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Documentary photography shines at New England Biennial exhibit
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the talented documentary photographers at the New England Photography Biennial have written a…
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Finding hope at the New England Center for Veterans
Each month I receive an email from my DAR chapter requesting volunteers to serve dinner at the New England Center for Homeless…
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Columbus and Erikson: the North End and the Southern beginning
Unlike many American cities, Boston's celebration of Columbus Day is a major event. With big parades and brass bands, the…
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‘Play not the peacock’ — Washington’s Rules of Civility
Written when he was just a teenager, George Washington's Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation contains…
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Celestial sounds from an unlikely boy band
"Celestial sounds for a new time" is how the British group Libera describes their music. In far-flung places like Japan,…
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An inventor’s legacy at Hammond Castle
The boy is a genius! So said Thomas Edison after spending a day at his New Jersey laboratory with 12 year-old John…