Week in Review: Electric Car, Holiday Movies, and a Meeting With Santa

There's only a few days until the start of Hanukkah, Christmas falls a couple days after that, and Kwanzaa immediately after that. So we know the coming week is going to be a hectic one. Here's a look back at this past week on Concord Patch.

At the end of last weekend, we featured around West Concord Village. Mary Klinoff of said the rides were a way to say thank you to the community and remind people to shop at Concord's many independent businesses.

on the first Concord customer to take advantage of the Light Plant's special rate set up specifically for electric cars.

On Monday, we offered up some more suggestions on available here in Concord. We also ran a poll asking readers to vote on their favorite holiday movies. to see the many, many suggestions.

On Tuesday, we told you about , featuring Middlesex School graduate Ryan Melia, and their pursuit to record a debut album to accompany their live theatrical performances. to learn how you can help get PigPen into the studio.

On Wednesday, Stephanie Haddad gave readers some advice on should they get sick during this cold and flu season. to learn all about tending to your sick little one.

Thursday saw meeting with Santa and talking business at Camp Sewataro just a week before Christmas. On Friday, Janet Beyer shared her and why the holiday season truly is what we make it. We also asked readers to vote on their. to see what folks had to say.