Week in Review: Hanukkah Begins, Relief Effort in Kenya, and Tracking Santa

Last minute shopping; preparing holiday dinners; getting ready to travel — it's a bustling time of year. Here's a look back at the past week on Concord Patch.

Last weekend, we put out reminders to our readers to get suggestions in for the and . Add your choices now, and we'll feature all of the responses this week.

On Monday, we featured another handful of — this time, for that person who already has everything. We also asked readers to weigh in on a poll about holiday spending.

On Tuesday, Stefanie Cloutier told us about the , which began this year at sundown on Dec. 20.

The Board of Selectmen voted last week to dissolve the West Concord Task Force and heard from Chris Sgarzi of the Planning Board on the newly established . Selectmen also heard from David Wood of the about potential upgrades to a substation on Forest Ridge Road. The upgrades are needed to keep up with the demand for power in town.

On Wednesday, Stephanie Haddad gave young parents some tips on everyone can enjoy this holiday season.

The were highlighted on Thursday. Bilodeau recently returned from his tenth trip to Kenya, where he provides medical services for people in under served villages there.

The Board of Health last week voted to ban the sale of tobacco products at health care institutions. to see what the Greater Boston Tobacco-Free Community Partnership had to say about the new ordinance, and weigh in with your own thoughts.

Yesterday, Patch got a little help from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) as he circumnavigated the globe on Christmas Eve.

Remember, today is the last day to submit photos of your decked out homes for a chance to win $500 to put toward your December electric bill, or $100,000 for Concord schools in .