows this. And it’s part of what keeps him coaching Little League and wrestling for the last seven years.
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Concord Point lighthouse


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For more information: www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/concord.htm

Michael Gerson: Republican Party rides political wave to rocky shore
The Republican Party is ascendant, emboldened — and on the verge of debilitating mistakes.
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Veitch on racing: Jim Dandy Stakes more than just a prep race for the Travers
With the Jim Dandy Stakes just three weeks from Saturday, the “Travers Watch” is heating up.
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Dedham Pottery releases English Mushroom plate
The Dedham Historical Society has reached back nearly a century for its 2010 Dedham Pottery collector’s plate, choosing the English Mushroom, a design name found on a circa 1916 price list of the company’s ceramic goods.
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Animal control, residents help ducklings get acclimated
It took an escort from a group of good Samaritans and a lengthy rescue from a storm drain, but a mallard and her ducklings finally made it safely through Belmont to their destination in Cambridge over Memorial Day weekend.
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Calif. man to face murder charges in NH
Associated Press – July 8, 2010 6:25 PM ET CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – A California man accused in the 1989 deaths of 4 family members in a New Hampshire apartment house fire will be returned to the…
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Calif. man to face murder charges in NH
Associated Press – July 8, 2010 6:24 PM ET CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – A California man accused in the 1989 deaths of 4 family members in a New Hampshire apartment house fire will be returned to the…
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Concord Biking


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Concord Biking (Sept. 12, 2009)

Calif. man to face murder charges in NH
Associated Press – July 8, 2010 6:24 PM ET CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – A California man accused in the 1989 deaths of 4 family members in a New Hampshire apartment house fire will be returned to the…
Read more on FOX 11 Santa Maria

Concord Biking Part Deux


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Concord Biking Part Deux (Sept. 27, 2009)

Man killed in Martinez highway crash
MARTINEZ — A Concord man was killed Thursday evening when his pickup truck swerved off Highway 4 in unincorporated Martinez and rolled down an embankment, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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Dedication Saturday for Port Chicago as national monument
Reservations required, shuttle bus will take visitors to event.
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Concord Biking Part Deux


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Concord Biking Part Deux (Sept. 27, 2009)